Bobby Witt Jr. and the Kansas City Royals will hit the field at Fenway Park on Wednesday, August 9, where they will match up with the Boston Red Sox and starting pitcher Nick Pivetta. The matchup will begin at 7:10 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Witt
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +109 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -117 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -119 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -145 |
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Stats and Trends for the Boston Red Sox
- Pivetta (7-6) will take to the mound for the Red Sox and make his 10th start of the season.
- The right-hander last pitched on Saturday against the Toronto Blue Jays, throwing four innings of relief while giving up three earned runs and allowing six hits.
- The 30-year-old has pitched to a 4.19 ERA this season with 10.9 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 3.5 walks per nine across 27 games.
- The Red Sox strike out 8.7 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 15th in MLB.
- The Red Sox have the 18th-ranked ERA (4.41) in the majors this season.
- Red Sox pitchers have a 1.325 WHIP this season, 19th in the majors.
- With 145 homers allowed, the Red Sox rank 23rd in the league at preventing long balls.
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Bobby Witt Jr. Stats vs. the Red Sox
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/8/2023 | Kutter Crawford | 1-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 2 |
| 8/7/2023 | Brayan Bello | 1-for-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 9/18/2022 | Nick Pivetta | 1-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 9/17/2022 | Rich Hill | 2-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 9/16/2022 | Michael Wacha | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/7/2022 | Kutter Crawford | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 8/6/2022 | Nathan Eovaldi | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/4/2022 | Nick Pivetta | 2-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2/0 | 1 |
Witt Stats and Trends
- Witt has picked up a hit in 73 of 112 games this year, with multiple hits in 35 of them.
- In 19 of 112 games this season, he has homered (17.0%). He’s hit a round-tripper in 4.1% of his trips to the plate.
- In 44.6% of his 112 games this season, he has scored (50 times). Also, he’s notched eight games with multiple runs in 2023 (7.1%).
- Witt has notched at least one RBI in 41 of 112 games this season (36.6%). He has collected two or more RBI in 15 of those contests (13.4%).
- He has struck out in 61.6% of his 112 games this season, while fanning more than once in 18.8% of those contests (21).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 55 | GP | 57 |
| 35 (63.6%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 38 (66.7%) |
| 18 (32.7%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 17 (29.8%) |
| 26 (47.3%) | Games w/1+ Run | 24 (42.1%) |
| 11 (20.0%) | Games w/1+ HR | 8 (14.0%) |
| 22 (40.0%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 19 (33.3%) |
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