At 7:20 PM ET on Wednesday, August 16, Kyle Higashioka and the New York Yankees will take the field against the Atlanta Braves and starting pitcher Charlie Morton at Truist Park, airing on BSSO.
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Player Prop Odds for Higashioka
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -136 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -105 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -116 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -151 |
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Stats and Trends for the Atlanta Braves
- The Braves will hand the ball to Morton (11-10) for his 24th start of the season.
- The right-hander’s last start was on Friday, when he tossed five innings without allowing a run on three hits in a matchup with the New York Mets.
- Among qualified pitchers in the majors this season, the 39-year-old ranks 29th in ERA (3.71), 59th in WHIP (1.461), and 18th in K/9 (9.5).
- The Braves strike out 9.4 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, fifth-best in MLB.
- Braves pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.86 this year, sixth-best in baseball.
- The Braves have a combined WHIP of 1.286 as a pitching staff, which ranks 16th in MLB.
- With just 125 homers allowed, the Braves rank fourth in the league at preventing long balls.
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Kyle Higashioka Stats vs. the Braves
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/14/2023 | Max Fried | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
Higashioka Stats and Trends
- In 32 of 65 games this season (49.2%), Higashioka has recorded a hit, and he collected at least two in nine of those contests (13.8%).
- In seven of 65 games this season, he has homered (10.8%). He’s hit a round-tripper in 3.4% of his trips to the plate.
- He has scored at least a run in 16 of 65 games played this season (24.6%), including two games where he scored more than one run.
- In 36.9% of his contests this year (24 of 65), Higashioka has driven in at least one run. In six of those games (9.2%) he recorded two or more RBI.
- He has struck out in 42 of 65 games this season, including multiple Ks in 14 of them.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 31 | GP | 34 |
| 13 (41.9%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 19 (55.9%) |
| 4 (12.9%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 5 (14.7%) |
| 9 (29.0%) | Games w/1+ Run | 7 (20.6%) |
| 5 (16.1%) | Games w/1+ HR | 2 (5.9%) |
| 11 (35.5%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 13 (38.2%) |
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