Will Smith and the Los Angeles Dodgers face off against starter Gavin Williams and the Cleveland Guardians at 1:10 PM ET on Thursday, August 24 at Progressive Field.
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Player Prop Odds for Smith
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -150 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -119 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -126 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -130 |
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Stats and Trends for the Cleveland Guardians
- Williams (1-4) will take to the mound for the Guardians and make his 12th start of the season.
- The right-hander gave up three earned runs in five innings pitched on Friday in his last outing, a matchup with the Detroit Tigers.
- The 24-year-old has pitched in 11 games this season with a 3.02 ERA, 9.5 strikeouts per nine innings and a batting average against of .217.
- The Guardians have a 8.2 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 26th in baseball.
- Guardians pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.78 this year, third-best in baseball.
- Guardians pitchers have a 1.272 WHIP this season, 12th in the majors.
- The Guardians have allowed the first-fewest home runs this season at just 129, or one per game.
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Will Smith Stats vs. the Guardians
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/22/2023 | Noah Syndergaard | 1-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 6/19/2022 | Shane Bieber | 2-for-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 6/18/2022 | Cal Quantrill | 1-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 6/17/2022 | Zach Plesac | 0-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
Smith Stats and Trends
- Smith has collected a base hit 64 times this year in 98 games played (65.3%), including multiple knocks on 27 occasions (27.6%).
- Out of the 98 games he has gone to the plate in this season, he’s homered in 16 contests (16.3%), homering in 3.8% of his plate appearances.
- In 55.1% of his games this season (54 of 98), he has touched home plate at least one time. In eight of those games (8.2%), he tallied two or more runs scored.
- Smith has produced at least one run in 43.9% of his games this year (43 of 98), including two or more RBI in 16 of those contests (16.3%). He has also knocked in three or more of his team’s runs in three contests.
- In 44.9% of his 98 games this season, he has been set down on strikes (44 times). He’s also had 20 games with multiple Ks in 2023 (20.4%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | GP | 47 |
| 35 (68.6%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 29 (61.7%) |
| 13 (25.5%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 14 (29.8%) |
| 29 (56.9%) | Games w/1+ Run | 25 (53.2%) |
| 11 (21.6%) | Games w/1+ HR | 5 (10.6%) |
| 22 (43.1%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 21 (44.7%) |
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