Josh Smith Player Props: May 23, Rangers vs. Phillies
Josh Smith is back in action after reaching base in all four of his plate appearances in his last game, going 2-for-2 with two RBI. His Texas Rangers face Zack Wheeler and the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday at 1:05 PM ET on BSSW.
Find odds, stats, and more below to make your Josh Smith player prop bets.
Smith has a team-high batting average of .286. He has hit two home runs and collected 20 RBI.
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- Matchup: Texas Rangers vs. Philadelphia Phillies
- Time: 1:05 PM ET
- Date: Thursday, May 23, 2024
- TV Channel: BSSW
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch now!)
- Hits Prop: 0.5 hits (Over odds: -141)
- Home Runs Prop: 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +650)
- RBI Prop: 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +285)
- Runs Prop: 0.5 runs (Over odds: +205)
- Total Bases Prop: 0.5 total bases (Over odds: -141)
Josh Smith prop bet insights
- Smith has a hit in 33 out of 47 games this season (70.2%), with at least two hits in nine of those contests (19.1%).
- Despite logging a plate appearance in 47 games this season, he has hit just two home runs.
- Smith has touched home plate in 34.0% of his 47 games this year, with two or more runs scored in 12.8% of those games (six).
- In 18 of 47 games this year (38.3%), he has driven in at least one run, including two games with multiple RBI.
- Smith has been set down on strikes at least once 25 times this year in 47 tries (53.2%), including striking out on multiple occasions in 17.0% of games (eight times).
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Josh Smith stats against the Phillies
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/22/2024 | Taijuan Walker | 2-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 5/21/2024 | Ranger Suárez | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 4/1/2023 | Zack Wheeler | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2/1 | 0 |
| 3/30/2023 | Aaron Nola | 0-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 6/22/2022 | Zack Wheeler | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2/1 | 0 |
| 6/21/2022 | Kyle Gibson | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
Phillies starter: Zack Wheeler
- Wheeler toes the rubber for the Phillies in his 11th of the season. He is 5-3 with a 2.52 ERA and 71 Ks in 60 2/3 innings pitched.
- The right-hander’s most recent time out was on Friday versus the Washington Nationals, as he tossed 7 1/3 innings, giving up two earned runs while allowing three hits.
- Among qualifying pitchers, the 33-year-old’s 2.52 ERA ranks 13th, .973 WHIP ranks 11th, and 10.5 K/9 ranks ninth this season.
- Wheeler enters this outing after racking up seven quality starts.