Michael Busch Player Props: May 5, Cubs vs. Brewers
Michael Busch is trying to build on a one-hit performance in his most recent game (1-for-4 with a triple and an RBI). His Chicago Cubs take on Freddy Peralta and the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday at 2:20 PM ET on MARQ.
Find odds, stats, and more below to make your Michael Busch player prop bets.
Busch is batting .270 with six doubles, a triple, six home runs and 10 walks. Among all hitters in MLB action, Busch’s home run total ranks 28th and his RBI tally ranks 46th.
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- Matchup: Chicago Cubs vs. Milwaukee Brewers
- Time: 2:20 PM ET
- Date: Sunday, May 5, 2024
- TV Channel: MARQ
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch now!)
- Hits Prop: 0.5 hits (Over odds: -130)
- Home Runs Prop: 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +800)
- RBI Prop: 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +255)
- Runs Prop: 0.5 runs (Over odds: +215)
- Total Bases Prop: 0.5 total bases (Over odds: -130)
Michael Busch prop bet insights
- Busch has a hit in 19 of 31 games this season, with multiple hits in nine of them.
- He has homered in six of 31 games in 2024 (19.4%), which is 4.8% of his trips to the dish.
- In 15 of 31 games this season (48.4%), Busch has scored at least a run, including two games with multiple runs scored.
- He has notched at least one RBI 13 times this season in 31 tries (41.9%), including plating multiple runs in 12.9% of games (four times) and producing three or more of his team’s runs on one occasion..
- Busch has struck out in 77.4% of his 31 games this year, with two or more punchouts in 38.7% of those contests (12).
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Michael Busch stats against the Brewers
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/4/2024 | Tobias Myers | 1-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 5/3/2024 | Joe Ross | 2-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 5/8/2023 | Freddy Peralta | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
Brewers starter: Freddy Peralta
- Peralta toes the rubber for the Brewers in his seventh of the season. He is 3-0 with a 3.21 ERA and 45 Ks through 33 2/3 innings pitched.
- When he last took the hill on Tuesday versus the Tampa Bay Rays, the righty went 5 1/3 innings, giving up two earned runs while surrendering one hit.
- Among qualifying pitchers, the 27-year-old’s 3.21 ERA ranks 33rd, .861 WHIP ranks seventh, and 12 K/9 ranks third this season.
- Peralta is trying to notch his fourth quality start of the season.