On Thursday, May 18 at 1:10 PM ET, Eduardo Escobar and the New York Mets will square off against starter Taj Bradley and the Tampa Bay Rays at Citi Field, airing on MLBN.
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Player Prop Odds for Escobar
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -138 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -107 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -113 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -141 |
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Stats and Trends for the Tampa Bay Rays
- The Rays’ Bradley (3-0) will make his fourth start of the season.
- The right-hander’s last appearance was on Monday, April 24, when he threw five innings, giving up three earned runs while allowing four hits against the Houston Astros.
- The 22-year-old has pitched in three games this season with a 3.52 ERA, 13.5 strikeouts per nine innings and a batting average against of .214.
- The Rays strike out 8.6 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 18th in MLB.
- The Rays have the first-best ERA (3.39) in the majors this season.
- The Rays have a combined 1.154 WHIP as a pitching staff, first-lowest in MLB.
- The Rays have given up the fourth-fewest long balls so far this season with only 39 home runs allowed.
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Eduardo Escobar Stats vs. the Rays
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/17/2023 | Josh Fleming | 0-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 5/16/2023 | Jalen Beeks | 1-for-1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
Escobar Stats and Trends
- In 13 of 25 contests this season (52.0%), Escobar has reached safely via hit, including two games with multiple base knocks.
- In four of 25 games this season, he has gone yard (16.0%). He’s left the yard in 5.1% of his trips to the dish.
- He has scored in nine of 25 contests this season.
- Escobar has driven in a run in 28.0% of his 25 games this season, with more than one RBI in 16.0% of them (four).
- He has struck out at least once in 13 of 25 games played this season (52.0%), fanning multiple times in two games.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | GP | 14 |
| 5 (45.5%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 8 (57.1%) |
| 0 (0.0%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 2 (14.3%) |
| 5 (45.5%) | Games w/1+ Run | 4 (28.6%) |
| 3 (27.3%) | Games w/1+ HR | 1 (7.1%) |
| 5 (45.5%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 2 (14.3%) |
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