Kyle Higashioka: MLB Player Prop Bets for Yankees Vs Red Sox – August 20, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on August 19, 2023

Yankee Stadium is where Kyle Higashioka and the New York Yankees will go up against starter Josh Winckowski and the Boston Red Sox on Sunday, August 20 at 1:35 PM ET.

Looking to put down a bet on Higashioka ahead of his matchup on Sunday? Keep reading for everything you need to know, then head over to DraftKings Sportsbook to place your bets!

Player Prop Odds for Higashioka

Prop O/U Over Odds
Hits 0.5 -134
Runs 0.5 -104
RBI 0.5 -115
Strikeouts 0.5 -149

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Stats and Trends for the Boston Red Sox

  • Winckowski heads to the mound for the Red Sox to make his second start of the season, seeking his fourth win.
  • The right-hander last pitched out of the bullpen on Thursday, when he threw two-thirds of an inning, giving up three earned runs while allowing four hits to the Washington Nationals.
  • 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 (4.35) in the majors this season.
  • The Red Sox rank 19th in MLB with a combined 1.302 WHIP this season.
  • The Red Sox have allowed 160 home runs this season, or 1.3 per game. That ranks 25th in MLB play.

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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

  • In 48.5% of his 66 games this season, Higashioka has notched a base hit (32 times). He’s also collected nine multi-hit games in 2023 (13.6%).
  • He has hit a long ball in seven games this season, leaving the ballpark in 3.3% of his plate appearances.
  • In 16 of 66 games this season (24.2%), he has scored at least one run, including two games in which he scored more than one run.
  • Higashioka has picked up an RBI in 36.4% of his 66 games this season, with two or more RBI in 9.1% of those games (six).
  • In 63.6% of his 66 games this season, he has gone down on strikes (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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