Christian Walker and the Arizona Diamondbacks face off against starter Luis Medina and the Oakland Athletics at 3:37 PM ET on Wednesday, May 17 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.
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Player Prop Odds for Walker
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -150 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -121 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -124 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -144 |
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Stats and Trends for the Oakland Athletics
- The Athletics’ Medina will make his third start of the season.
- The right-hander’s last appearance was on Friday, when he threw six innings, giving up three earned runs while allowing five hits against the Texas Rangers.
- The Athletics strike out just 7.6 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 28th in MLB.
- Athletics pitchers have a combined ERA of 7.18 this year, which ranks 30th in MLB.
- The Athletics have a combined 1.690 WHIP as a pitching staff, highest in MLB.
- With 77 homers allowed, the Athletics rank last in the league at preventing long balls.
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Christian Walker Stats vs. the Athletics
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/16/2023 | Kyle Muller | 2-for-5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 6/9/2021 | Sean Manaea | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 6/8/2021 | Chris Bassitt | 2-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0/0 | 0 |
Walker Stats and Trends
- Walker has collected a base hit 23 times this year in 40 games played (57.5%), including multiple knocks on 14 occasions (35.0%).
- He has homered in 22.5% of his games this season (40 contests), going yard in 6% of his trips to the dish.
- He has scored at least a run 21 times this year in 40 contests (52.5%), including scoring multiple runs in 7.5% of games (three times).
- Walker has produced at least one run 19 times this season in 40 games played (47.5%), including seven games with more than one RBI (17.5%). He has also been responsible for three or more of his team’s runs in two contests.
- In 23 of 40 games this year (57.5%), he has gone down on strikes. Plus, six of those games (15.0%) included a performance that resulted in more than one strikeout.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | GP | 18 |
| 11 (50.0%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 12 (66.7%) |
| 5 (22.7%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 9 (50.0%) |
| 12 (54.5%) | Games w/1+ Run | 9 (50.0%) |
| 4 (18.2%) | Games w/1+ HR | 5 (27.8%) |
| 8 (36.4%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 11 (61.1%) |
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