Alek Thomas and the Arizona Diamondbacks will take the field at on Saturday, August 19, where they will face off against the San Diego Padres and starting pitcher Yu Darvish. The contest will start at 8:40 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Thomas
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -150 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -112 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -111 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -138 |
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Stats and Trends for the San Diego Padres
- The Padres will hand the ball to Darvish (8-8) for his 23rd start of the season.
- The right-hander’s last start was on Tuesday, when he tossed seven innings while giving up four earned runs on eight hits in a matchup with the Baltimore Orioles.
- The 37-year-old ranks 38th in ERA (4.24), 34th in WHIP (1.257), and 22nd in K/9 (9.3) among qualified pitchers in the majors this campaign.
- The Padres have a nine K/9 this season as a pitching staff, 10th-best in baseball.
- The Padres have pitched to a 3.79 this season, which ranks fifth in baseball.
- The Padres rank 12th in MLB with a combined 1.270 WHIP this season.
- The Padres have given up the 10th-fewest long balls so far this season with only 137 home runs allowed.
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Alek Thomas Stats vs. the Padres
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/18/2023 | Seth Lugo | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 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 |
Thomas Stats and Trends
- Thomas has collected a base hit 40 times this season in 79 games played (50.6%), including multiple knocks on 14 occasions (17.7%).
- He has hit a long ball in seven games this season, going deep in 2.6% of his trips to home plate.
- He has scored at least a run in 35.4% of his contests this year (28 of 79), with two or more runs scored in six of those contests (7.6%).
- Thomas has picked up at least one RBI 19 times this year in 79 games played (24.1%), including three games with more than one RBI (3.8%).
- He has fanned 45 times this season in 79 games played (57%), including 16 times punching out multiple times (20.3%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 37 | GP | 42 |
| 21 (56.8%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 19 (45.2%) |
| 8 (21.6%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 6 (14.3%) |
| 13 (35.1%) | Games w/1+ Run | 15 (35.7%) |
| 3 (8.1%) | Games w/1+ HR | 4 (9.5%) |
| 12 (32.4%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 7 (16.7%) |
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