Spencer Torkelson and the Detroit Tigers face off against starter Rich Hill and the Pittsburgh Pirates at 1:10 PM ET on Wednesday, May 17 at Comerica Park.
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Player Prop Odds for Torkelson
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -144 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -111 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -105 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -150 |
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Stats and Trends for the Pittsburgh Pirates
- Hill (3-3) will take the mound for the Pirates, his ninth start of the season.
- The left-hander last pitched on Wednesday, May 10, when he gave up one earned run and allowed four hits in 3 2/3 innings against the Colorado Rockies.
- The 43-year-old has pitched to a 4.57 ERA this season with 7.8 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 2.8 walks per nine across eight games.
- The Pirates strike out 8.7 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 13th in MLB.
- Pirates pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.78 this year, sixth-best in baseball.
- The Pirates have a combined WHIP of 1.350 as a pitching staff, which ranks 19th in MLB.
- The Pirates have allowed the fourth-fewest home runs this season at just 38, or 0.9 per game.
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Spencer Torkelson Stats vs. the Pirates
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/16/2023 | Luis Ortiz | 2-for-4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 6/8/2022 | Mitch Keller | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 6/7/2022 | José Quintana | 1-for-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 5/4/2022 | José Quintana | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 5/4/2022 | Dillon Peters | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
Torkelson Stats and Trends
- Torkelson has reached base with a base hit 23 times this season in 39 games played (59.0%), including multiple knocks in 25.6% of them (10 times).
- He has hit a long ball in three games this season, leaving the ballpark in 1.9% of his plate appearances.
- In 12 of 39 games this season (30.8%), he has touched home plate at least one time, including two games in which he scored more than one run.
- In 15 of 39 games this season (38.5%), Torkelson has knocked in at least one run, including two games with multiple RBI.
- In 22 of 39 games this season (56.4%), he has been set down on strikes. Plus, seven of those games (17.9%) included an effort that resulted in two or more strikeouts.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | GP | 21 |
| 10 (55.6%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 13 (61.9%) |
| 4 (22.2%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 6 (28.6%) |
| 6 (33.3%) | Games w/1+ Run | 6 (28.6%) |
| 1 (5.6%) | Games w/1+ HR | 2 (9.5%) |
| 7 (38.9%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 8 (38.1%) |
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