At 7:10 PM ET on Saturday, August 19, Alika Williams and the Pittsburgh Pirates will take the diamond against the Minnesota Twins and starting pitcher Sonny Gray at Target Field, airing on BSN.
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Player Prop Odds for Williams
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -133 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -104 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -102 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -136 |
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Stats and Trends for the Minnesota Twins
- The Twins’ Gray (6-5) will make his 25th start of the season.
- The right-hander’s last start was on Sunday, when he tossed six innings without allowing a run on two hits in a matchup with the Philadelphia Phillies.
- Among qualified pitchers this season, the 33-year-old’s 2.97 ERA ranks third, 1.210 WHIP ranks 29th, and 9.2 K/9 ranks 25th.
- The Twins strike out a league-high 9.7 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff.
- The Twins have pitched to a 3.89 this season, which ranks eighth in baseball.
- The Twins have a combined WHIP of just 1.202 as a pitching staff, which is the third-best in baseball this season.
- The Twins have given up 144 home runs so far this season (the 15th-ranked total in MLB play).
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Alika Williams Stats vs. the Twins
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/18/2023 | Pablo Lopez | 1-for-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/1 | 0 |
Williams Stats and Trends
- In nine of 18 contests this season (50.0%), Williams has reached base safely via hit, including two games with multiple base knocks.
- In the 18 games he’s appeared in this season, he has no home runs.
- He has touched home plate in three of 18 contests this year.
- Williams has recorded an RBI in four of 18 games this year.
- He has gone down on strikes in 55.6% of his 18 games this season, while fanning more than once in 33.3% of them (six).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | GP | 8 |
| 4 (40.0%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 5 (62.5%) |
| 1 (10.0%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 1 (12.5%) |
| 1 (10.0%) | Games w/1+ Run | 2 (25.0%) |
| 0 (0.0%) | Games w/1+ HR | 0 (0.0%) |
| 3 (30.0%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 1 (12.5%) |
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