After a multi-hit performance in his previous game (3-for-5 with a double and two RBI), Yandy Diaz will look for continued success Sunday. The Tampa Bay Rays square off versus the Arizona Diamondbacks, and will face starting pitcher Merrill Kelly at 1:40 PM ET on BSSUN.
Find odds, stats, and more below to make your Yandy Díaz player prop bets.
Diaz leads the Rays with 54 runs batted in while accumulating a team-high batting average of .273 (he’s also hit 10 home runs). Diaz brings a four-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is batting .300 with a double, a walk and three RBI.
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Yandy Díaz Prop Bets and Odds
- Hits Prop: 1.5 hits (Over odds: +190)
- RBI Prop: 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +195)
- Runs Prop: 0.5 runs (Over odds: +115)
- Total Bases Prop: 1.5 total bases (Over odds: +115)
How to Watch Tampa Bay Rays vs. Arizona Diamondbacks
- Matchup: Tampa Bay Rays vs. Arizona Diamondbacks
- Time: 1:40 PM ET
- Date: Sunday, August 18, 2024
- TV Channel: BSSUN
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch now!)
Yandy Díaz vs. Merrill Kelly
Yandy Díaz prop bet insights
- In 72.6% of his 113 games this season, Diaz has notched a base hit (82 times). He’s also notched 34 multi-hit games in 2024 (30.1%).
- He has homered in 8.8% of his games in 2024 (10 of 113), 2% of his trips to the plate.
- Diaz has touched home plate at least one time 38 times this season in 113 tries (33.6%), including scoring multiple runs in 5.3% of games (six times).
- He has notched at least one RBI 38 times this year in 113 games played (33.6%), including 14 times plating multiple runs (12.4%). He has also driven in three or more of his team’s runs in two contests.
- Diaz has gone down on strikes at least once in 54.0% of his games this season (61 of 113), with two or more strikeouts in 14 of those contests (12.4%).
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Yandy Díaz stats against the Diamondbacks
| Date |
Opp. SP |
H/AB |
XBH |
HR |
RBI |
R |
K/BB |
SB |
| 8/17/2024 |
Zac Gallen |
3-for-5 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1/0 |
0 |
| 8/16/2024 |
Ryne Nelson |
1-for-5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1/0 |
0 |
| 6/29/2023 |
Brandon Pfaadt |
0-for-3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1/2 |
0 |
| 6/28/2023 |
Zach Davies |
3-for-4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0/0 |
0 |
| 6/27/2023 |
Zac Gallen |
1-for-4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0/0 |
0 |
Diamondbacks starter: Merrill Kelly
- Kelly takes the hill for the Diamondbacks in his sixth of the season. He is 3-0 with a 2.43 ERA and 23 Ks through 29 2/3 innings pitched.
- The right-hander’s most recent appearance was on Sunday versus the Philadelphia Phillies, as he tossed five innings, giving up two earned runs while surrendering three hits.
- In five games this year, the 35-year-old put up an ERA of 2.43, with 7 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .194 against him.
- Kelly has registered three quality starts this year.
