Brendan Donovan Player Props: August 3, Cardinals vs. Cubs
Brendan Donovan, coming off a one-hit showing in his last game (1-for-3), will take the field for the St. Louis Cardinals versus Jameson Taillon and the Chicago Cubs on Saturday. First pitch is at 2:20 PM ET on BSMW.
Find odds, stats, and more below to make your Brendan Donovan player prop bets.
Donovan is hitting .262 with 22 doubles, a triple, nine home runs and 31 walks.
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Brendan Donovan Prop Bets and Odds
- Hits Prop: 0.5 hits (Over odds: -275)
- Home Runs Prop: 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +900)
- RBI Prop: 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +185)
- Runs Prop: 0.5 runs (Over odds: +140)
- Total Bases Prop: 1.5 total bases (Over odds: +130)
- Stolen Bases Prop: 0.5 stolen bases (Over odds: +850)
How to Watch St. Louis Cardinals vs. Chicago Cubs
- Matchup: St. Louis Cardinals vs. Chicago Cubs
- Time: 2:20 PM ET
- Date: Saturday, August 3, 2024
- TV Channel: BSMW
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch now!)
Brendan Donovan vs. Jameson Taillon
- In his career versus Jameson Taillon, Donovan is 6-for-16.
- Donovan is 4-for-9 when facing off against Jameson Taillon this season.
- Last season against Jameson Taillon, Donovan went 2-for-7 at the plate.
Brendan Donovan prop bet insights
- Donovan has reached base with a hit 68 times this year in 104 games played (65.4%), including multiple hits in 29.8% of them (31 times).
- In nine of 104 games this season, he has homered (8.7%). He’s taken the pitcher deep in 2% of his trips to the plate in 2024.
- Donovan has scored at least one run 38 times this year in 104 games played (36.5%), including six times scoring multiple runs (5.8%).
- He has notched at least one RBI in 38 of 104 games this season (36.5%), with two or more RBI in 11 of those contests (10.6%).
- Donovan has been set down on strikes at least once 41 times this season in 104 tries (39.4%), including striking out on multiple occasions in 16.3% of games (17 times).
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Brendan Donovan stats against the Cubs
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/2/2024 | Javier Assad | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 8/1/2024 | Shota Imanaga | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 7/14/2024 | Jameson Taillon | 3-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 1 |
| 7/13/2024 | Javier Assad | 1-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 7/13/2024 | Hayden Wesneski | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 7/12/2024 | Kyle Hendricks | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 6/16/2024 | Jameson Taillon | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 6/15/2024 | Shota Imanaga | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 6/14/2024 | Jordan Wicks | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 5/26/2024 | Javier Assad | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2/1 | 0 |
Cubs starter: Jameson Taillon
- Taillon gets the start for the Cubs in his 19th of the season. He holds a record of 7-6 with a 3.35 ERA and 82 Ks in 104 2/3 innings pitched.
- The right-hander last pitched on Monday against the Cincinnati Reds, when he lasted 4 1/3 innings, allowing six earned runs while giving up six hits.
- In 18 outings this season, the 32-year-old has a 3.35 ERA and 7.1 strikeouts per nine frames, while surrendering a batting average of .249 to his opponents.
- Taillon is trying to notch his 11th quality start of the season.