Juan Soto’s San Diego Padres and the Arizona Diamondbacks, who will be sending Merrill Kelly to the mound, go head to head at PETCO Park on Saturday, August 19. The first pitch will be thrown at 3:10 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Soto
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -144 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -119 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -113 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -133 |
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Stats and Trends for the Arizona Diamondbacks
- The Diamondbacks will send Kelly (9-5) to the mound for his 22nd start this season.
- The right-hander’s last start was on Tuesday, when he tossed six innings while giving up two earned runs on five hits in a matchup with the Colorado Rockies.
- Among qualified pitchers in the majors this season, the 34-year-old ranks fifth in ERA (3.05), 20th in WHIP (1.161), and 19th in K/9 (9.5).
- The Diamondbacks have a 8.4 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 22nd in the majors.
- The Diamondbacks have the 24th-ranked ERA (4.67) in the majors this season.
- The Diamondbacks have a combined WHIP of 1.342 as a pitching staff, which ranks 20th in MLB.
- The Diamondbacks have allowed 151 home runs this season, or 1.2 per game. That ranks 19th in MLB.
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Juan Soto Stats vs. the Diamondbacks
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/18/2023 | Brandon Pfaadt | 1-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/17/2023 | Zac Gallen | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/13/2023 | Brandon Pfaadt | 0-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/12/2023 | Zac Gallen | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/11/2023 | Ryne Nelson | 2-for-5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 4/23/2023 | Drey Jameson | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2/2 | 0 |
| 4/22/2023 | Merrill Kelly | 2-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 4/21/2023 | Zac Gallen | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 4/20/2023 | Ryne Nelson | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 4/4/2023 | Zac Gallen | 2-for-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
Soto Stats and Trends
- In 56.1% of his games this year (69-of-123), Soto has recorded a hit. In 36 of those games (29.3%), he’s recorded at least two hits.
- He has hit a long ball in 21 games this season, leaving the ballpark in 4.5% of his trips to home plate.
- He has scored at least one run 51 times this season in 123 contests (41.5%), including scoring multiple runs in 11.4% of games (14 times).
- Soto has picked up an RBI in 37.4% of his 123 games this season, with two or more RBI in 14.6% of those games (18). He has also knocked in three or more runs in eight contests.
- In 63.4% of his contests this season (78 of 123), he has gone down on strikes at least once. In 23 of those games (18.7%), he registered two or more punchouts.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 63 | GP | 60 |
| 35 (55.6%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 34 (56.7%) |
| 11 (17.5%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 25 (41.7%) |
| 22 (34.9%) | Games w/1+ Run | 29 (48.3%) |
| 8 (12.7%) | Games w/1+ HR | 13 (21.7%) |
| 23 (36.5%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 23 (38.3%) |
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