Spencer Torkelson Preview, Player Props: Tigers vs. Guardians

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Spencer Torkelson Preview, Player Props: Tigers vs. Guardians

Spencer Torkelson -- with a slugging percentage of .838 in his past 10 games, including six home runs -- will be in action for the Detroit Tigers against the Cleveland Guardians, with Gavin Williams on the mound, on August 18 at 4:10 PM ET.

He mashed two homers in his most recent game (going 2-for-5) in his last appearance against the Twins.

Spencer Torkelson Game Info & Props vs. the Guardians

  • Game Day: Friday, August 18, 2023
  • Game Time: 4:10 PM ET
  • Stadium: Progressive Field
  • Guardians Starter: Gavin Williams
  • TV Channel: BSGL
  • Hits Prop: Over/under 0.5 hits (Over odds: -175)
  • Home Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +333)
  • RBI Prop: Over/under 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +160)
  • Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 runs (Over odds: +120)

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Spencer Torkelson At The Plate

  • Torkelson has 103 hits to go with a slugging percentage of .431, both of which are tops among Detroit hitters this season.
  • Torkelson has picked up a hit in 58.5% of his 118 games this season, with multiple hits in 23.7% of them.
  • He has hit a home run in 14.4% of his games in 2023 (17 of 118), and 4.2% of his trips to the dish.
  • Torkelson has had at least one RBI in 39% of his games this year (46 of 118), with more than one RBI 13 times (11%). He has also been responsible for three or more of his team's runs in four contests.
  • In 49 of 118 games this season, he has scored, and 10 of those games included multiple runs.

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Guardians Pitching Rankings

  • The Guardians pitching staff ranks 26th in MLB with a collective 8.1 strikeouts per nine innings.
  • The Guardians have the fourth-ranked team ERA across all league pitching staffs (3.80).
  • Guardians pitchers combine to give up the second-fewest home runs in baseball (122 total, one per game).
  • Williams gets the start for the Guardians, his 11th of the season. He is 1-3 with a 2.80 ERA and 59 strikeouts through 54 2/3 innings pitched.
  • In his most recent time out on Saturday against the Tampa Bay Rays, the right-hander went five innings, allowing one earned run while surrendering five hits.
  • In 10 games this season, the 24-year-old has a 2.80 ERA and 9.7 strikeouts per nine innings, while giving up a batting average of .215 to opposing batters.
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