Connor Joe Player Props: May 16, Pirates vs. Cubs
Connor Joe has his sights set on a more productive showing after going hitless in his most recent game (0-for-3). He and the Pittsburgh Pirates square off versus the Chicago Cubs on Thursday, who will send out Justin Steele to start, at 7:40 PM ET on MARQ.
Find odds, stats, and more below to make your Connor Joe player prop bets.
Joe has put up a team-best batting average of .286 and paces the Pirates in runs batted in (22). He’s also hit six home runs. Joe’s home runs rank 55th in MLB and he ranks 50th in RBI in MLB.
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- Matchup: Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Chicago Cubs
- 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: -227)
- Home Runs Prop: 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +475)
- RBI Prop: 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +180)
- Runs Prop: 0.5 runs (Over odds: +140)
- Total Bases Prop: 1.5 total bases (Over odds: +135)
Connor Joe prop bet insights
- In 25 of 36 games this season (69.4%) Joe has recorded a hit, and in 10 of those contests (27.8%) he posted at least two hits.
- In six of 36 games this season, he has hit a home run (16.7%). He’s gone deep in 4.2% of his trips to the plate in 2024.
- Joe has touched home plate in 52.8% of his 36 games this year, with two or more runs scored in 11.1% of those contests (four).
- He has tallied at least one RBI 15 times this year in 36 tries (41.7%), including plating multiple runs in 16.7% of games (six times) and producing three or more of his team’s runs on one occasion..
- In 19 of 36 games this season (52.8%), Joe has gone down on strikes, and six of those games (16.7%) included a performance that resulted in two or more strikeouts.
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Connor Joe stats against the Cubs
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/12/2024 | Kyle Hendricks | 2-for-4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 5/11/2024 | Justin Steele | 1-for-5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 9/21/2023 | Kyle Hendricks | 3-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 9/20/2023 | Justin Steele | 3-for-5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 8/27/2023 | Javier Assad | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/26/2023 | Jordan Wicks | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3/0 | 0 |
| 8/25/2023 | Kyle Hendricks | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 8/24/2023 | Justin Steele | 2-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/2 | 0 |
| 6/21/2023 | Kyle Hendricks | 1-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0/2 | 0 |
| 6/20/2023 | Marcus Stroman | 2-for-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
Cubs starter: Justin Steele
- Steele toes the rubber for the Cubs in his fourth of the season. He is 0-0 with a 4.73 ERA and 11 Ks in 13 1/3 innings pitched.
- The left-hander last pitched on Saturday against the Pittsburgh Pirates, when he lasted four innings, allowing six earned runs while giving up six hits.
- The 28-year-old has put up an ERA of 4.73, with 7.4 strikeouts per nine innings, in three games this season. Opponents are batting .240 against him.