Keibert Ruiz Player Props: September 19, Nationals vs. Cubs
Keibert Ruiz will try for a more productive performance after a hitless showing in his last game (0-for-4). He and the Washington Nationals square off versus the Chicago Cubs on Thursday, who will send out Javier Assad to start, at 7:40 PM ET on MASN.
Find odds, stats, and more below to make your Keibert Ruiz player prop bets.
Ruiz has 21 doubles, 13 home runs and 16 walks while batting .230.
Watch tonight's Nationals game on Fubo!Keibert Ruiz Prop Bets and Odds
- Hits Prop: 0.5 hits (Over odds: -230)
- RBI Prop: 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +165)
- Runs Prop: 0.5 runs (Over odds: +155)
- Total Bases Prop: 1.5 total bases (Over odds: +130)
How to Watch Washington Nationals vs. Chicago Cubs
- Matchup: Washington Nationals vs. Chicago Cubs
- Time: 7:40 PM ET
- Date: Thursday, September 19, 2024
- TV Channel: MASN
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch now!)
Keibert Ruiz vs. Javier Assad
Keibert Ruiz prop bet insights
- Ruiz has a hit in 58.5% of his games this year (69 of 118), with more than one hit in 23 of those contests (19.5%).
- In 12 of 118 games this season, he has homered (10.2%). He’s hit a round-tripper in 2.9% of his trips to the plate in 2024.
- Ruiz has scored at least a run 39 times this year in 118 tries (33.1%), including scoring multiple runs in 4.2% of games (five times).
- In 36 of 118 games this season (30.5%), he has picked up an RBI, and 11 of those games (9.3%) included a performance that produced . He has also been responsible for three or more of his team’s runs in four contests.
- Ruiz has struck out at least once 37 times this year in 118 games played (31.4%), including 10 times punching out multiple times (8.5%).
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Keibert Ruiz stats against the Cubs
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/1/2024 | Jordan Wicks | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/30/2024 | Shota Imanaga | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 7/19/2023 | Kyle Hendricks | 1-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 7/18/2023 | Jameson Taillon | 2-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 7/17/2023 | Drew Smyly | 3-for-3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 5/3/2023 | Marcus Stroman | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 5/2/2023 | Hayden Wesneski | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 5/1/2023 | Drew Smyly | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/17/2022 | Drew Smyly | 1-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/16/2022 | Justin Steele | 1-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
Cubs starter: Javier Assad
- Assad takes the hill for the Cubs in his 28th of the season. He is 7-5 with a 3.27 ERA and 116 Ks through 137 2/3 innings pitched.
- When he last took the hill on Saturday versus the Colorado Rockies, the righty tossed six innings, allowing four earned runs while surrendering seven hits.
- The 27-year-old has amassed an ERA of 3.27, with 7.6 strikeouts per nine innings in 27 contests this year. Opposing batters have a .246 batting average against him.
- Assad is trying to register his seventh quality start in this game.