On Saturday, September 9 at 7:05 PM ET, Leody Taveras and the Texas Rangers will challenge starter Sean Newcomb and the Oakland Athletics at Globe Life Field, airing on BSSW.
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Player Prop Odds for Taveras
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -147 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -111 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -105 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -142 |
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Stats and Trends for the Oakland Athletics
- The Athletics will send Newcomb to the mound for his first start this season.
- The 30-year-old lefty will start for the first time this campaign after pitching in relief five times.
- He has an ERA of 1.13, a batting average against of .080 and 11.3 strikeouts per nine innings in five games this season.
- The Athletics average the 25th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.2) in the league this season.
- The Athletics have pitched to a 5.59 this season, which ranks 29th in baseball.
- The Athletics have a combined WHIP of 1.534 as a pitching staff, which is second-worst in baseball this season.
- With 188 homers allowed, the Athletics rank 26th in the league at preventing long balls.
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Leody Taveras Stats vs. the Athletics
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/8/2023 | Paul Blackburn | 2-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 8/9/2023 | Austin Pruitt | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/8/2023 | JP Sears | 1-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 8/7/2023 | Ken Waldichuk | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 5/14/2023 | Garrett Acton | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 5/14/2023 | Austin Pruitt | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 5/14/2023 | Sam Moll | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 5/14/2023 | JP Sears | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 5/14/2023 | Sam Long | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 5/14/2023 | Zach Neal | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2/0 | 0 |
Taveras Stats and Trends
- Taveras has a hit in 62.6% of his games this year (77 of 123), and he posted multiple hits in 33 of them (26.8%).
- He has gone yard in 11 of 123 games in 2023 (8.9%), which is 2.5% of his trips to the plate.
- He has scored at least one run in 43 of 123 games this season (35.0%), which includes two or more runs scored in 11 of those contests (8.9%).
- In 38 of 123 games this year (30.9%), Taveras has notched an RBI, and in 13 of those games (10.6%) he knocked in multiple runs. He has also accounted for three or more of his team’s runs in seven contests.
- In 54.5% of his 123 games this season, he has gone down on strikes (67 times). He’s also had 28 games with multiple Ks in 2023 (22.8%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 60 | GP | 63 |
| 35 (58.3%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 42 (66.7%) |
| 19 (31.7%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 14 (22.2%) |
| 20 (33.3%) | Games w/1+ Run | 23 (36.5%) |
| 8 (13.3%) | Games w/1+ HR | 3 (4.8%) |
| 20 (33.3%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 18 (28.6%) |
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