On Friday, August 18 at 7:05 PM ET, Kyle Higashioka and the New York Yankees will take on starter Brayan Bello and the Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium, airing on APLTV.
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Player Prop Odds for Higashioka
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +110 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -121 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -135 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | -103 |
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Stats and Trends for the Boston Red Sox
- The Red Sox’s Bello (8-7) will make his 21st start of the season.
- The right-hander’s last start was on Saturday, when he tossed 4 2/3 innings while giving up four earned runs on nine hits in a matchup with the Detroit Tigers.
- The 24-year-old has pitched in 20 games this season with an ERA of 3.81, a 3.2 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.262.
- The Red Sox average the 14th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.8) in the league this season.
- The Red Sox have the 18th-ranked ERA (4.39) in the majors this season.
- The Red Sox have a combined WHIP of 1.310 as a pitching staff, which ranks 19th in MLB.
- With 158 homers allowed, the Red Sox rank 25th in the league at preventing long balls.
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Kyle Higashioka Stats vs. the Red Sox
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/18/2023 | Brayan Bello | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 6/16/2023 | Tanner Houck | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 6/10/2023 | Tanner Houck | 1-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 9/24/2022 | Nick Pivetta | 1-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 9/22/2022 | Michael Wacha | 1-for-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/14/2022 | Michael Wacha | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 7/17/2022 | Chris Sale | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/2 | 0 |
| 7/15/2022 | Nathan Eovaldi | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 7/9/2022 | Kutter Crawford | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 4/9/2022 | Nick Pivetta | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
Higashioka Stats and Trends
- Higashioka has recorded a hit 32 times this season in 66 games played (48.5%), with nine multi-hit efforts (13.6%).
- He has homered in seven games this season, going deep in 3.3% of his trips to the dish.
- In 16 of 66 games this year (24.2%), he has touched home plate at least one time, including two games in which he scored more than one run.
- In 36.4% of his contests this year (24 of 66), Higashioka has driven in at least one run. In six of those games (9.1%) he recorded more than one RBI.
- In 63.6% of his 66 games this season, he has struck out (42 times). He’s also had 14 games with multiple Ks in 2023 (21.2%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 31 | GP | 35 |
| 13 (41.9%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 19 (54.3%) |
| 4 (12.9%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 5 (14.3%) |
| 9 (29.0%) | Games w/1+ Run | 7 (20.0%) |
| 5 (16.1%) | Games w/1+ HR | 2 (5.7%) |
| 11 (35.5%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 13 (37.1%) |
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