Yankee Stadium is where Alex Verdugo and the Boston Red Sox will take on starter Clarke Schmidt and the New York Yankees on Sunday, August 20 at 1:35 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Verdugo
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | -102 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -132 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -122 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -128 |
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Stats and Trends for the New York Yankees
- Schmidt (8-7) will take the mound for the Yankees, his 25th start of the season.
- The right-hander’s last start was on Monday, when he tossed 2 1/3 innings while giving up eight earned runs on nine hits in a matchup with the Atlanta Braves.
- The 27-year-old has an ERA of 4.76, 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings and a batting average against of .264 in 25 games this season.
- The Yankees average the 13th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.9) in the league this season.
- Yankees pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.10 this year, which ranks 13th in MLB.
- The Yankees have a combined 1.255 WHIP as a pitching staff, 10th-lowest in MLB.
- With 154 homers allowed, the Yankees rank 19th in the league at preventing long balls.
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Alex Verdugo Stats vs. the Yankees
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/19/2023 | Gerrit Cole | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 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 |
Verdugo Stats and Trends
- In 68.5% of his games this season (74-of-108), Verdugo has posted a hit. In 32 of those games (29.6%), he’s recorded multiple base knocks.
- In 8.3% of his games this season, he has homered (nine of 108). He’s taken the pitcher deep in 1.9% of his trips to the dish during the 2023 campaign.
- In 48.1% of his games this year (52 of 108), he has scored at least a run. In 13 of those games (12.0%), he tallied two or more runs scored.
- In 29.6% of his contests this season (32 of 108), Verdugo has produced at least one run. In 11 of those games (10.2%) he recorded more than one RBI, while he was responsible for three or more of his team’s runs in two games.
- He has fanned 56 times this season in 108 games played (51.9%), including 12 times punching out multiple times (11.1%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 56 | GP | 52 |
| 38 (67.9%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 36 (69.2%) |
| 22 (39.3%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 10 (19.2%) |
| 30 (53.6%) | Games w/1+ Run | 22 (42.3%) |
| 5 (8.9%) | Games w/1+ HR | 4 (7.7%) |
| 17 (30.4%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 15 (28.8%) |
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