Cardinals vs. Athletics Player Props Today: Brendan Donovan - April 16
Brendan Donovan will try for a more productive performance after a hitless showing in his most recent game (0-for-4). He and the St. Louis Cardinals face the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday, who will send out JP Sears to start, at 9:40 PM ET on BSMW.
Donovan has racked up a team-best nine runs batted in (he’s hit two home runs).
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- Matchup: St. Louis Cardinals vs. Oakland Athletics
- Time: 9:40 PM ET
- Date: Tuesday, April 16, 2024
- TV Channel: BSMW
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- Hits Prop: 0.5 hits (Over odds: -244)
- Home Runs Prop: 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +850)
- RBI Prop: 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +240)
- Runs Prop: 0.5 runs (Over odds: +100)
- Total Bases Prop: 1.5 total bases (Over odds: +135)
- Stolen Bases Prop: 0.5 stolen bases (Over odds: +950)
Brendan Donovan prop bet insights
- In 56.3% of his games this season (nine of 16), Donovan has posted a hit, and in four of those games (25.0%) he’s recorded at least two hits.
- Despite registering a plate appearance in 16 games this season, he has hit two homers.
- Donovan has scored at least one run in six of 16 games this season (37.5%), with two or more runs scored in three of those contests (18.8%).
- In 37.5% of his 16 games this season, he has plated a run (six times). He’s also notched three games with multiple RBI in 2024 (18.8%).
- In 43.8% of his games this year (seven of 16), Donovan has gone down on strikes one or more times, and in four of those games (25.0%) he registered more than one strikeout.
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Brendan Donovan stats against the Athletics
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/15/2024 | Ross Stripling | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
Athletics starter: JP Sears
- The Athletics will call on Sears (1-1) to make his fourth start of the season. He is 1-1 with a 5.17 ERA and seven Ks through 15 2/3 innings pitched.
- When he last got the call on Thursday, the left-hander threw 6 1/3 scoreless innings against the Texas Rangers while surrendering one hit.
- The 28-year-old has amassed an ERA of 5.17, with 4 strikeouts per nine innings in three contests this year. Opposing batters have a .228 batting average against him.