On Wednesday, August 9 at 7:10 PM ET, Alex Verdugo and the Boston Red Sox will match up with starter Jordan Lyles and the Kansas City Royals at Fenway Park, airing on NESN.
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Player Prop Odds for Verdugo
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -151 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -116 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -109 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -115 |
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Stats and Trends for the Kansas City Royals
- Lyles (3-12) will take to the mound for the Royals and make his 22nd start of the season.
- The right-hander gave up five earned runs and allowed eight hits in 5 2/3 innings pitched against the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday.
- Among qualified pitchers this season, the 32-year-old’s 6.08 ERA ranks 62nd, 1.285 WHIP ranks 43rd, and 6.2 K/9 ranks 59th.
- The Royals strike out just eight batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 27th in MLB.
- The Royals have pitched to a 5.18 this season, which ranks 28th in baseball.
- The Royals rank 25th in MLB with a combined 1.408 WHIP this season.
- The Royals have allowed 140 home runs this season, or 1.2 per game. That ranks 19th in MLB play.
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Alex Verdugo Stats vs. the Royals
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/8/2023 | Brady Singer | 1-for-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 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 |
Verdugo Stats and Trends
- Verdugo has picked up a hit in 68 of 99 games this season, with multiple hits in 31 of them.
- He has homered in 8.1% of his games in 2023 (eight of 99), which amounts to 1.8% of his trips to the plate.
- He has touched home plate in 47 of 99 games this season, including multiple runs scored in 12 of them.
- Verdugo has driven in at least one run in 29 of 99 games this season (29.3%). He has collected more than one RBI in nine of those contests (9.1%).
- In 51.5% of his 99 games this season, he has gone down on strikes (51 times). He’s also had 11 games with multiple Ks in 2023 (11.1%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 52 | GP | 47 |
| 36 (69.2%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 32 (68.1%) |
| 22 (42.3%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 9 (19.1%) |
| 28 (53.8%) | Games w/1+ Run | 19 (40.4%) |
| 5 (9.6%) | Games w/1+ HR | 3 (6.4%) |
| 15 (28.8%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 14 (29.8%) |
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