Pete Alonso: MLB Player Prop Bets for Mets Vs Rays – May 18, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on May 17, 2023

On Thursday, May 18 at 1:10 PM ET, Pete Alonso and the New York Mets will challenge starter Taj Bradley and the Tampa Bay Rays at Citi Field, airing on MLBN.

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

Player Prop Odds for Alonso

Prop O/U Over Odds
Hits 0.5 -149
Runs 0.5 -120
Home Runs 0.5 +114
RBI 0.5 -132
Strikeouts 0.5 -140

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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 an ERA of 3.52, an 11.5 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of .913 in three games this season.
  • The Rays average the 18th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.6) in the league this season.
  • Rays pitchers have the lowest combined ERA in the majors at 3.39.
  • Rays pitchers have a 1.154 WHIP this season, first-best in the majors.
  • The Rays have given up the fourth-fewest long balls so far this season with only 39 home runs allowed.

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Pete Alonso Stats vs. the Rays

Date Opp. SP H/AB XBH HR RBI R K/BB SB
5/17/2023 Josh Fleming 1-for-5 1 1 3 1 0/0 0
5/16/2023 Jalen Beeks 1-for-4 1 1 2 2 0/0 0
5/16/2021 Josh Fleming 0-for-3 0 0 0 0 0/0 0
5/15/2021 Shane McClanahan 1-for-4 1 1 1 1 1/0 0
5/14/2021 Tyler Glasnow 0-for-4 0 0 0 0 4/0 0

Alonso Stats and Trends

  • Alonso has a hit in 63.6% of his games this year (28 of 44), and he posted multiple hits in nine of those games (20.5%).
  • He has homered in 14 games this season, leaving the ballpark in 8% of his trips to the plate.
  • He has scored at least one run 22 times this year in 44 games played (50.0%), including seven times when he tallied multiple runs (15.9%).
  • Alonso has driven in at least one run 19 times this season in 44 tries (43.2%), including plating more than one run in 20.5% of games (nine times) and producing three or more of his team’s runs on five occasions.
  • In 68.2% of his 44 games this season, he has gone down on strikes (30 times). He’s also had 11 games with multiple Ks in 2023 (25.0%).
Home Away
17 GP 27
11 (64.7%) Games w/1+ Hit 17 (63.0%)
3 (17.6%) Games w/2+ Hits 6 (22.2%)
8 (47.1%) Games w/1+ Run 14 (51.9%)
6 (35.3%) Games w/1+ HR 8 (29.6%)
9 (52.9%) Games w/1+ RBI 10 (37.0%)

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