At 1:05 PM ET on Saturday, August 19, Alex Verdugo and the Boston Red Sox will suit up against the New York Yankees and starting pitcher Gerrit Cole at Yankee Stadium, airing on FS1.
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Player Prop Odds for Verdugo
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +110 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -118 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -110 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -117 |
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Stats and Trends for the New York Yankees
- The Yankees will send Cole (10-3) to the mound for his 26th start this season.
- The right-hander gave up two earned runs in six innings pitched on Sunday in his last outing, a matchup with the Miami Marlins.
- Among qualified pitchers in the majors this season, the 32-year-old ranks third in ERA (2.76), fourth in WHIP (1.049), and 18th in K/9 (9.6).
- The Yankees average nine strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, 10th-most in the league.
- Yankees pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.08 this year, which ranks 13th in MLB.
- The Yankees have a combined WHIP of just 1.251 as a pitching staff, which is the 10th-best in baseball this season.
- The Yankees have allowed 151 home runs this season, or 1.2 per game. That ranks 19th in MLB.
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Alex Verdugo Stats vs. the Yankees
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/18/2023 | Jhony Brito | 3-for-5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 6/18/2023 | Luis Severino | 2-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 6/18/2023 | Clarke Schmidt | 2-for-4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 6/16/2023 | Domingo Germán | 2-for-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 6/11/2023 | Clarke Schmidt | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 6/10/2023 | Domingo Germán | 1-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 6/9/2023 | Gerrit Cole | 2-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 9/24/2022 | Domingo Germán | 2-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2/1 | 0 |
| 9/23/2022 | Gerrit Cole | 2-for-4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 9/22/2022 | Jameson Taillon | 1-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3/0 | 0 |
Verdugo Stats and Trends
- Verdugo has recorded a hit 74 times this season in 107 games played (69.2%), with 32 multi-hit efforts (29.9%).
- He has homered in 8.4% of his games this season (107 contests), going yard in 1.9% of his trips to home plate.
- In 48.6% of his 107 games this season, he has scored (52 times). Also, he’s put up 13 games with multiple runs in 2023 (12.1%).
- Verdugo has picked up at least one RBI in 32 of 107 games this season (29.9%). He has collected more than one RBI in 11 of those games (10.3%).
- He has been set down on strikes at least once in 55 out of 107 games this season (51.4%), while fanning multiple times in 12 of those contests (11.2%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 56 | GP | 51 |
| 38 (67.9%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 36 (70.6%) |
| 22 (39.3%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 10 (19.6%) |
| 30 (53.6%) | Games w/1+ Run | 22 (43.1%) |
| 5 (8.9%) | Games w/1+ HR | 4 (7.8%) |
| 17 (30.4%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 15 (29.4%) |
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