The upcoming matchup between Rafael Devers’ Boston Red Sox and the Kansas City Royals (with Jordan Lyles getting the start) is scheduled for Wednesday, August 9 at 7:10 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Devers
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +110 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -115 |
| Home Runs | 0.5 | +114 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -131 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -141 |
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Stats and Trends for the Kansas City Royals
- The Royals will send Lyles (3-12) to the mound for his 22nd start this season.
- The right-hander’s last appearance was on Friday, when he threw 5 2/3 innings against the Philadelphia Phillies, giving up five earned runs while allowing eight hits.
- Among qualified major league 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 have a eight K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 27th in baseball.
- Royals pitchers have a combined ERA of 5.18 this year, which ranks 28th in MLB.
- The Royals have a combined WHIP of 1.408 as a pitching staff, which ranks 25th in MLB.
- With 140 homers allowed, the Royals rank 19th in the league at preventing long balls.
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Rafael Devers Stats vs. the Royals
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/8/2023 | Brady Singer | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/7/2023 | Cole Ragans | 1-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 9/18/2022 | Kris Bubic | 4-for-6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 9/17/2022 | Brady Singer | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 9/16/2022 | Jon Heasley | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 8/7/2022 | Brad Keller | 1-for-5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/6/2022 | Daniel Lynch | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 8/5/2022 | Zack Greinke | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 8/4/2022 | Kris Bubic | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 7/1/2021 | Kris Bubic | 3-for-5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0/0 | 0 |
Devers Stats and Trends
- Devers has tallied a hit 68 times this season in 107 games played (63.6%), with 33 multi-hit efforts (30.8%).
- In 20.6% of his games this season, he has homered (22 of 107). He’s hit a round-tripper in 5.7% of his trips to the dish during the 2023 campaign.
- In 47 of 107 contests this season (43.9%), he has scored, and 13 of those games (12.1%) included a performance that produced more than one run scored.
- Devers has plated a run in 47 of 107 games this season, including multiple RBI in 19 of them. He has also driven in three or more of his team’s runs in eight contests.
- He has struck out one or more times in 69 out of 107 games this season (64.5%), while fanning multiple times in 19 of those games (17.8%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 57 | GP | 50 |
| 40 (70.2%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 28 (56.0%) |
| 20 (35.1%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 13 (26.0%) |
| 27 (47.4%) | Games w/1+ Run | 20 (40.0%) |
| 10 (17.5%) | Games w/1+ HR | 12 (24.0%) |
| 28 (49.1%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 19 (38.0%) |
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