Ronald Acuña Jr. Preview, Player Props: Braves vs. Mets
On Monday, Ronald Acuna Jr. (.362 on-base percentage in past 10 games, 55 points below season-long percentage) and the Atlanta Braves face the New York Mets, whose starting pitcher will be David Peterson. First pitch is at 7:20 PM ET.
He had a hitless showing in his previous game (0-for-3) against the Giants.
Ronald Acuña Jr. Game Info & Props vs. the Mets
- Game Day: Monday, August 21, 2023
- Game Time: 7:20 PM ET
- Stadium: Truist Park
- Mets Starter: David Peterson
- TV Channel: BSSO
- Hits Prop: Over/under 1.5 hits (Over odds: +180)
- Home Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +360)
- RBI Prop: Over/under 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +140)
- Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 runs (Over odds: -175)
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Ronald Acuña Jr. At The Plate
- Acuna leads Atlanta with an OBP of .417, plus a team-best slugging percentage of .569.
- Among the qualified batters in MLB action, he ranks third in batting average, first in on-base percentage, and fifth in slugging.
- Acuna has gotten a hit in 93 of 123 games this year (75.6%), with at least two hits on 52 occasions (42.3%).
- In 21.1% of his games this season, he has hit a home run, and 4.9% of his trips to the plate.
- In 39.8% of his games this year, Acuna has notched at least one RBI. In 16 of those games (13.0%) he recorded more than one RBI, while he was responsible for three or more of his team's runs in nine contests.
- He has scored at least once 78 times this year (63.4%), including 27 games with multiple runs (22.0%).
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Ronald Acuña Jr. Home/Away Batting Splits
Mets Pitching Rankings
- The pitching staff for the Mets has a collective 8.7 K/9, which ranks 17th in the league.
- The Mets have a 4.51 team ERA that ranks 20th among all MLB pitching staffs.
- Mets pitchers combine to allow 155 total home runs at a rate of 1.2 per game (to rank 19th in the league).
- Peterson makes the start for the Mets, his 15th of the season. He is 3-7 with a 5.45 ERA and 79 strikeouts through 72 2/3 innings pitched.
- In his last appearance on Tuesday, the lefty threw 3 2/3 innings against the Pittsburgh Pirates, giving up one earned run while surrendering three hits.
- In 20 games this season, the 27-year-old has a 5.45 ERA and 9.8 strikeouts per nine innings, while giving up a batting average of .296 to opposing hitters.
