On Friday, August 18 at 8:10 PM ET, Alfonso Rivas and the Pittsburgh Pirates will challenge starter Pablo Lopez and the Minnesota Twins at Target Field, airing on BSN.
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Player Prop Odds for Rivas
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | -102 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -125 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -118 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | -116 |
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Stats and Trends for the Minnesota Twins
- Lopez (8-6) will take to the mound for the Twins and make his 25th start of the season.
- The right-hander’s last start was on Saturday, when he tossed six innings without allowing a run on four hits in a matchup with the Philadelphia Phillies.
- The 27-year-old ranks 27th in ERA (3.66), 13th in WHIP (1.090), and fifth in K/9 (11) among qualified pitchers in the majors this campaign.
- The Twins have a 9.6 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, first-best in baseball.
- The Twins have the ninth-best ERA (3.91) in the majors this season.
- The Twins have a combined WHIP of just 1.201 as a pitching staff, which is the second-best in baseball this season.
- The Twins have given up 144 home runs so far this season (the 16th-ranked total in MLB play).
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Alfonso Rivas Stats vs. the Twins
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/1/2021 | Joe Ryan | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 8/31/2021 | John Gant | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3/0 | 0 |
Rivas Stats and Trends
- This year, Rivas has posted at least one hit in seven of 18 games played (38.9%), with two multi-hit games.
- Despite registering a plate appearance in 18 games this season, he has swatted two homers.
- He has scored in five of 18 contests this year.
- Rivas has notched at least one RBI four times so far this season in 18 games played (22.2%), including one game in which he plated multiple runs.
- He has struck out in 77.8% of his 18 games this year, while fanning more than once in 27.8% of those contests (five).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | GP | 8 |
| 4 (40.0%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 3 (37.5%) |
| 1 (10.0%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 1 (12.5%) |
| 2 (20.0%) | Games w/1+ Run | 3 (37.5%) |
| 1 (10.0%) | Games w/1+ HR | 1 (12.5%) |
| 3 (30.0%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 1 (12.5%) |
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