Joshua Palacios: MLB Player Prop Bets for Pirates Vs Diamondbacks – July 8, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on July 7, 2023

Joshua Palacios and the Pittsburgh Pirates meet starter Kyle Nelson and the Arizona Diamondbacks at 4:10 PM ET on Saturday, July 8 at Chase Field.

Looking to place a bet on Palacios ahead of his matchup on Saturday? Keep reading for everything you need to know, then head over to DraftKings Sportsbook to place your bets!

Player Prop Odds for Palacios

Prop O/U Over Odds
Hits 0.5 -147
Runs 0.5 -115
RBI 0.5 -112
Strikeouts 0.5 -140

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Stats and Trends for the Arizona Diamondbacks

  • The Diamondbacks will hand the ball to Nelson (4-1) for his fourth start of the season.
  • The left-hander last pitched on Thursday against the New York Mets, throwing scoreless two-thirds of an inning of relief and allowing one hit.
  • The 26-year-old has pitched to a 2.76 ERA this season with 11.6 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 2.5 walks per nine across 38 games.
  • The Diamondbacks have a 8.4 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 21st in the majors.
  • Diamondbacks pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.41 this year, which ranks 20th in MLB.
  • The Diamondbacks have a combined WHIP of 1.330 as a pitching staff, which ranks 20th in MLB.
  • The Diamondbacks have given up 102 home runs so far this season (the 18th-ranked total in MLB play).

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Joshua Palacios Stats vs. the Diamondbacks

Date Opp. SP H/AB XBH HR RBI R K/BB SB
7/7/2023 Zac Gallen 0-for-2 0 0 0 0 1/0 0
5/20/2023 Brandon Pfaadt 1-for-2 0 0 0 0 1/0 0
5/19/2023 Zac Gallen 3-for-4 0 0 3 1 1/1 0

Palacios Stats and Trends

  • Palacios has collected a hit in 52.8% of his 36 games this year, with more than one hit in 11.1% of those contests (four).
  • He has hit only one homer despite appearing in 36 games this season.
  • He has scored a run in nine of 36 contests this year.
  • Palacios has picked up an RBI in 25.0% of his 36 games this year, with more than one RBI in 8.3% of those contests (three). He has also knocked in three or more runs in one contest.
  • He has been set down on strikes at least once in 30.6% of his games this season (11 of 36), striking out multiple times in four of them (11.1%).
Home Away
18 GP 18
12 (66.7%) Games w/1+ Hit 7 (38.9%)
3 (16.7%) Games w/2+ Hits 1 (5.6%)
5 (27.8%) Games w/1+ Run 4 (22.2%)
1 (5.6%) Games w/1+ HR 0 (0.0%)
8 (44.4%) Games w/1+ RBI 1 (5.6%)

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