On Monday, May 8 at 7:05 PM ET, Kevin Smith and the Oakland Athletics will challenge starter Nestor Cortes Jr. and the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium, airing on YES.
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Player Prop Odds for Smith
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -143 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -109 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -108 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +110 |
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Stats and Trends for the New York Yankees
- The Yankees will hand the ball to Cortes (3-2) for his seventh start of the season.
- The left-hander gave up seven earned runs and allowed five hits in 4 2/3 innings pitched against the Texas Rangers on Sunday, April 30.
- The 28-year-old has pitched in six games this season with a 4.91 ERA, 9.5 strikeouts per nine innings and a batting average against of .240.
- The Yankees strike out 9.6 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, third-best in MLB.
- The Yankees have pitched to a 3.61 this season, which ranks eighth in baseball.
- The Yankees have a combined WHIP of just 1.178 as a pitching staff, which is the fourth-best in baseball this season.
- The Yankees have allowed 35 home runs this season, or one per game. That ranks 12th in MLB play.
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Kevin Smith Stats vs. the Yankees
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/9/2021 | Nestor Cortes Jr. | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 9/7/2021 | Gerrit Cole | 0-for-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 9/6/2021 | Jameson Taillon | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
Smith Stats and Trends
- In 11 of 23 contests this season (47.8%), Smith has reached base safely via hit, including two games with multiple base knocks.
- Despite logging a plate appearance in 23 games this season, he has swatted two homers.
- He has scored at least one run six times this year in 23 games played (26.1%), including one game with more than one run scored.
- Smith has plated at least one run four times so far this year in 23 games played (17.4%), including one game in which he drove in multiple runs.
- In 65.2% of his 23 games this season, he has been set down on strikes (15 times). He’s also had eight games with multiple Ks in 2023 (34.8%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | GP | 13 |
| 4 (40.0%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 7 (53.8%) |
| 0 (0.0%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 2 (15.4%) |
| 1 (10.0%) | Games w/1+ Run | 5 (38.5%) |
| 0 (0.0%) | Games w/1+ HR | 2 (15.4%) |
| 0 (0.0%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 4 (30.8%) |
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