After he strung together two hits in his most recent appearance (going 2-for-4), Josh Smith and the Texas Rangers will see Taj Bradley on the mound for the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday at 4:05 PM ET on BSSW.
Find odds, stats, and more below to make your Josh Smith player prop bets.
Smith leads the Rangers with a .293 batting average. He’s hit seven home runs and racked up 34 RBI. Smith has safely hit in four straight games. During his last five outings he is hitting .300 with a double, two walks and two RBI.
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Josh Smith Prop Bets and Odds
- Hits Prop: 0.5 hits (Over odds: -170)
- Home Runs Prop: 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +650)
- RBI Prop: 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +235)
- Runs Prop: 0.5 runs (Over odds: +140)
- Total Bases Prop: 0.5 total bases (Over odds: -170)
- Stolen Bases Prop: 0.5 stolen bases (Over odds: +1000)
How to Watch Texas Rangers vs. Tampa Bay Rays
- Matchup: Texas Rangers vs. Tampa Bay Rays
- Time: 4:05 PM ET
- Date: Saturday, July 6, 2024
- TV Channel: BSSW
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch now!)
Josh Smith vs. Taj Bradley
Josh Smith prop bet insights
- In 69.5% of his games this season (57 of 82), Smith has posted a hit, and in 20 of those games (24.4%) he’s recorded more than one hit.
- He has homered in 8.5% of his games this season (82 contests), leaving the ballpark in 2.3% of his trips to the dish.
- Smith has scored at least one run 32 times this season in 82 games played (39.0%), including eight times scoring multiple runs (9.8%).
- He has driven in at least one run 29 times this season in 82 games played (35.4%), including four multi-RBI outings (4.9%). He has also accounted for three or more of his team’s runs in one contest.
- Smith has gone down on strikes at least once in 42 out of 82 games this season (51.2%), with two or more punchouts in 12 of those games (14.6%).
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Saturday at 3:25 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
Josh Smith stats against the Rays
| Date |
Opp. SP |
H/AB |
XBH |
HR |
RBI |
R |
K/BB |
SB |
| 4/3/2024 |
Aaron Civale |
1-for-4 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0/0 |
0 |
| 4/2/2024 |
Zach Eflin |
1-for-2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0/0 |
0 |
| 4/1/2024 |
Ryan Pepiot |
0-for-0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0/1 |
0 |
| 9/18/2022 |
Jeffrey Springs |
0-for-3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1/0 |
0 |
| 9/16/2022 |
Corey Kluber |
0-for-2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1/0 |
0 |
| 6/2/2022 |
Corey Kluber |
1-for-3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0/0 |
0 |
| 6/1/2022 |
Jeffrey Springs |
0-for-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0/1 |
0 |
| 5/31/2022 |
Ryan Yarbrough |
0-for-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0/0 |
1 |
| 5/30/2022 |
Drew Rasmussen |
3-for-4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1/0 |
0 |
Rays starter: Taj Bradley
- Bradley (3-4 with a 3.42 ERA and 72 strikeouts in 55 1/3 innings pitched) gets the nod for the Rays in his 11th start of the season.
- The right-hander’s last appearance came on Sunday versus the Washington Nationals, as he tossed 5 2/3 scoreless innings while allowing three hits.
- In 10 outings this season, the 23-year-old has amassed a 3.42 ERA and 11.7 strikeouts per nine frames, while surrendering a batting average of .207 to his opponents.
- Bradley has registered three quality starts this season.
