Kevin Smith: MLB Player Prop Bets for Athletics Vs Rays – June 15, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on June 14, 2023

Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum is where Kevin Smith and the Oakland Athletics will take on starter Taj Bradley and the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday, June 15 at 3:37 PM ET.

Looking to wager on Smith 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 Smith

Prop O/U Over Odds
Hits 0.5 -142
Runs 0.5 -108
RBI 0.5 -103
Strikeouts 1.5 +109

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Stats and Trends for the Tampa Bay Rays

  • The Rays will hand the ball to Bradley (4-3) for his ninth start of the season.
  • The right-hander gave up four earned runs in 3 2/3 innings pitched on Saturday in his last outing, a matchup with the Texas Rangers.
  • The 22-year-old has pitched in eight games this season with an ERA of 4.19, a 4.33 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.267.
  • The Rays average the 14th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.7) in the league this season.
  • The Rays have the third-best ERA (3.56) in the majors this season.
  • The Rays have a combined WHIP of just 1.203 as a pitching staff, which is the third-best in baseball this season.
  • The Rays have given up the seventh-fewest long balls so far this season with only 69 home runs allowed.

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Kevin Smith Stats vs. the Rays

Date Opp. SP H/AB XBH HR RBI R K/BB SB
6/12/2023 Zach Eflin 1-for-3 0 0 0 1 0/0 0
5/4/2022 Corey Kluber 0-for-3 0 0 0 0 2/0 0
5/3/2022 Ryan Yarbrough 1-for-4 1 1 4 1 1/0 0
4/14/2022 Josh Fleming 1-for-3 0 0 0 2 0/1 0
4/13/2022 Shane McClanahan 0-for-4 0 0 0 0 1/0 0
4/12/2022 Tommy Romero 0-for-1 0 0 0 0 1/0 0

Smith Stats and Trends

  • Smith has reached base with a base hit 15 times this year in 31 games played (48.4%), including multiple knocks in 9.7% of them (three times).
  • He has hit a long ball in four games this season, leaving the ballpark in 4.3% of his chances at the plate.
  • He has scored at least once nine times this season in 31 games played (29.0%), including one game with more than one run scored.
  • In six of 31 games this season, Smith has driven in a run. He has one game with multiple RBI.
  • He has fanned 19 times this year in 31 tries (61.3%), including striking out on multiple occasions in 32.3% of games (10 times).
Home Away
12 GP 19
6 (50.0%) Games w/1+ Hit 9 (47.4%)
0 (0.0%) Games w/2+ Hits 3 (15.8%)
3 (25.0%) Games w/1+ Run 6 (31.6%)
1 (8.3%) Games w/1+ HR 3 (15.8%)
1 (8.3%) Games w/1+ RBI 5 (26.3%)

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