At 4:07 PM ET on Sunday, May 14, Leody Taveras and the Texas Rangers will take the diamond against the Oakland Athletics and starting pitcher Drew Rucinski at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, airing on NSPCA.
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Player Prop Odds for Taveras
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -145 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -116 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -103 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +108 |
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Stats and Trends for the Oakland Athletics
- The Athletics will hand the ball to Rucinski (0-3) for his fourth start of the season.
- The right-hander gave up five earned runs in five innings pitched on Tuesday in his last outing, a matchup with the New York Yankees.
- The 34-year-old has pitched to an 8.16 ERA this season with 3.8 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 5.7 walks per nine across three games.
- The Athletics average just 7.6 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 28th in the league.
- The Athletics have pitched to a 7.20 this season, which ranks 30th in baseball.
- The Athletics have a combined 1.697 WHIP as a pitching staff, highest in MLB.
- The Athletics have given up the most long balls so far this season with 71 home runs allowed.
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Leody Taveras Stats vs. the Athletics
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/13/2023 | Zach Neal | 2-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 1 |
| 5/13/2023 | James Kaprielian | 2-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 1 |
| 5/12/2023 | Sam Moll | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 5/12/2023 | Ken Waldichuk | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 5/12/2023 | Austin Pruitt | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 5/12/2023 | Spencer Patton | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 5/12/2023 | Richard Lovelady | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 5/12/2023 | Shintaro Fujinami | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 5/12/2023 | Zach Jackson | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 5/11/2023 | Sam Long | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/1 | 1 |
Taveras Stats and Trends
- Taveras has recorded a hit in 16 of 26 games this season (61.5%), with at least two hits in seven of those contests (26.9%).
- He has hit only one homer despite logging a trip the plate in 26 games this season.
- He has scored at least a run in 11 out of 26 games this season (42.3%), which includes two or more runs scored in three of those games (11.5%).
- In seven of 26 games this year (26.9%), Taveras has driven in a run, and in three of those games (11.5%) he knocked in multiple runs. He has also accounted for three or more of his team’s runs in one contest.
- He has fanned 13 times this year in 26 tries (50.0%), including punching out on multiple occasions in 19.2% of games (five times).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | GP | 18 |
| 3 (37.5%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 13 (72.2%) |
| 2 (25.0%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 5 (27.8%) |
| 3 (37.5%) | Games w/1+ Run | 8 (44.4%) |
| 1 (12.5%) | Games w/1+ HR | 0 (0.0%) |
| 1 (12.5%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 6 (33.3%) |
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