Dairon Blanco and the Kansas City Royals face off against starter Nick Pivetta and the Boston Red Sox at 7:10 PM ET on Wednesday, August 9 at Fenway Park.
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Player Prop Odds for Blanco
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -141 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -107 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -103 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -143 |
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Stats and Trends for the Boston Red Sox
- Pivetta (7-6) will take the mound for the Red Sox, his 10th start of the season.
- The right-hander last pitched out of the bullpen on Saturday, when he threw four innings, giving up three earned runs while allowing six hits to the Toronto Blue Jays.
- The 30-year-old has pitched in 27 games this season with a 4.19 ERA, 10.9 strikeouts per nine innings and a batting average against of .205.
- The Red Sox strike out 8.7 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 15th in MLB.
- Red Sox pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.41 this year, which ranks 18th in MLB.
- The Red Sox rank 19th in MLB with a combined 1.325 WHIP this season.
- The Red Sox have given up 145 home runs so far this season (the 23rd-ranked total in MLB play).
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Dairon Blanco Stats vs. the Red Sox
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/7/2023 | Brayan Bello | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
Blanco Stats and Trends
- This year, Blanco has totaled at least one hit in 15 of 26 games played (57.7%), with two multi-hit games.
- In the 26 games in which he’s logged a plate appearance this season, he has zero home runs.
- He has scored at least a run in six of 26 games played this season (23.1%), including two games where he scored more than one run.
- Blanco has tallied at least one RBI in eight of 26 games played this season (30.8%), including two games with more than one run driven in.
- He has gone down on strikes one or more times 13 times this year in 26 games (50.0%), including six games with more than one strikeout (23.1%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | GP | 13 |
| 7 (53.8%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 8 (61.5%) |
| 2 (15.4%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 0 (0.0%) |
| 4 (30.8%) | Games w/1+ Run | 2 (15.4%) |
| 0 (0.0%) | Games w/1+ HR | 0 (0.0%) |
| 4 (30.8%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 4 (30.8%) |
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