Alec Burleson Player Props: September 19, Cardinals vs. Pirates
After he recorded two hits in his most recent appearance (going 2-for-5), Alec Burleson and the St. Louis Cardinals will see Luis Ortiz at the bump for the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday at 7:15 PM ET on BSMW.
Find odds, stats, and more below to make your Alec Burleson player prop bets.
Burleson leads the Cardinals with 21 home runs and 73 runs batted in, while putting up a team-high batting average of .271. Burleson ranks 55th in home runs and 48th in RBI among all hitters in baseball.
Watch tonight's Cardinals game on Fubo!Alec Burleson Prop Bets and Odds
- Hits Prop: 1.5 hits (Over odds: +190)
- RBI Prop: 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +160)
- Runs Prop: 0.5 runs (Over odds: +100)
- Total Bases Prop: 1.5 total bases (Over odds: +100)
- Stolen Bases Prop: 0.5 stolen bases (Over odds: +1000)
How to Watch St. Louis Cardinals vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
- Matchup: St. Louis Cardinals vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
- Time: 7:15 PM ET
- Date: Thursday, September 19, 2024
- TV Channel: BSMW
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch now!)
Alec Burleson vs. Luis Ortiz
- Over his career against Luis Ortiz, Burleson is 1-for-4.
- When matching up against Luis Ortiz this season, Burleson is 0-for-1.
- Last year against Luis Ortiz, Burleson went 1-for-3 at the plate.
Alec Burleson prop bet insights
- Burleson has a hit in 65.7% of his 143 games this year, with multiple base hits in 25.9% of those contests (37).
- He has hit a long ball in 14.0% of his games this season (143 contests), leaving the ballpark in 3.7% of his trips to the dish.
- Burleson has scored at least one run 57 times this year in 143 games played (39.9%), including nine times scoring multiple runs (6.3%).
- He has driven in at least one run 45 times this season in 143 games played (31.5%), including 19 multi-RBI outings (13.3%). He has also been responsible for three or more of his team’s runs in six contests.
- Burleson has gone down on strikes one or more times in 56 of 143 games this year (39.2%), with two or more punchouts in 15 of them (10.5%).
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Alec Burleson stats against the Pirates
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/18/2024 | Jake Woodford | 2-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 9/17/2024 | Bailey Falter | 0-for-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 9/16/2024 | Paul Skenes | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 7/24/2024 | Martín Pérez | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 7/23/2024 | Paul Skenes | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 7/22/2024 | Mitch Keller | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 7/4/2024 | Martín Pérez | 2-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 7/3/2024 | Jared Jones | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 7/2/2024 | Mitch Keller | 2-for-5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 6/13/2024 | Mitch Keller | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
Pirates starter: Luis Ortiz
- Ortiz makes the start for the Pirates in his 14th of the season. He holds a record of 6-6 with a 3.45 ERA and 95 Ks in 122 2/3 innings pitched.
- His most recent outing was on Friday versus the Kansas City Royals, when the righty tossed four innings, allowing four earned runs while giving up five hits.
- In 35 games this year, the 25-year-old held an ERA of 3.45, with 7 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .221 against him.
- Ortiz is looking to notch his sixth quality start of the season.