Citi Field is where Christian Bethancourt and the Tampa Bay Rays will challenge starter Tylor Megill and the New York Mets on Thursday, May 18 at 1:10 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Bethancourt
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +100 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -134 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -121 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | -109 |
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Stats and Trends for the New York Mets
- Megill (4-2) will take the mound for the Mets, his ninth start of the season.
- The right-hander’s last start was on Friday, when he tossed five innings while giving up one earned run on four hits in a matchup with the Washington Nationals.
- The 27-year-old has an ERA of 4.02, a 1.41 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.512 in eight games this season.
- The Mets average the 13th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.8) in the league this season.
- Mets pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.78 this year, which ranks 25th in MLB.
- Mets pitchers have a 1.376 WHIP this season, 23rd in the majors.
- The Mets have allowed the fourth-most home runs this season with 60, or 1.4 per game.
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Christian Bethancourt Stats vs. the Mets
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/16/2023 | Justin Verlander | 1-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
Bethancourt Stats and Trends
- In 63.0% of his games this season (17-of-27), Bethancourt has posted a hit. In four of those games (14.8%), he’s recorded at least two base hits.
- In 22.2% of his games this season, he has homered (six of 27). He’s gone deep in 6.1% of his trips to the plate during the 2023 campaign.
- He has scored at least one run 11 times this year in 27 games played (40.7%), including three times when he tallied multiple runs (11.1%).
- Bethancourt has driven in at least one run eight times this year in 27 tries (29.6%), including driving in more than one run in 14.8% of games (four times) and producing three or more of his team’s runs on two occasions.
- He has been set down on strikes at least once in 70.4% of his games this year (19 of 27), striking out multiple times in eight of those contests (29.6%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | GP | 13 |
| 8 (57.1%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 9 (69.2%) |
| 3 (21.4%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 1 (7.7%) |
| 7 (50.0%) | Games w/1+ Run | 4 (30.8%) |
| 3 (21.4%) | Games w/1+ HR | 3 (23.1%) |
| 5 (35.7%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 3 (23.1%) |
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