Ronald Acuña Jr.: MLB Player Prop Bets for Braves Vs Yankees – August 16, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on August 16, 2023

Ronald Acuna Jr. and the Atlanta Braves meet starter Randy Vasquez and the New York Yankees at 7:20 PM ET on Wednesday, August 16 at Truist Park.

Looking to put down a bet on Acuna ahead of his matchup on Wednesday? 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 +104
Runs 0.5 -128
RBI 0.5 -115
Strikeouts 0.5 -148

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Stats and Trends for the New York Yankees

  • The Yankees will hand the ball to Vasquez (2-1) for his fourth start of the season.
  • The right-hander’s last appearance came in relief on Friday when he threw 3 2/3 innings out of the bullpen against the Miami Marlins, giving up two earned runs while allowing three hits.
  • The 24-year-old has an ERA of 1.89, 5.7 strikeouts per nine innings and a batting average against of .171 in four games this season.
  • The Yankees average the 11th-most strikeouts per nine innings (nine) in the league this season.
  • The Yankees have the 13th-ranked ERA (4.07) in the majors this season.
  • The Yankees have a combined WHIP of just 1.252 as a pitching staff, which is the 10th-best in baseball this season.
  • The Yankees have given up 149 home runs so far this season (the 20th-ranked total in MLB play).

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Ronald Acuña Jr. Stats vs. the Yankees

Date Opp. SP H/AB XBH HR RBI R K/BB SB
8/15/2023 Luis Severino 2-for-5 1 1 2 2 0/0 0
8/14/2023 Clarke Schmidt 1-for-3 0 0 0 0 0/2 0

Acuna Stats and Trends

  • Acuna has picked up a hit in 76.5% of his 119 games this season, with at least two hits in 43.7% of those games (52).
  • In 25 of 119 games this season, he has homered (21.0%). He’s hit a round-tripper in 4.9% of his trips to the plate.
  • In 63.0% of his games this season (75 of 119), he has scored at least one run. In 27 of those games (22.7%), he tallied two or more runs scored.
  • Acuna has driven in at least one run 48 times this year in 119 games played (40.3%), including 16 games with more than one RBI (13.4%). He has also accounted for three or more of his team’s runs in nine contests.
  • In 46.2% of his 119 games this season, he has struck out (55 times). He’s also had 10 games with multiple Ks in 2023 (8.4%).
Home Away
59 GP 60
45 (76.3%) Games w/1+ Hit 46 (76.7%)
24 (40.7%) Games w/2+ Hits 28 (46.7%)
36 (61.0%) Games w/1+ Run 39 (65.0%)
11 (18.6%) Games w/1+ HR 14 (23.3%)
21 (35.6%) Games w/1+ RBI 27 (45.0%)

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