Alek Thomas Preview, Player Props: Diamondbacks vs. Padres
On Thursday, Alek Thomas (.348 slugging percentage in past 10 games, with no home runs) and the Arizona Diamondbacks face the San Diego Padres, whose starting pitcher will be Rich Hill. First pitch is at 9:40 PM ET.
In his most recent game he had a hitless performance (0-for-3) against the Rockies.
Alek Thomas Game Info & Props vs. the Padres
- Game Day: Thursday, August 17, 2023
- Game Time: 9:40 PM ET
- Stadium: PETCO Park
- Padres Starter: Rich Hill
- TV Channel: SDPA
- Hits Prop: Over/under 0.5 hits (Over odds: -161)
- Home Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +950)
- RBI Prop: Over/under 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +230)
- Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 runs (Over odds: +180)
Discover More About This Game
Alek Thomas At The Plate
- Thomas is batting .233 with 13 doubles, four triples, seven home runs and 10 walks.
- Thomas has gotten a hit in 39 of 77 games this season (50.6%), including 14 multi-hit games (18.2%).
- Looking at the 77 games he has played this season, he's hit a long ball in seven of them (9.1%), and in 2.7% of his trips to the dish.
- Thomas has picked up an RBI in 19 games this year (24.7%), with more than one RBI in three of those contests (3.9%).
- In 36.4% of his games this season, he has scored at least once. And he's had six games with multiple runs (7.8%).
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Padres Pitching Rankings
- The Padres pitching staff is 13th in MLB with a collective 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings.
- The Padres have a 3.86 team ERA that ranks sixth across all league pitching staffs.
- The Padres surrender the ninth-fewest home runs in baseball (135 total, 1.1 per game).
- Hill makes the start for the Padres, his 25th of the season. He is 7-12 with a 5.24 ERA and 112 strikeouts in 125 1/3 innings pitched.
- The lefty's last time out came on Sunday against the Arizona Diamondbacks, when he threw 3 1/3 innings, surrendering three earned runs while giving up seven hits.
- This season, the 43-year-old ranks 58th in ERA (5.24), 60th in WHIP (1.508), and 45th in K/9 (8) among qualifying pitchers.
