Alex Verdugo and the Boston Red Sox will take the field at Fenway Park on Thursday, August 10, where they will play the Kansas City Royals and starting pitcher Austin Cox. The game will start at 7:10 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Verdugo
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -150 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -116 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -108 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -115 |
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Stats and Trends for the Kansas City Royals
- The Royals’ Cox will make his third start of the season.
- The left-hander last pitched out of the bullpen on Friday, when he threw one scoreless inning without allowing a hit to the Philadelphia Phillies.
- The Royals have a eight K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 28th in baseball.
- The Royals have the 28th-ranked ERA (5.17) in the majors this season.
- Royals pitchers have a 1.405 WHIP this season, 25th in the majors.
- With 141 homers allowed, the Royals rank 20th in the league at preventing long balls.
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Alex Verdugo Stats vs. the Royals
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/9/2023 | Jordan Lyles | 1-for-3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 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 |
Verdugo Stats and Trends
- Verdugo has collected a base hit 69 times this season in 100 games played (69.0%), including multiple knocks on 31 occasions (31.0%).
- Out of the 100 games he has played in this season, he’s gone yard in eight contests (8.0%), homering in 1.8% of his plate appearances.
- He has scored at least one run in 48.0% of his contests this year (48 of 100), with two or more runs scored in 12 of those contests (12.0%).
- In 30 of 100 games this season (30.0%), Verdugo has picked up an RBI, and in 10 of those games (10.0%) he knocked in multiple runs. He has also been responsible for three or more of his team’s runs in two contests.
- He has struck out one or more times in 52 of 100 games this season (52.0%), while fanning multiple times in 11 of those contests (11.0%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 53 | GP | 47 |
| 37 (69.8%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 32 (68.1%) |
| 22 (41.5%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 9 (19.1%) |
| 29 (54.7%) | Games w/1+ Run | 19 (40.4%) |
| 5 (9.4%) | Games w/1+ HR | 3 (6.4%) |
| 16 (30.2%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 14 (29.8%) |
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