Salvador Pérez Player Props: May 17, Royals vs. Athletics
Salvador Perez, coming off a one-hit performance in his last game (1-for-4), will take the field for the Kansas City Royals versus Mitch Spence and the Oakland Athletics on Friday. First pitch is at 7:40 PM ET on NBCS-CA.
Find odds, stats, and more below to make your Salvador Pérez player prop bets.
Perez has a team-best batting average of .323, and leads the Royals in home runs (eight) and runs batted in (33). Perez ranks 29th in homers and eighth in RBI among all hitters in MLB action.
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Salvador Pérez Odds, Prop Bets and Game Info
- Matchup: Kansas City Royals vs. Oakland Athletics
- Time: 7:40 PM ET
- Date: Friday, May 17, 2024
- TV Channel: NBCS-CA
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch now!)
- Hits Prop: 1.5 hits (Over odds: +165)
- Home Runs Prop: 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +270)
- RBI Prop: 0.5 RBI (Over odds: -110)
- Runs Prop: 0.5 runs (Over odds: -110)
- Total Bases Prop: 1.5 total bases (Over odds: -120)
Salvador Pérez prop bet insights
- Perez has a hit in 32 of 43 games this season (74.4%), with multiple hits in 14 of those games (32.6%).
- Out of the 43 games he has played in this season, he’s homered in eight contests (18.6%), hitting a home run in 4.7% of his trips to the dish.
- In 16 of 43 games this year, Perez has crossed the plate, including one game with multiple runs scored.
- In 39.5% of his games this season (17 of 43), he has tallied at least one RBI. In eight of those games (18.6%) he recorded more than one RBI, while he was responsible for three or more of his team’s runs in four contests.
- Perez has been set down on strikes at least once in 19 of 43 games this season (44.2%), with more than one punchout in seven of those games (16.3%).
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Friday at 6:24 PM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
Salvador Pérez stats against the Athletics
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/23/2023 | Adrian Martinez | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 8/22/2023 | Dany Jimenez | 2-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 8/21/2023 | Paul Blackburn | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 5/7/2023 | Mason Miller | 3-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 5/6/2023 | Ken Waldichuk | 2-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 5/5/2023 | Kyle Muller | 1-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 6/19/2022 | Jared Koenig | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 6/18/2022 | Cole Irvin | 0-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3/0 | 0 |
| 6/17/2022 | Frankie Montás | 2-for-4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 9/16/2021 | Paul Blackburn | 2-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
Athletics starter: Mitch Spence
- In his first start of the season, Spence gets the nod for the Athletics.
- The 26-year-old right-hander has made 11 relief appearances this year.
- He has posted a 4.26 ERA and 7.8 Ks per nine innings while opponents are batting .231 against him over his 11 games this season.