Nicky Lopez: MLB Player Prop Bets for Braves Vs Yankees – August 16, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on August 16, 2023

Nicky Lopez 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 bet on Lopez 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 Lopez

Prop O/U Over Odds
Hits 0.5 -146
Runs 0.5 -107
RBI 0.5 +102
Strikeouts 0.5 -120

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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 last pitched out of the bullpen on Friday, when he threw 3 2/3 innings, giving up two earned runs while allowing three hits to the Miami Marlins.
  • The 24-year-old has an ERA of 1.89, a 1.5 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.053 in four games this season.
  • The Yankees average the 11th-most strikeouts per nine innings (nine) in the league this season.
  • The Yankees have pitched to a 4.07 this season, which ranks 13th in baseball.
  • The Yankees have a combined WHIP of just 1.252 as a pitching staff, which is the 10th-best in baseball this season.
  • With 149 homers allowed, the Yankees rank 20th in the league at preventing long balls.

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Nicky Lopez Stats vs. the Yankees

Date Opp. SP H/AB XBH HR RBI R K/BB SB
8/15/2023 Luis Severino 0-for-4 0 0 0 0 1/0 0
8/14/2023 Clarke Schmidt 3-for-4 0 0 3 1 0/0 1
7/31/2022 Jordan Montgomery 0-for-1 0 0 0 0 0/0 0
7/30/2022 Nestor Cortes Jr. 1-for-3 0 0 0 1 0/0 0
7/29/2022 Gerrit Cole 1-for-4 0 0 0 1 1/0 0
5/1/2022 Luis Severino 2-for-5 0 0 0 1 0/0 0
4/30/2022 Gerrit Cole 0-for-4 0 0 0 0 2/0 0
4/29/2022 Nestor Cortes Jr. 0-for-4 0 0 0 0 2/0 0
8/11/2021 Lucas Luetge 0-for-4 0 0 1 0 1/0 0
8/10/2021 Nestor Cortes Jr. 0-for-3 0 0 1 0 1/0 0

Lopez Stats and Trends

  • In 27 of 62 games this season (43.5%), Lopez has gotten a hit, and he collected at least two in nine of those contests (14.5%).
  • He has hit a home run in one of 62 games, going deep in 0.5% of his plate appearances this season.
  • He has touched home plate at least one time in 17 of 62 games this season (27.4%), which includes more than one run scored in five of them (8.1%).
  • Lopez has plated at least one run 11 times this season in 62 games played (17.7%), including four games with more than one RBI (6.5%). He has also accounted for three or more of his team’s runs in three contests.
  • In 41.9% of his contests this year (26 of 62), he has struck out one or more times. In five of those games (8.1%), he registered more than one punchout.
Home Away
31 GP 31
13 (41.9%) Games w/1+ Hit 14 (45.2%)
2 (6.5%) Games w/2+ Hits 7 (22.6%)
9 (29.0%) Games w/1+ Run 8 (25.8%)
0 (0.0%) Games w/1+ HR 1 (3.2%)
3 (9.7%) Games w/1+ RBI 8 (25.8%)

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