Dominic Smith’s Washington Nationals and the Pittsburgh Pirates, who will be sending Vince Velasquez to the mound, square off at Nationals Park on Saturday, April 29. The first pitch will be thrown at 1:05 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Smith
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -141 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -110 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -117 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -150 |
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Stats and Trends for the Pittsburgh Pirates
- The Pirates will send Velasquez (3-2) to the mound for his sixth start this season.
- The right-hander allowed two hits in seven scoreless innings pitched against the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday.
- Among qualified pitchers in the majors this season, the 30-year-old ranks 43rd in ERA (3.76), 47th in WHIP (1.253), and 37th in K/9 (9.2).
- The Pirates average the 14th-most strikeouts per nine innings (nine) in the league this season.
- Pirates pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.61 this year, eighth-best in baseball.
- The Pirates have a combined WHIP of 1.297 as a pitching staff, which ranks 16th in MLB.
- The Pirates have given up the fifth-fewest long balls so far this season with only 22 home runs allowed.
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Dominic Smith Stats vs. the Pirates
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/18/2021 | JT Brubaker | 3-for-5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 7/17/2021 | Wil Crowe | 1-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 7/16/2021 | Chad Kuhl | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 7/11/2021 | Chase De Jong | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 7/10/2021 | Max Kranick | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 7/10/2021 | Tyler Anderson | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 7/9/2021 | JT Brubaker | 1-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2/0 | 0 |
Smith Stats and Trends
- Smith has recorded a hit 14 times this year in 23 games played (60.9%), with five multi-hit efforts (21.7%).
- In the 23 games he’s appeared in this season, he has no homers.
- He has touched home plate at least once seven times this season in 23 games played (30.4%), including one game with more than one run scored.
- In three of 23 games this year, Smith has notched an RBI. He has one game with multiple RBI.
- He has fanned 12 times this year in 23 games played (52.2%), including four times punching out multiple times (17.4%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | GP | 12 |
| 5 (45.5%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 9 (75%) |
| 2 (18.2%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 3 (25%) |
| 2 (18.2%) | Games w/1+ Run | 5 (41.7%) |
| 0 (0%) | Games w/1+ HR | 0 (0%) |
| 1 (9.1%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 2 (16.7%) |
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