Alek Thomas returns to the lineup when the Arizona Diamondbacks challenge the Pittsburgh Pirates and starter Mitch Keller at PNC Park on Saturday, May 20. The first pitch will be thrown at 4:05 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Thomas
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -142 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -115 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -108 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -141 |
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Stats and Trends for the Pittsburgh Pirates
- The Pirates will hand the ball to Keller (5-1) for his 10th start of the season.
- The right-hander did not allow a run in seven innings pitched on Sunday in his last outing, a matchup with the Baltimore Orioles.
- Among qualified pitchers this season, the 27-year-old’s 2.38 ERA ranks eighth, 1.041 WHIP ranks 18th, and 11 K/9 ranks fifth.
- The Pirates average the 12th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.8) in the league this season.
- Pirates pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.67 this year, sixth-best in baseball.
- The Pirates rank 17th in MLB with a combined 1.320 WHIP this season.
- With just 39 homers allowed, the Pirates rank third in the league at preventing long balls.
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Alek Thomas Stats vs. the Pirates
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/11/2022 | JT Brubaker | 0-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 8/10/2022 | Mitch Keller | 2-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/9/2022 | Zach Thompson | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 8/8/2022 | Tyler Beede | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 6/5/2022 | Zach Thompson | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 6/4/2022 | Roansy Contreras | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 6/3/2022 | JT Brubaker | 2-for-4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1/0 | 0 |
Thomas Stats and Trends
- Thomas has picked up a hit in 15 of 36 games this season (41.7%), with more than one hit in five of those games (13.9%).
- Despite registering a plate appearance in 36 games this season, he has swatted just two homers.
- He has scored at least one run 11 times this season in 36 games played (30.6%), including three times when he tallied multiple runs (8.3%).
- Thomas has driven in at least one run nine times so far this year in 36 games played (25.0%), including one game in which he drove in multiple runs.
- He has fanned 19 times this season in 36 tries (52.8%), including punching out on multiple occasions in 22.2% of games (eight times).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | GP | 15 |
| 11 (52.4%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 4 (26.7%) |
| 4 (19.0%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 1 (6.7%) |
| 7 (33.3%) | Games w/1+ Run | 4 (26.7%) |
| 1 (4.8%) | Games w/1+ HR | 1 (6.7%) |
| 6 (28.6%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 3 (20.0%) |
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