Cubs vs. Red Sox Player Props Today: Ian Happ - April 26
Ian Happ has his sights set on a more productive performance after a hitless showing in his last game (0-for-2). He and the Chicago Cubs take on the Boston Red Sox on Friday, who will send out Kutter Crawford to start, at 7:10 PM ET on NESN.
Happ is hitting .226 with five doubles, a triple, a home run and 15 walks.
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Ian Happ prop lines and game time
- Matchup: Chicago Cubs vs. Boston Red Sox
- Time: 7:10 PM ET
- Date: Friday, April 26, 2024
- TV Channel: NESN
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- Hits Prop: 0.5 hits (Over odds: -179)
- Home Runs Prop: 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +650)
- RBI Prop: 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +175)
- Runs Prop: 0.5 runs (Over odds: +120)
- Total Bases Prop: 0.5 total bases (Over odds: -179)
- Stolen Bases Prop: 0.5 stolen bases (Over odds: +750)
Ian Happ prop bet insights
- Happ has a hit in 13 of 22 games this year, with multiple hits in three of them.
- He has homered in one of 22 games this season, leaving the ballpark in 1% of his plate appearances.
- Happ has touched home plate at least one time 10 times this season in 22 tries (45.5%), including scoring multiple runs in 22.7% of games (five times).
- In five of 22 games this season (22.7%), he has picked up an RBI, and four of those games (18.2%) included an effort that produced more than one RBI. He has also accounted for three or more of his team’s runs in two contests.
- Happ has gone down on strikes at least once in 16 out of 22 games this season (72.7%), with more than one strikeout in seven of those contests (31.8%).
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Ian Happ stats against the Red Sox
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/16/2023 | Kutter Crawford | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 7/15/2023 | James Paxton | 2-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 7/14/2023 | Brayan Bello | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 7/3/2022 | Connor Seabold | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 7/2/2022 | Josh Winckowski | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3/0 | 0 |
| 7/1/2022 | Rich Hill | 3-for-5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
Red Sox starter: Kutter Crawford
- Crawford (1-0) takes the hill for the Red Sox in his sixth start of the season. He has produced a 0.66 ERA in 27 1/3 innings pitched, with 30 Ks.
- When he last took the hill on Saturday versus the Pittsburgh Pirates, the right-hander tossed six innings, giving up one earned run while surrendering seven hits.
- Among qualifying hurlers this year, the 28-year-old ranks first in ERA (0.66), 18th in WHIP (.988), and 24th in K/9 rate (9.9).
- This season, Crawford has notched two quality starts.