Mike Tauchman Player Props: May 18, Cubs vs. Pirates

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.

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).

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Mike Tauchman stats against the Pirates

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.