On Wednesday, August 9 at 3:37 PM ET, Leody Taveras and the Texas Rangers will match up with starter Austin Pruitt and the Oakland Athletics at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, airing on NSPCA.
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Player Prop Odds for Taveras
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -148 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -112 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -106 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -144 |
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Stats and Trends for the Oakland Athletics
- Pruitt (2-6) will take to the mound for the Athletics and make his ninth start of the season.
- The right-hander last pitched out of the bullpen on Sunday, when he threw scoreless two-thirds of an inning while allowing two hits to the San Francisco Giants.
- The 33-year-old has pitched to a 3.35 ERA this season with 5.2 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 1.9 walks per nine across 34 games.
- The Athletics have a 8.3 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 24th in the majors.
- Athletics pitchers have a combined ERA of 5.83 this year, which ranks 30th in MLB.
- Athletics pitchers have a 1.530 WHIP this season, worst in the majors.
- The Athletics have given up the fifth-most long balls so far this season with 155 home runs allowed.
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Leody Taveras Stats vs. the Athletics
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/8/2023 | JP Sears | 1-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 8/7/2023 | Ken Waldichuk | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 5/14/2023 | Zach Neal | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 5/14/2023 | JP Sears | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 5/14/2023 | Garrett Acton | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 5/14/2023 | Sam Moll | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 5/14/2023 | Austin Pruitt | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 5/14/2023 | Sam Long | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 5/13/2023 | James Kaprielian | 2-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 1 |
| 5/13/2023 | Zach Neal | 2-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 1 |
Taveras Stats and Trends
- In 62 of 99 games this year (62.6%), Taveras has recorded a hit, and he collected two or more knocks in 27 of those contests (27.3%).
- He has homered in 10 games this season, going deep in 2.8% of his trips to the plate.
- He has scored a run in 39 of 99 games this year, including multiple runs scored in 11 of them.
- Taveras has produced at least one run in 31 of 99 games this year (31.3%). He has collected two or more RBI in 13 of those contests (13.1%).
- He has struck out at least once in 54.5% of his games this season (54 of 99), striking out multiple times in 21 of those contests (21.2%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 49 | GP | 50 |
| 29 (59.2%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 33 (66.0%) |
| 14 (28.6%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 13 (26.0%) |
| 20 (40.8%) | Games w/1+ Run | 19 (38.0%) |
| 8 (16.3%) | Games w/1+ HR | 2 (4.0%) |
| 16 (32.7%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 15 (30.0%) |
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