Alec Burleson Player Props: September 19, Cardinals vs. Pirates

After he recorded two hits in his most recent appearance (going 2-for-5), Alec Burleson and the St. Louis Cardinals will see Luis Ortiz at the bump for the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday at 7:15 PM ET on BSMW.

Find odds, stats, and more below to make your Alec Burleson player prop bets.

Burleson leads the Cardinals with 21 home runs and 73 runs batted in, while putting up a team-high batting average of .271. Burleson ranks 55th in home runs and 48th in RBI among all hitters in baseball.

Alec Burleson Prop Bets and Odds

• Hits Prop: 1.5 hits (Over odds: +190)
• RBI Prop: 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +160)
• Runs Prop: 0.5 runs (Over odds: +100)
• Total Bases Prop: 1.5 total bases (Over odds: +100)
• Stolen Bases Prop: 0.5 stolen bases (Over odds: +1000)

How to Watch St. Louis Cardinals vs. Pittsburgh Pirates

• Matchup: St. Louis Cardinals vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
• Time: 7:15 PM ET
• Date: Thursday, September 19, 2024
• TV Channel: BSMW
• Live Stream: Fubo (Watch now!)

Alec Burleson vs. Luis Ortiz

• Over his career against Luis Ortiz, Burleson is 1-for-4.
• When matching up against Luis Ortiz this season, Burleson is 0-for-1.
• Last year against Luis Ortiz, Burleson went 1-for-3 at the plate.

Alec Burleson prop bet insights

• Burleson has a hit in 65.7% of his 143 games this year, with multiple base hits in 25.9% of those contests (37).
• He has hit a long ball in 14.0% of his games this season (143 contests), leaving the ballpark in 3.7% of his trips to the dish.
• Burleson has scored at least one run 57 times this year in 143 games played (39.9%), including nine times scoring multiple runs (6.3%).
• He has driven in at least one run 45 times this season in 143 games played (31.5%), including 19 multi-RBI outings (13.3%). He has also been responsible for three or more of his team’s runs in six contests.
• Burleson has gone down on strikes one or more times in 56 of 143 games this year (39.2%), with two or more punchouts in 15 of them (10.5%).

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Alec Burleson stats against the Pirates

Pirates starter: Luis Ortiz

• Ortiz makes the start for the Pirates in his 14th of the season. He holds a record of 6-6 with a 3.45 ERA and 95 Ks in 122 2/3 innings pitched.
• His most recent outing was on Friday versus the Kansas City Royals, when the righty tossed four innings, allowing four earned runs while giving up five hits.
• In 35 games this year, the 25-year-old held an ERA of 3.45, with 7 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .221 against him.
• Ortiz is looking to notch his sixth quality start of the season.