At 8:05 PM ET on Friday, June 16, Leody Taveras and the Texas Rangers will take the field against the Toronto Blue Jays and starting pitcher Kevin Gausman at Globe Life Field, airing on BSSW.
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Player Prop Odds for Taveras
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -149 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -113 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -105 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -145 |
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Stats and Trends for the Toronto Blue Jays
- The Blue Jays will hand the ball to Gausman (5-3) for his 15th start of the season.
- The right-hander’s last start was on Sunday, when he tossed 4 2/3 innings while giving up six earned runs on seven hits in a matchup with the Minnesota Twins.
- Among qualified pitchers this year, the 32-year-old’s 3.12 ERA ranks 19th, 1.142 WHIP ranks 28th, and 12.2 K/9 ranks second.
- The Blue Jays average 9.6 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, first-most in the league.
- The Blue Jays have the 10th-best ERA (3.96) in the majors this season.
- The Blue Jays have a combined 1.264 WHIP as a pitching staff, 10th-lowest in MLB.
- With 96 homers allowed, the Blue Jays rank 28th in the league at preventing long balls.
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Leody Taveras Stats vs. the Blue Jays
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/11/2022 | Trevor Richards | 1-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 9/10/2022 | Kevin Gausman | 0-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3/0 | 0 |
| 9/9/2022 | Ross Stripling | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 1 |
| 4/7/2021 | Hyun-Jin Ryu | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 4/6/2021 | Tanner Roark | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 4/5/2021 | Steven Matz | 0-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
Taveras Stats and Trends
- In 34 of 54 games this season (63.0%), Taveras has recorded a hit, and he collected two or more knocks in 16 of those contests (29.6%).
- He has homered in five games this season, leaving the ballpark in 2.9% of his plate appearances.
- He has scored in 25 of 54 games this season, including multiple runs scored in six of them.
- Taveras has driven in at least one run in 27.8% of his games this season (15 of 54), including two or more RBI in eight of them (14.8%). He has also knocked in three or more of his team’s runs in four contests.
- He has struck out one or more times in 48.1% of his games this year (26 of 54), striking out multiple times in nine of those contests (16.7%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | GP | 31 |
| 13 (56.5%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 21 (67.7%) |
| 6 (26.1%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 10 (32.3%) |
| 9 (39.1%) | Games w/1+ Run | 16 (51.6%) |
| 3 (13.0%) | Games w/1+ HR | 2 (6.5%) |
| 6 (26.1%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 9 (29.0%) |
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