Nico Hoerner Player Props: May 18, Cubs vs. Pirates
Nico Hoerner and the Chicago Cubs face Bailey Falter and the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday at 2:20 PM ET on MARQ. In his last appearance, Hoerner went 0-for-3.
Find odds, stats, and more below to make your Nico Hoerner player prop bets.
Hoerner paces the Cubs with a team-high batting average of .269. He has two home runs and 12 RBI.
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- Matchup: Chicago Cubs vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
- Time: 2:20 PM ET
- Date: Saturday, May 18, 2024
- TV Channel: MARQ
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch now!)
- Hits Prop: 1.5 hits (Over odds: +175)
- Home Runs Prop: 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +750)
- RBI Prop: 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +200)
- Runs Prop: 0.5 runs (Over odds: -120)
- Total Bases Prop: 1.5 total bases (Over odds: +105)
- Stolen Bases Prop: 0.5 stolen bases (Over odds: +270)
Nico Hoerner prop bet insights
- In 27 of 41 games this year (65.9%) Hoerner has gotten a hit, and in 11 of those contests (26.8%) he posted at least two.
- Despite registering a plate appearance in 41 games this season, he has hit only two round-trippers.
- Hoerner has scored in 21 of 41 games this season, with multiple runs scored in four of them.
- In 22.0% of his 41 games this season, he has driven in a run (nine times). He’s also put up three games with multiple RBI in 2024 (7.3%).
- Hoerner has gone down on strikes one or more times in 14 of 41 games played this season (34.1%), including two games with multiple strikeouts.
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Friday at 11:24 PM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
Nico Hoerner stats against the Pirates
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/12/2024 | Bailey Falter | 1-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/3 | 1 |
| 5/11/2024 | Paul Skenes | 1-for-3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 5/10/2024 | Jared Jones | 1-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 9/21/2023 | Johan Oviedo | 2-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 9/20/2023 | Mitch Keller | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 9/19/2023 | Bailey Falter | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 8/27/2023 | Bailey Falter | 3-for-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1/0 | 1 |
| 8/25/2023 | Mitch Keller | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 8/24/2023 | Rob Zastryzny | 2-for-5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 6/21/2023 | Rich Hill | 2-for-5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2/0 | 0 |
Pirates starter: Bailey Falter
- Falter (2-2 with a 4.15 ERA and 27 strikeouts in 43 1/3 innings pitched) gets the nod for the Pirates in his ninth start of the season.
- His most recent outing was on Sunday versus the Chicago Cubs, when the left-hander went six innings, allowing two earned runs while giving up five hits.
- The 27-year-old has put up an ERA of 4.15, with 5.6 strikeouts per nine innings, in eight games this season. Opponents are batting .215 against him.
- Falter enters this game after racking up three quality starts.