Christian Walker and the Arizona Diamondbacks face off against starter Juan Carlos Oviedo and the Pittsburgh Pirates at 6:35 PM ET on Friday, May 19 at PNC Park.
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Player Prop Odds for Walker
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -149 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -119 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -123 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -140 |
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Stats and Trends for the Pittsburgh Pirates
- The Pirates’ Oviedo (2-3) will make his ninth start of the season.
- The right-hander’s last appearance was on Friday, when he threw five innings against the Baltimore Orioles, giving up one earned run while allowing four hits.
- The 25-year-old has pitched to a 5.14 ERA this season with 7.7 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 4.3 walks per nine across eight games.
- The Pirates have a 8.8 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 12th in the majors.
- The Pirates have pitched to a 3.69 this season, which ranks sixth in baseball.
- Pirates pitchers have a 1.328 WHIP this season, 19th in the majors.
- With just 38 homers allowed, the Pirates rank third in the league at preventing long balls.
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Christian Walker Stats vs. the Pirates
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/11/2022 | JT Brubaker | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 8/10/2022 | Mitch Keller | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 8/9/2022 | Zach Thompson | 3-for-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 8/8/2022 | Tyler Beede | 1-for-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 6/5/2022 | Zach Thompson | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/1 | 0 |
| 6/4/2022 | Roansy Contreras | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3/0 | 0 |
| 6/3/2022 | JT Brubaker | 2-for-3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 8/25/2021 | Bryse Wilson | 0-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/3 | 0 |
| 8/24/2021 | JT Brubaker | 0-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/23/2021 | Wil Crowe | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
Walker Stats and Trends
- Walker has a hit in 58.5% of his games this year (24 of 41), and he posted multiple base hits in 14 of them (34.1%).
- In 24.4% of his games this season, he has homered (10 of 41). He’s taken the pitcher deep in 6.4% of his trips to the dish during the 2023 campaign.
- He has scored in 53.7% of his 41 games this year. That includes two or more runs scored in 7.3% of those games (three).
- Walker has driven in at least one run 20 times this season in 41 games played (48.8%), including seven times plating multiple runs (17.1%). He has also knocked in three or more of his team’s runs in two contests.
- In 58.5% of his contests this year (24 of 41), he has struck out one or more times. In seven of those games (17.1%), he registered more than one strikeout.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | GP | 19 |
| 11 (50.0%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 13 (68.4%) |
| 5 (22.7%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 9 (47.4%) |
| 12 (54.5%) | Games w/1+ Run | 10 (52.6%) |
| 4 (18.2%) | Games w/1+ HR | 6 (31.6%) |
| 8 (36.4%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 12 (63.2%) |
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