Cubs vs. Red Sox Player Props Today: Michael Busch - April 28

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.

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
• Live Stream: Fubo (Watch now!)
• 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

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.