Mike Tauchman, coming off a one-hit showing in his last game (1-for-4), will take the field for the Chicago Cubs versus Bailey Falter and the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday. First pitch is at 2:20 PM ET on MARQ.
Find odds, stats, and more below to make your Mike Tauchman player prop bets.
Tauchman has nine doubles, four home runs and 25 walks while batting .263.
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Mike Tauchman Odds, Prop Bets and Game Info
- 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: 0.5 hits (Over odds: -179)
- Home Runs Prop: 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +800)
- RBI Prop: 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +235)
- Runs Prop: 0.5 runs (Over odds: +140)
- Total Bases Prop: 0.5 total bases (Over odds: -179)
- Stolen Bases Prop: 0.5 stolen bases (Over odds: +850)
Mike Tauchman prop bet insights
- Tauchman has reached base with a hit 27 times this year in 41 games played (65.9%), including multiple hits in 22.0% of them (nine times).
- In 7.3% of his games this season, he has homered (three of 41). During the 2024 campaign, he’s gone deep in 2.4% of his trips to the plate.
- In 56.1% of his 41 games this season, Tauchman has scored a run (23 times). He’s also notched five games with multiple runs in 2024 (12.2%).
- He has driven in at least one run seven times this season in 41 games played (17.1%), including three times plating multiple runs (7.3%). He has also driven in three or more of his team’s runs in two contests.
- Tauchman has gone down on strikes at least once 27 times this season in 41 tries (65.9%), including punching out on multiple occasions in 14.6% of games (six times).
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.
Mike Tauchman stats against the Pirates
| Date |
Opp. SP |
H/AB |
XBH |
HR |
RBI |
R |
K/BB |
SB |
| 5/17/2024 |
Paul Skenes |
1-for-4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3/0 |
0 |
| 5/16/2024 |
Jared Jones |
1-for-5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2/0 |
0 |
| 5/12/2024 |
Bailey Falter |
0-for-4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1/1 |
0 |
| 5/11/2024 |
Paul Skenes |
2-for-4 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1/1 |
1 |
| 5/10/2024 |
Jared Jones |
1-for-3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1/2 |
0 |
| 9/21/2023 |
Johan Oviedo |
2-for-5 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2/0 |
0 |
| 9/20/2023 |
Mitch Keller |
1-for-3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0/0 |
0 |
| 8/27/2023 |
Bailey Falter |
0-for-4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2/0 |
0 |
| 8/26/2023 |
Colin Selby |
1-for-4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1/1 |
0 |
| 8/25/2023 |
Mitch Keller |
0-for-4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1/0 |
0 |
Pirates starter: Bailey Falter
- Falter makes the start for the Pirates in his ninth of the season. He holds a record of 2-2 with a 4.15 ERA and 27 Ks in 43 1/3 innings pitched.
- His most recent outing came on Sunday versus the Chicago Cubs, when the left-hander threw six innings, allowing two earned runs while surrendering 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 hitting .215 against him.
- This season, Falter has compiled three quality starts.
