On Saturday, August 26 at 8:10 PM ET, Alek Thomas and the Arizona Diamondbacks will take on starter Fernando Cruz and the Cincinnati Reds at Chase Field, airing on BSAZ.
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Player Prop Odds for Thomas
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -143 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -114 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -107 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -137 |
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Stats and Trends for the Cincinnati Reds
- The Reds will send out Cruz for his first start of the season.
- The 33-year-old right-hander will make his first start after pitching in relief 46 times this campaign.
- He has pitched in 46 games this season with an ERA of 4.30, a 3.22 strikeout to walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.223.
- The Reds strike out 8.6 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 19th in MLB.
- The Reds have the 25th-ranked ERA (4.76) in the majors this season.
- Reds pitchers have a 1.416 WHIP this season, fifth-worst in the majors.
- The Reds have given up the fourth-most long balls so far this season with 181 home runs allowed.
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Alek Thomas Stats vs. the Reds
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/25/2023 | Hunter Greene | 2-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 7/23/2023 | Luke Weaver | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 7/22/2023 | Brandon Williamson | 0-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 7/21/2023 | Ben Lively | 2-for-4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 6/15/2022 | Luis Castillo | 1-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 6/14/2022 | Tyler Mahle | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2/0 | 1 |
| 6/13/2022 | Mike Minor | 2-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/0 | 1 |
| 6/9/2022 | Tyler Mahle | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 6/8/2022 | Mike Minor | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/2 | 1 |
| 6/6/2022 | Hunter Greene | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
Thomas Stats and Trends
- In 52.4% of his games this season (44-of-84), Thomas has recorded a hit. In 17 of those games (20.2%), he’s recorded multiple base knocks.
- Out of the 84 games he has gone to the plate in this season, he’s gone yard in seven contests (8.3%), taking the pitcher deep in 2.4% of his plate appearances.
- He has scored at least a run 31 times this season in 84 games played (36.9%), including eight games with more than one run (9.5%).
- Thomas has tallied an RBI in 25.0% of his 84 games this year, with more than one RBI in 3.6% of those contests (three).
- He has fanned 47 times this year in 84 games played (56.0%), including 16 times striking out multiple times (19.0%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 40 | GP | 44 |
| 23 (57.5%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 21 (47.7%) |
| 9 (22.5%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 8 (18.2%) |
| 14 (35.0%) | Games w/1+ Run | 17 (38.6%) |
| 3 (7.5%) | Games w/1+ HR | 4 (9.1%) |
| 13 (32.5%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 8 (18.2%) |
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