Wander Franco and the Tampa Bay Rays will hit the field at Tropicana Field on Thursday, May 4, where they will challenge the Pittsburgh Pirates and starting pitcher Vince Velasquez. The contest will start at 1:10 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Franco
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +107 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -120 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -119 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -111 |
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Stats and Trends for the Pittsburgh Pirates
- Velasquez (4-2) will take to the mound for the Pirates and make his seventh start of the season.
- The right-hander last pitched on Saturday, when he allowed five hits in six scoreless innings against the Washington Nationals.
- Among qualified major league pitchers this season, the 30-year-old’s 3.06 ERA ranks 26th, 1.175 WHIP ranks 34th, and 8.9 K/9 ranks 35th.
- The Pirates have a 8.8 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 16th in the majors.
- The Pirates have pitched to a 3.65 this season, which ranks ninth in baseball.
- Pirates pitchers have a 1.318 WHIP this season, 16th in the majors.
- The Pirates have given up the fifth-fewest long balls so far this season with only 26 home runs allowed.
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Wander Franco Stats vs. the Pirates
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/3/2023 | Mitch Keller | 2-for-5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 5/2/2023 | Roansy Contreras | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/1 | 1 |
| 6/26/2022 | Roansy Contreras | 1-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
Franco Stats and Trends
- Franco has collected a hit in 21 out of 30 games this year (70.0%), with multiple base hits in 10 of them (33.3%).
- Out of the 30 games he has gone to the plate in this season, he’s homered in six contests (20.0%), leaving the yard in 4.6% of his plate appearances.
- He has scored at least one run in 14 out of 30 games this season (46.7%), which includes more than one run scored in five of those games (16.7%).
- Franco has tallied an RBI in 43.3% of his 30 games this year, with more than one RBI in 16.7% of those games (five). He has also knocked in three or more runs in two contests.
- He has struck out in 16 of 30 games this year, including multiple Ks in four of them.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | GP | 12 |
| 14 (77.8%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 7 (58.3%) |
| 6 (33.3%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 4 (33.3%) |
| 10 (55.6%) | Games w/1+ Run | 4 (33.3%) |
| 4 (22.2%) | Games w/1+ HR | 2 (16.7%) |
| 9 (50.0%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 4 (33.3%) |
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