Michael Busch will try to build on a one-hit performance in his last game (1-for-4). His Chicago Cubs square off versus Tanner Houck and the Boston Red Sox on Sunday at 7:10 PM ET on ESPN.
Busch paces the Cubs with six home runs and 17 runs batted in, while racking up a team-high batting average of .287. Among all batters in MLB action, Busch’s home run total ranks 15th and his RBI tally ranks 28th.
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Michael Busch prop lines and game time
- Matchup: Chicago Cubs vs. Boston Red Sox
- Time: 7:10 PM ET
- Date: Sunday, April 28, 2024
- TV Channel: ESPN
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- Hits Prop: 0.5 hits (Over odds: -227)
- Home Runs Prop: 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +550)
- RBI Prop: 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +160)
- Runs Prop: 0.5 runs (Over odds: +120)
- Total Bases Prop: 1.5 total bases (Over odds: +120)
Michael Busch prop bet insights
- Busch has a hit in 16 of 24 games this year, with multiple hits in seven of them.
- He has hit a long ball in 25.0% of his games this season (24 contests), going deep in 6.1% of his trips to home plate.
- In 11 of 24 games this year (45.8%), Busch has scored at least one run, including two games with multiple runs scored.
- In 12 of 24 games this year (50.0%), he has tallied an RBI, and four of those games (16.7%) included a performance that produced more than one RBI. He has also accounted for three or more of his team’s runs in one contest.
- Busch has gone down on strikes one or more times in 79.2% of his games this season (19 of 24), with two or more strikeouts in 11 of them (45.8%).
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Michael Busch stats against the Red Sox
| Date |
Opp. SP |
H/AB |
XBH |
HR |
RBI |
R |
K/BB |
SB |
| 4/27/2024 |
Josh Winckowski |
1-for-4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1/0 |
0 |
| 4/26/2024 |
Kutter Crawford |
3-for-4 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1/0 |
0 |
| 8/27/2023 |
Tanner Houck |
0-for-5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2/0 |
0 |
| 8/25/2023 |
Kutter Crawford |
0-for-2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0/1 |
0 |
Red Sox starter: Tanner Houck
- The Red Sox will call on Houck (3-2) to make his sixth start of the season. He is 3-2 with a 1.65 ERA and 32 Ks in 32 2/3 innings pitched.
- When he last got the call on Tuesday, the righty threw six innings against the Cleveland Guardians, giving up two earned runs while surrendering five hits.
- Among pitcher who qualify, the 27-year-old currently ranks seventh in ERA (1.65), 16th in WHIP (.980), and 35th in K/9 rate (8.8) this year.
- Houck is aiming for his third straight quality start.
