Ronald Acuña Jr.: MLB Player Prop Bets for Braves Vs Rangers – May 17, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on May 17, 2023

The upcoming matchup between Ronald Acuna Jr.’s Atlanta Braves and the Texas Rangers (with Nathan Eovaldi getting the start) is scheduled for Wednesday, May 17 at 8:05 PM ET.

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

Player Prop Odds for Acuna

Prop O/U Over Odds
Hits 1.5 +108
Runs 0.5 -130
RBI 0.5 -114
Strikeouts 0.5 -152

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Stats and Trends for the Texas Rangers

  • Eovaldi (5-2) will take the mound for the Rangers, his ninth start of the season.
  • The right-hander’s last appearance was on Friday, when he threw 8 2/3 scoreless innings against the Oakland Athletics while allowing three hits.
  • The 33-year-old’s 2.70 ERA ranks 17th, .994 WHIP ranks 12th, and 9.5 K/9 ranks 24th among qualified pitchers in the majors this campaign.
  • The Rangers average the 15th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.6) in the league this season.
  • The Rangers have pitched to a 3.82 this season, which ranks seventh in baseball.
  • The Rangers have a combined 1.185 WHIP as a pitching staff, fourth-lowest in MLB.
  • The Rangers have given up the 10th-fewest long balls so far this season with only 44 home runs allowed.

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Ronald Acuña Jr. Stats vs. the Rangers

Date Opp. SP H/AB XBH HR RBI R K/BB SB
5/16/2023 Dane Dunning 2-for-4 1 1 1 1 0/0 0
5/15/2023 Cody Bradford 1-for-4 1 1 2 1 3/1 0
5/1/2022 Taylor Hearn 0-for-4 0 0 0 0 3/1 0
4/30/2022 Dane Dunning 1-for-4 0 0 1 0 1/0 0

Acuna Stats and Trends

  • Acuna has collected a base hit 33 times this year in 42 games played (78.6%), including multiple knocks on 18 occasions (42.9%).
  • He has hit a long ball in 23.8% of his games this season (42 contests), going yard in 5.2% of his plate appearances.
  • In 26 of 42 contests this year (61.9%), he has scored a run, and nine of those games (21.4%) included an effort that produced two or more runs scored.
  • Acuna has plated a run in 18 of 42 games this season, including multiple RBI in five of them. He has also driven in three or more of his team’s runs in three contests.
  • He has gone down on strikes one or more times 23 times this year in 42 games (54.8%), including three games with more than one strikeout (7.1%).
Home Away
19 GP 23
14 (73.7%) Games w/1+ Hit 19 (82.6%)
8 (42.1%) Games w/2+ Hits 10 (43.5%)
9 (47.4%) Games w/1+ Run 17 (73.9%)
2 (10.5%) Games w/1+ HR 8 (34.8%)
7 (36.8%) Games w/1+ RBI 11 (47.8%)

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