Josh Smith Player Props: May 6, Rangers vs. Athletics
Josh Smith will try to get back on track after a hitless performance in his previous game (0-for-3). His Texas Rangers take on Alex Wood and the Oakland Athletics on Monday at 9:40 PM ET on BSSW.
Find odds, stats, and more below to make your Josh Smith player prop bets.
Smith leads the Rangers with a team-best batting average of .293. He has two home runs and 15 RBI.
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- Matchup: Texas Rangers vs. Oakland Athletics
- Time: 9:40 PM ET
- Date: Monday, May 6, 2024
- TV Channel: BSSW
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch now!)
- Hits Prop: 0.5 hits (Over odds: -159)
- Home Runs Prop: 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +950)
- RBI Prop: 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +225)
- Runs Prop: 0.5 runs (Over odds: +155)
- Total Bases Prop: 0.5 total bases (Over odds: -159)
Josh Smith prop bet insights
- Smith has recorded a hit 24 times this season in 33 games played (72.7%), including five multi-hit games (15.2%).
- Despite logging a plate appearance in 33 games this season, he has hit two round-trippers.
- In 36.4% of his games this year (12 of 33), Smith has scored at least a run, and in five of those games (15.2%) he recorded more than one run scored.
- In 14 of 33 games this year he has plated a run, and he has one game with multiple RBI.
- Smith has struck out at least once 16 times this year in 33 games played (48.5%), including six multi-punchout contests (18.2%).
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Josh Smith stats against the Athletics
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/11/2024 | JP Sears | 0-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 4/10/2024 | Ross Stripling | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 4/9/2024 | Alex Wood | 2-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 9/10/2023 | Luis Medina | 1-for-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 9/9/2023 | Sean Newcomb | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 9/8/2023 | Paul Blackburn | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/9/2023 | Austin Pruitt | 1-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/8/2023 | JP Sears | 0-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 5/13/2023 | James Kaprielian | 1-for-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 5/12/2023 | Ken Waldichuk | 0-for-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 0 |
Athletics starter: Alex Wood
- The Athletics will call on Wood (1-2) to make his eighth start of the season. He is 1-2 with a 6.32 ERA and 29 Ks through 31 1/3 innings pitched.
- His last outing came on Wednesday versus the Pittsburgh Pirates, when the lefty tossed four innings, allowing two earned runs while surrendering four hits.
- The 33-year-old has registered an ERA of 6.32, with 8.3 strikeouts per nine innings, in seven games this season. Opponents are batting .349 against him.
- So far this season, Wood does not have a quality start.