Kevin Smith: MLB Player Prop Bets for Athletics Vs Rangers – May 14, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on May 13, 2023

Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum is where Kevin Smith and the Oakland Athletics will take on starter Andrew Heaney and the Texas Rangers on Sunday, May 14 at 4:07 PM ET.

Looking to place a bet on Smith ahead of his matchup on Sunday? Keep reading for everything you need to know, then head over to DraftKings Sportsbook to place your bets!

Player Prop Odds for Smith

Prop O/U Over Odds
Hits 0.5 -146
Runs 0.5 -110
RBI 0.5 -109
Strikeouts 1.5 +106

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Stats and Trends for the Texas Rangers

  • The Rangers will send Heaney (2-3) to the mound for his eighth start this season.
  • The left-hander gave up three earned runs and allowed four hits in 6 2/3 innings pitched against the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday.
  • The 31-year-old has an ERA of 5.25, 9.5 strikeouts per nine innings and a batting average against of .211 in seven games this season.
  • The Rangers strike out 8.6 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 15th in MLB.
  • Rangers pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.63 this year, seventh-best in baseball.
  • The Rangers have a combined WHIP of just 1.183 as a pitching staff, which is the fifth-best in baseball this season.
  • The Rangers have allowed the fourth-fewest home runs this season at just 36, or 0.9 per game.

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Kevin Smith Stats vs. the Rangers

Date Opp. SP H/AB XBH HR RBI R K/BB SB
5/12/2023 Brock Burke 1-for-1 1 1 1 1 0/1 0
5/12/2023 Martín Pérez 1-for-1 1 1 1 1 0/1 0
5/12/2023 Josh Sborz 1-for-1 1 1 1 1 0/1 0
5/12/2023 Cole Ragans 1-for-1 1 1 1 1 0/1 0
5/12/2023 Jonathan Hernández 1-for-1 1 1 1 1 0/1 0
4/23/2023 Jacob deGrom 0-for-1 0 0 0 0 1/0 0
4/22/2023 Andrew Heaney 1-for-4 1 0 0 0 3/0 0
4/21/2023 Jon Gray 1-for-4 0 0 0 1 2/0 0
5/29/2022 Dane Dunning 0-for-5 0 0 0 0 1/0 0
5/28/2022 Taylor Hearn 0-for-4 0 0 0 0 0/0 0

Smith Stats and Trends

  • Smith has picked up a hit in 12 of 26 games this year (46.2%), with multiple base hits in two of them.
  • Out of the 26 games he has appeared in this season, he’s homered in three contests (11.5%), going deep in 3.8% of his plate appearances.
  • He has touched home plate at least once seven times this year in 26 games played (26.9%), including one game with more than one run scored.
  • In five of 26 games this season, Smith has notched an RBI. He has one game with multiple RBI.
  • He has gone down on strikes in 17 of 26 games this season, including multiple Ks in nine of them.
Home Away
11 GP 15
5 (45.5%) Games w/1+ Hit 7 (46.7%)
0 (0.0%) Games w/2+ Hits 2 (13.3%)
2 (18.2%) Games w/1+ Run 5 (33.3%)
1 (9.1%) Games w/1+ HR 2 (13.3%)
1 (9.1%) Games w/1+ RBI 4 (26.7%)

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