The upcoming game between Josh Smith’s Texas Rangers and the Toronto Blue Jays (with Kevin Gausman drawing the start) is scheduled for Friday, June 16 at 8:05 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Smith
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -138 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -111 |
| RBI | 0.5 | +100 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -149 |
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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.
- The 32-year-old’s 3.12 ERA ranks 19th, 1.142 WHIP ranks 28th, and 12.2 K/9 ranks second among qualified pitchers in the majors this year.
- The Blue Jays strike out a league-high 9.6 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff.
- The Blue Jays have pitched to a 3.96 this season, which ranks 10th in baseball.
- 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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Josh Smith Stats vs. the Blue Jays
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/11/2022 | Trevor Richards | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 9/10/2022 | Kevin Gausman | 2-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 9/9/2022 | Ross Stripling | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
Smith Stats and Trends
- Smith has reached base with a base hit 16 times this year in 40 games played (40.0%), including multiple knocks in 7.5% of them (three times).
- He has homered in three games this season, leaving the ballpark in 2.5% of his plate appearances.
- He has touched home plate at least one time in 13 of 40 games this year (32.5%), which includes two or more runs scored in four of them (10.0%).
- Smith has driven in at least one run four times so far this season in 40 games played (10.0%), including one game in which he plated multiple runs.
- He has fanned 23 times this season in 40 tries (57.5%), including striking out on multiple occasions in 27.5% of games (11 times).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | GP | 21 |
| 6 (31.6%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 10 (47.6%) |
| 0 (0.0%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 3 (14.3%) |
| 5 (26.3%) | Games w/1+ Run | 8 (38.1%) |
| 1 (5.3%) | Games w/1+ HR | 2 (9.5%) |
| 1 (5.3%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 3 (14.3%) |
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