Michael Busch Player Props: May 19, Cubs vs. Pirates
Michael Busch returns to action after he reached base in his only plate appearance in his last game, going 0-for-0. His Chicago Cubs square off versus Mitch Keller and the Pittsburgh Pirates 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 .250 with eight doubles, a triple, seven home runs and 18 walks. In MLB play, Busch ranks 39th in home runs and 80th in RBI.
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- Matchup: Chicago Cubs vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
- Time: 2:20 PM ET
- Date: Sunday, May 19, 2024
- TV Channel: MARQ
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch now!)
- Hits Prop: 0.5 hits (Over odds: -125)
- Home Runs Prop: 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +750)
- RBI Prop: 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +245)
- Runs Prop: 0.5 runs (Over odds: +160)
- Total Bases Prop: 0.5 total bases (Over odds: -125)
Michael Busch prop bet insights
- In 24 of 43 games this season (55.8%) Busch has recorded a hit, and in 10 of those contests (23.3%) he posted at least two.
- In 16.3% of his games this season, he has gone yard (seven of 43). During the 2024 campaign, he’s taken the pitcher deep in 4.2% of his trips to the plate.
- Busch has scored at least a run in 20 of 43 games this year (46.5%), with two or more runs scored in four of them (9.3%).
- He has produced at least one run 15 times this season in 43 games played (34.9%), including four times plating multiple runs (9.3%). He has also driven in three or more of his team’s runs in one contest.
- In 34 of 43 games this year (79.1%), Busch has been set down on strikes, and 19 of those games (44.2%) included a performance that resulted in two or more strikeouts.
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Michael Busch stats against the Pirates
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/18/2024 | Bailey Falter | 0-for-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 5/17/2024 | Paul Skenes | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/2 | 0 |
| 5/16/2024 | Jared Jones | 1-for-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2/1 | 0 |
| 5/12/2024 | Bailey Falter | 0-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 5/11/2024 | Paul Skenes | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2/3 | 0 |
| 5/10/2024 | Jared Jones | 1-for-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2/0 | 1 |
| 4/27/2023 | Mitch Keller | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 4/26/2023 | Roansy Contreras | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 4/25/2023 | Johan Oviedo | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 | 0 |
Pirates starter: Mitch Keller
- The Pirates will call on Keller (4-3) to make his 10th start of the season. He is 4-3 with a 3.93 ERA and 51 Ks through 55 2/3 innings pitched.
- When he last took the hill on Monday versus the Milwaukee Brewers, the righty went six scoreless innings while surrendering eight hits.
- Among qualifying hurlers this year, the 28-year-old ranks 54th in ERA (3.93), 59th in WHIP (1.327), and 45th in K/9 rate (8.3).
- In this matchup, Keller will look to secure his third straight quality start.