At 1:10 PM ET on Thursday, May 4, Rodolfo Castro and the Pittsburgh Pirates will take the field against the Tampa Bay Rays and starting pitcher Zach Eflin at Tropicana Field, airing on BSSUN.
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Player Prop Odds for Castro
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -148 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -111 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -115 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +104 |
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Stats and Trends for the Tampa Bay Rays
- The Rays will hand the ball to Eflin (3-0) for his fifth start of the season.
- The right-hander gave up two earned runs in five innings pitched on Friday in his last outing, a matchup with the Chicago White Sox.
- The 29-year-old has an ERA of 3.00, 9 strikeouts per nine innings and a batting average against of .256 in four games this season.
- The Rays have a 8.8 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 16th in the majors.
- The Rays have the lowest ERA in baseball at 2.97.
- No team allows fewer walks and hits than the Rays, who lead MLB with a 1.109 WHIP.
- With just 20 homers allowed, the Rays rank first in the league at preventing long balls.
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Rodolfo Castro Stats vs. the Rays
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/3/2023 | Shane McClanahan | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3/0 | 0 |
| 5/2/2023 | Javy Guerra | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
Castro Stats and Trends
- Castro has recorded a hit 16 times this season in 30 games played (53.3%), with six multi-hit efforts (20.0%).
- He has homered in three of 30 games in 2023 (10.0%), which is 3% of his trips to the dish.
- He has scored a run in six of 30 games this season, including multiple runs scored in four of them.
- Castro has driven in a run in six of 30 games this season, including multiple RBI in four of them. He has also produced three or more of his team’s runs in one contest.
- He has struck out one or more times in 56.7% of his games this year (17 of 30), striking out multiple times in six of them (20.0%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | GP | 17 |
| 6 (46.2%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 10 (58.8%) |
| 3 (23.1%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 3 (17.6%) |
| 3 (23.1%) | Games w/1+ Run | 3 (17.6%) |
| 1 (7.7%) | Games w/1+ HR | 2 (11.8%) |
| 3 (23.1%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 3 (17.6%) |
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