Kevin Smith and the Oakland Athletics take on starter Sonny Gray and the Minnesota Twins at 1:10 PM ET on Thursday, September 28 at Target Field.
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Player Prop Odds for Smith
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -144 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -109 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -103 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +106 |
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Stats and Trends for the Minnesota Twins
- Gray (8-8) will take to the mound for the Twins and make his 32nd start of the season.
- The right-hander last pitched on Saturday, when he gave up one earned run and allowed four hits in six innings against the Los Angeles Angels.
- Among qualified major league pitchers this season, the 33-year-old’s 2.75 ERA ranks third, 1.144 WHIP ranks 14th, and 8.9 K/9 ranks 25th.
- The Twins strike out 9.6 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, first-best in MLB.
- The Twins have pitched to a 3.87 this season, which ranks sixth in baseball.
- The Twins have a combined 1.198 WHIP as a pitching staff, fourth-lowest in MLB.
- With 185 homers allowed, the Twins rank 13th in the league at preventing long balls.
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Kevin Smith Stats vs. the Twins
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/18/2022 | Sonny Gray | 2-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 5/17/2022 | Dylan Bundy | 2-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 5/16/2022 | Chris Archer | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 5/8/2022 | Chris Paddack | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 5/7/2022 | Sonny Gray | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/1 | 0 |
| 5/6/2022 | Josh Winder | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
Smith Stats and Trends
- Smith has recorded a hit in 21 of 45 games this year, with multiple hits in four of them.
- He has hit a home run in five games this season, going deep in 3.5% of his plate appearances.
- In 14 of 45 games this season, he has scored a run, with one game where he scored multiple runs.
- In seven of 45 games this season (15.6%), Smith has knocked in at least one run, including two games with multiple RBI.
- He has been set down on strikes at least once 30 times this season in 45 games (66.7%), including 16 games with more than one strikeout (35.6%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | GP | 24 |
| 9 (42.9%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 12 (50.0%) |
| 1 (4.8%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 3 (12.5%) |
| 6 (28.6%) | Games w/1+ Run | 8 (33.3%) |
| 2 (9.5%) | Games w/1+ HR | 3 (12.5%) |
| 2 (9.5%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 5 (20.8%) |
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