Alex Verdugo and the Boston Red Sox will hit the field at Fenway Park on Tuesday, August 8, where they will play the Kansas City Royals and starting pitcher Brady Singer. The game will begin at 7:10 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Verdugo
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +109 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -118 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -110 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -117 |
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Stats and Trends for the Kansas City Royals
- Singer (7-8) will take to the mound for the Royals and make his 23rd start of the season.
- The right-hander’s last appearance was on Thursday, when he threw eight scoreless innings against the New York Mets while allowing three hits.
- The 27-year-old’s 5.10 ERA ranks 57th, 1.389 WHIP ranks 53rd, and 7.7 K/9 ranks 49th among qualified pitchers in the majors this year.
- The Royals average just eight strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 27th in the league.
- The Royals have pitched to a 5.20 this season, which ranks 28th in baseball.
- The Royals have a combined WHIP of 1.413 as a pitching staff, which ranks 25th in MLB.
- The Royals have allowed 139 home runs this season, or 1.2 per game. That ranks 19th in MLB.
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Alex Verdugo Stats vs. the Royals
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/7/2023 | Cole Ragans | 0-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 9/17/2022 | Brady Singer | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 9/16/2022 | Jon Heasley | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/2 | 0 |
| 8/7/2022 | Brad Keller | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/6/2022 | Daniel Lynch | 2-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/5/2022 | Zack Greinke | 3-for-4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 8/4/2022 | Kris Bubic | 0-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 7/1/2021 | Kris Bubic | 2-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 6/30/2021 | Mike Minor | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 6/29/2021 | Brad Keller | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0/2 | 0 |
Verdugo Stats and Trends
- Verdugo has recorded a hit 67 times this year in 98 games played (68.4%), with 31 multi-hit efforts (31.6%).
- He has homered in 8.2% of his games this season (98 contests), going yard in 1.8% of his trips to home plate.
- In 46.9% of his games this year (46 of 98), he has scored at least one run. In 11 of those games (11.2%), he tallied two or more runs scored.
- In 29.6% of his contests this season (29 of 98), Verdugo has driven in at least one run. In nine of those games (9.2%) he recorded two or more RBI, while accounting for three or more of his team’s runs in two games.
- He has struck out one or more times in 51.0% of his games this year (50 of 98), striking out multiple times in 11 of those games (11.2%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | GP | 47 |
| 35 (68.6%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 32 (68.1%) |
| 22 (43.1%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 9 (19.1%) |
| 27 (52.9%) | Games w/1+ Run | 19 (40.4%) |
| 5 (9.8%) | Games w/1+ HR | 3 (6.4%) |
| 15 (29.4%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 14 (29.8%) |
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