Michael Busch Player Props: May 16, Cubs vs. Pirates
Michael Busch is looking to build on a one-hit performance in his most recent game (1-for-4). His Chicago Cubs face Jared Jones and the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday at 7:40 PM ET on MARQ.
Find odds, stats, and more below to make your Michael Busch player prop bets.
Busch is hitting .252 with seven doubles, a triple, seven home runs and 14 walks. Busch’s home runs rank 37th in MLB and he ranks 73rd in RBI in MLB.
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- Matchup: Chicago Cubs vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
- Time: 7:40 PM ET
- Date: Thursday, May 16, 2024
- TV Channel: MARQ
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch now!)
- Hits Prop: 0.5 hits (Over odds: -120)
- Home Runs Prop: 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +550)
- RBI Prop: 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +255)
- Runs Prop: 0.5 runs (Over odds: +180)
- Total Bases Prop: 0.5 total bases (Over odds: -120)
Michael Busch prop bet insights
- Busch has tallied a hit 23 times this season in 40 games played (57.5%), including 10 multi-hit games (25.0%).
- He has hit a home run in 17.5% of his games this season (40 contests), leaving the ballpark in 4.5% of his trips to the dish.
- In 47.5% of his games this season (19 of 40), Busch has scored at least one run, and in four of those games (10.0%) he recorded more than one run scored.
- In 37.5% of his games this season (15 of 40), he has driven in at least one run. In four of those games (10.0%) he recorded more than one RBI, while he was responsible for three or more of his team’s runs in one contest.
- In 80.0% of his 40 games this season, Busch has gone down on strikes (32 times). He’s also had 17 games with multiple punchouts in 2024 (42.5%).
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Michael Busch stats against the Pirates
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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: Jared Jones
- Jones toes the rubber for the Pirates in his ninth of the season. He is 2-4 with a 2.68 ERA and 56 Ks through 47 2/3 innings pitched.
- His last outing was on Friday versus the Chicago Cubs, when the righty went six innings, allowing two earned runs while giving up seven hits.
- Among qualifying pitchers this season, the 22-year-old currently ranks 20th in ERA (2.68), fifth in WHIP (.872), and ninth in K/9 (10.7).
- In this game, Jones will look to claim his third quality start in a row.