When the Texas Rangers and Oakland Athletics square off at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on Friday, May 12 at 9:40 PM ET, Bubba Thompson will be back in the lineup (against starter Ken Waldichuk).
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Player Prop Odds for Thompson
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -143 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -112 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -104 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +109 |
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Stats and Trends for the Oakland Athletics
- The Athletics will hand the ball to Waldichuk (1-2) for his eighth start of the season.
- The left-hander gave up four earned runs and allowed six hits in five innings pitched against the Kansas City Royals on Saturday.
- The 25-year-old has an ERA of 7.25, a 1.72 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.750 in seven games this season.
- The Athletics average just 7.5 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 29th in the league.
- The Athletics have pitched to a 7.34 this season, which ranks 30th in baseball.
- The Athletics have a combined 1.704 WHIP as a pitching staff, highest in MLB.
- With 68 homers allowed, the Athletics rank last in the league at preventing long balls.
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Bubba Thompson Stats vs. the Athletics
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/23/2023 | Kyle Muller | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 4/22/2023 | Shintaro Fujinami | 0-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 4/21/2023 | JP Sears | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 9/13/2022 | Ken Waldichuk | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 8/18/2022 | Zach Logue | 2-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/17/2022 | Adam Oller | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 1 |
| 8/16/2022 | JP Sears | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 8/15/2022 | James Kaprielian | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2/1 | 0 |
Thompson Stats and Trends
- In six of 19 contests this season (31.6%), Thompson has reached base safely via hit, including two games with multiple base knocks.
- He has not yet homered this season in 19 games.
- He has scored at least once six times this year in 19 games played (31.6%), including one game with more than one run scored.
- Thompson has driven in a run in two of 19 games this season, while knocking in multiple runs in one of them.
- He has gone down on strikes at least once nine times this season in 19 games (47.4%), including four games with more than one strikeout (21.1%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | GP | 8 |
| 4 (36.4%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 2 (25.0%) |
| 1 (9.1%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 1 (12.5%) |
| 3 (27.3%) | Games w/1+ Run | 3 (37.5%) |
| 0 (0.0%) | Games w/1+ HR | 0 (0.0%) |
| 1 (9.1%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 1 (12.5%) |
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