Ronald Acuña Jr.: MLB Player Prop Bets for Braves Vs Pirates – August 8, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on August 8, 2023

Currently sitting at 99 runs, Ronald Acuna Jr. will be looking to tally his 100th run of the season against starting pitcher Mitch Keller on Tuesday, August 8, when the Atlanta Braves take on the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 PM ET.

Looking to place a wager on Acuna ahead of his matchup on Tuesday? Keep reading for everything you need to know, then head over to DraftKings Sportsbook to place your bets!

Player Prop Odds for Acuna

Prop O/U Over Odds
Hits 1.5 +105
Runs 0.5 -128
RBI 0.5 -114
Strikeouts 0.5 -148

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Stats and Trends for the Pittsburgh Pirates

  • The Pirates will send Keller (9-8) to the mound for his 24th start this season.
  • The right-hander’s last start was on Thursday, when he tossed five innings while giving up eight earned runs on nine hits in a matchup with the Milwaukee Brewers.
  • Among qualified major league pitchers this season, the 27-year-old’s 4.35 ERA ranks 48th, 1.262 WHIP ranks 38th, and 9.7 K/9 ranks 17th.
  • The Pirates average the 18th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.6) in the league this season.
  • The Pirates have pitched to a 4.55 this season, which ranks 21st in baseball.
  • The Pirates rank 24th in MLB with a combined 1.383 WHIP this season.
  • The Pirates have given up the sixth-fewest long balls so far this season with only 122 home runs allowed.

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Ronald Acuña Jr. Stats vs. the Pirates

Date Opp. SP H/AB XBH HR RBI R K/BB SB
8/7/2023 Osvaldo Bido 0-for-5 0 0 0 0 1/0 0
8/24/2022 Mitch Keller 1-for-3 0 0 1 2 1/2 0
8/23/2022 JT Brubaker 1-for-5 0 0 0 1 2/0 0
8/22/2022 Roansy Contreras 2-for-4 1 0 0 0 1/0 0
6/12/2022 José Quintana 0-for-2 0 0 0 0 0/2 0
6/11/2022 Zach Thompson 1-for-4 1 1 1 2 1/0 0
6/10/2022 Roansy Contreras 2-for-4 1 0 0 0 0/0 0
6/9/2022 JT Brubaker 0-for-2 0 0 0 1 0/1 1
7/7/2021 Wil Crowe 3-for-5 1 1 1 3 1/1 0
7/6/2021 Chad Kuhl 0-for-3 0 0 0 0 0/1 0

Acuna Stats and Trends

  • Acuna has recorded a hit 84 times this season in 110 games played (76.4%), with 48 multi-hit efforts (43.6%).
  • He has hit a long ball in 20.9% of his games this season (110 contests), going yard in 4.9% of his trips to the plate.
  • He has scored at least a run 68 times this season in 110 contests (61.8%), including scoring multiple runs in 22.7% of games (25 times).
  • Acuna has driven in at least one run 43 times this season in 110 games played (39.1%), including 15 games with more than one RBI (13.6%). He has also accounted for three or more of his team’s runs in nine contests.
  • He has gone down on strikes in 52 of 110 games this year, including multiple Ks in nine of them.
Home Away
57 GP 53
43 (75.4%) Games w/1+ Hit 41 (77.4%)
23 (40.4%) Games w/2+ Hits 25 (47.2%)
35 (61.4%) Games w/1+ Run 33 (62.3%)
10 (17.5%) Games w/1+ HR 13 (24.5%)
20 (35.1%) Games w/1+ RBI 23 (43.4%)

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