PETCO Park is where Alek Thomas and the Arizona Diamondbacks will face off against starter Seth Lugo and the San Diego Padres on Friday, August 18 at 9:40 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Thomas
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -144 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -116 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -110 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -140 |
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Stats and Trends for the San Diego Padres
- Lugo (4-6) will take the mound for the Padres, his 19th start of the season.
- The right-hander’s last appearance was on Sunday, when he threw five innings against the Arizona Diamondbacks, giving up two earned runs while allowing six hits.
- The 33-year-old has pitched to a 4.16 ERA this season with 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 1.9 walks per nine across 18 games.
- The Padres average the 13th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.9) in the league this season.
- The Padres have the fifth-best ERA (3.82) in the majors this season.
- The Padres have a combined WHIP of 1.273 as a pitching staff, which ranks 12th in MLB.
- With 137 homers allowed, the Padres rank 11th in the league at preventing long balls.
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Alek Thomas Stats vs. the Padres
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/17/2023 | Rich Hill | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/13/2023 | Seth Lugo | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 4/23/2023 | Yu Darvish | 1-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 4/22/2023 | Joe Musgrove | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 4/21/2023 | Seth Lugo | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 4/20/2023 | Michael Wacha | 2-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 4/4/2023 | Yu Darvish | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/2 | 1 |
| 9/18/2022 | Yu Darvish | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 9/17/2022 | Joe Musgrove | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 9/7/2022 | Yu Darvish | 1-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
Thomas Stats and Trends
- In 50.0% of his games this season (39-of-78), Thomas has recorded a hit. In 14 of those games (17.9%), he’s recorded more than one hit.
- He has homered in seven games this season, going deep in 2.7% of his trips to the dish.
- In 35.9% of his 78 games this season, he has scored (28 times). Also, he’s notched six games with multiple runs in 2023 (7.7%).
- In 24.4% of his 78 games this season, Thomas has notched an RBI (19 times). Also, he’s notched three games with multiple RBI in 2023 (3.8%).
- In 56.4% of his contests this year (44 of 78), he has gone down on strikes one or more times. In 15 of those games (19.2%), he registered more than one punchout.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 37 | GP | 41 |
| 21 (56.8%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 18 (43.9%) |
| 8 (21.6%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 6 (14.6%) |
| 13 (35.1%) | Games w/1+ Run | 15 (36.6%) |
| 3 (8.1%) | Games w/1+ HR | 4 (9.8%) |
| 12 (32.4%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 7 (17.1%) |
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