Keibert Ruiz Player Props: September 22, Nationals vs. Cubs
Keibert Ruiz will try for a better showing after a hitless showing in his previous game (0-for-3). He and the Washington Nationals square off versus the Chicago Cubs on Sunday, who will send out Shota Imanaga to start, at 2:20 PM ET on MARQ.
Find odds, stats, and more below to make your Keibert Ruiz player prop bets.
Ruiz has 21 doubles, 13 home runs and 16 walks while batting .226.
Watch tonight's Nationals game on Fubo!Keibert Ruiz Prop Bets and Odds
- Hits Prop: 0.5 hits (Over odds: -190)
- RBI Prop: 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +245)
- Runs Prop: 0.5 runs (Over odds: +200)
- Total Bases Prop: 0.5 total bases (Over odds: -190)
How to Watch Washington Nationals vs. Chicago Cubs
- Matchup: Washington Nationals vs. Chicago Cubs
- Time: 2:20 PM ET
- Date: Sunday, September 22, 2024
- TV Channel: MARQ
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch now!)
Keibert Ruiz vs. Shota Imanaga
- Over his career versus Shota Imanaga, Ruiz is 0-for-2.
- When matching up against Shota Imanaga this season, Ruiz is 0-for-2.
Keibert Ruiz prop bet insights
- Ruiz has reached base with a hit 70 times this year in 121 games played (57.9%), including multiple hits in 19.0% of them (23 times).
- In 12 of 121 games this season, he has homered (9.9%). He’s left the yard in 2.8% of his trips to the dish in 2024.
- Ruiz has scored at least one run in 32.2% of his games this year (39 of 121), with more than one run scored in five of them (4.1%).
- In 30.6% of his games this season (37 of 121), he has plated at least one run. In 11 of those games (9.1%) he recorded more than one RBI, while he was responsible for three or more of his team’s runs in four contests.
- Ruiz has been set down on strikes at least once in 40 out of 121 games this season (33.1%), with two or more punchouts in 10 of those games (8.3%).
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Keibert Ruiz stats against the Cubs
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/21/2024 | Kyle Hendricks | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 9/20/2024 | Jameson Taillon | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 9/19/2024 | Javier Assad | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 9/1/2024 | Jordan Wicks | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/30/2024 | Shota Imanaga | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 7/19/2023 | Kyle Hendricks | 1-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 7/18/2023 | Jameson Taillon | 2-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 7/17/2023 | Drew Smyly | 3-for-3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 5/3/2023 | Marcus Stroman | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 5/2/2023 | Hayden Wesneski | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
Cubs starter: Shota Imanaga
- Imanaga (14-3 with a 3.03 ERA and 170 strikeouts in 166 1/3 innings pitched) gets the call for the Cubs in his 29th start of the season.
- The left-hander’s last time out came on Monday versus the Oakland Athletics, as he tossed six innings, giving up two earned runs while surrendering five hits.
- Among pitcher who qualify, the 31-year-old currently ranks seventh in ERA (3.03), seventh in WHIP (1.028), and 19th in K/9 rate (9.2) this year.
- In this matchup, Imanaga will aim to earn his sixth quality start in a row.