Target Field is where Max Kepler and the Minnesota Twins will challenge starter Mitch Keller and the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday, August 19 at 7:10 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Kepler
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -143 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -119 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -112 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -134 |
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Stats and Trends for the Pittsburgh Pirates
- The Pirates will hand the ball to Keller (9-8) for his 26th start of the season.
- The right-hander’s last appearance was on Sunday, when he threw six innings against the Cincinnati Reds, giving up one earned run while allowing five hits.
- Among qualified pitchers in the majors this year, the 27-year-old ranks 39th in ERA (4.27), 38th in WHIP (1.283), and 17th in K/9 (9.7).
- The Pirates strike out 8.7 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 15th in MLB.
- The Pirates have pitched to a 4.65 this season, which ranks 23rd in baseball.
- Pirates pitchers have a 1.407 WHIP this season, 25th in the majors.
- The Pirates have allowed 138 home runs this season, or 1.1 per game. That ranks 11th in MLB.
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Max Kepler Stats vs. the Pirates
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/18/2023 | Andre Jackson | 1-for-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
Kepler Stats and Trends
- Kepler has recorded a hit in 51 out of 92 games this season (55.4%), with multiple base knocks in 21 of them (22.8%).
- He has hit a home run in 20 games this season, going deep in 5.7% of his plate appearances.
- He has scored at least a run 38 times this season in 92 games played (41.3%), including 10 games with more than one run (10.9%).
- In 33 of 92 games this year (35.9%), Kepler has driven in a run, and in 10 of those games (10.9%) he knocked in multiple runs. He has also been responsible for three or more of his team’s runs in three contests.
- In 66.3% of his contests this season (61 of 92), he has struck out at least once. In 16 of those games (17.4%), he registered more than one strikeout.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 41 | GP | 51 |
| 24 (58.5%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 27 (52.9%) |
| 10 (24.4%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 11 (21.6%) |
| 17 (41.5%) | Games w/1+ Run | 21 (41.2%) |
| 9 (22.0%) | Games w/1+ HR | 11 (21.6%) |
| 17 (41.5%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 16 (31.4%) |
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