The upcoming matchup between Drew Waters’ Kansas City Royals and the Boston Red Sox (with James Paxton getting the start) is scheduled for Thursday, August 10 at 7:10 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Waters
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +102 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -127 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -135 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | -137 |
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Stats and Trends for the Boston Red Sox
- The Red Sox’s Paxton (6-3) will make his 15th start of the season.
- The left-hander last pitched on Friday, when he gave up four earned runs and allowed nine hits in five innings against the Toronto Blue Jays.
- The 34-year-old has pitched in 14 games this season with an ERA of 3.60, a 3.82 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.147.
- The Red Sox average the 15th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.7) in the league this season.
- The Red Sox have pitched to a 4.39 this season, which ranks 17th in baseball.
- Red Sox pitchers have a 1.323 WHIP this season, 19th in the majors.
- With 148 homers allowed, the Red Sox rank 24th in the league at preventing long balls.
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Drew Waters Stats vs. the Red Sox
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/9/2023 | Nick Pivetta | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3/0 | 0 |
| 8/8/2023 | Kutter Crawford | 3-for-5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2/0 | 1 |
| 8/7/2023 | Brayan Bello | 1-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 1 |
| 9/18/2022 | Nick Pivetta | 2-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
Waters Stats and Trends
- In 32 of 56 games this year (57.1%), Waters has recorded a hit, and he collected more than one hit in 12 of those contests (21.4%).
- In seven of 56 games this season, he has homered (12.5%). He’s taken the pitcher deep in 3.3% of his trips to the plate.
- He has scored at least one run in 19 of 56 games this year (33.9%), which includes more than one run scored in seven of those contests (12.5%).
- In 28.6% of his contests this season (16 of 56), Waters has plated at least one run. In five of those games (8.9%) he recorded two or more RBI, while he was responsible for three or more of his team’s runs in two games.
- He has struck out in 43 of 56 games this year, including multiple Ks in 24 of them.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 28 | GP | 28 |
| 19 (67.9%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 13 (46.4%) |
| 7 (25.0%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 5 (17.9%) |
| 15 (53.6%) | Games w/1+ Run | 4 (14.3%) |
| 4 (14.3%) | Games w/1+ HR | 3 (10.7%) |
| 10 (35.7%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 6 (21.4%) |
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