At 7:10 PM ET on Thursday, August 10, Dairon Blanco and the Kansas City Royals will suit up against the Boston Red Sox and starting pitcher James Paxton at Fenway Park, airing on NESN.
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Player Prop Odds for Blanco
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +104 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -122 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -118 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +104 |
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Stats and Trends for the Boston Red Sox
- The Red Sox will hand the ball to Paxton (6-3) for his 15th start of the season.
- The left-hander gave up four earned runs in five innings pitched on Friday in his last outing, a matchup with the Toronto Blue Jays.
- The 34-year-old has pitched in 14 games this season with a 3.60 ERA, 10.1 strikeouts per nine innings and a batting average against of .223.
- The Red Sox have a 8.7 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 15th in the majors.
- The Red Sox have the 17th-ranked ERA (4.39) in the majors this season.
- 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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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
- Blanco has collected a hit in 15 of 26 games this season (57.7%), with multiple base hits in two of them.
- He has not yet hit a long ball this season in 26 games.
- He has scored at least one run in six of 26 games played this season (23.1%), including two games where he scored more than one run.
- Blanco has driven in at least one run in eight of 26 games played this season (30.8%), including two games with more than one run driven in.
- He has been set down on strikes in 13 of 26 games this year, including multiple Ks in six of them.
| 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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