At 7:05 PM ET on Wednesday, August 23, Kyle Higashioka and the New York Yankees will take the field against the Washington Nationals and starting pitcher MacKenzie Gore at Yankee Stadium, airing on YES.
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Player Prop Odds for Higashioka
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -134 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -105 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -115 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -151 |
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Stats and Trends for the Washington Nationals
- The Nationals will hand the ball to Gore (6-9) for his 25th start of the season.
- The left-hander allowed one hit in 6 1/3 scoreless innings pitched against the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday.
- The 24-year-old has pitched in 24 games this season with an ERA of 4.38, a 2.71 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.378.
- The Nationals average just 7.8 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 29th in the league.
- Nationals pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.91 this year, which ranks 27th in MLB.
- Nationals pitchers have a 1.449 WHIP this season, third-worst in the majors.
- The Nationals have given up the most long balls so far this season with 190 home runs allowed.
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Kyle Higashioka Stats vs. the Nationals
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/8/2021 | Max Scherzer | 1-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2/0 | 0 |
Higashioka Stats and Trends
- Higashioka has recorded a hit in 33 of 67 games this year, with multiple hits in nine of them.
- He has hit a long ball in 11.9% of his games in 2023 (eight of 67), which amounts to 3.8% of his trips to the dish.
- He has scored at least a run in 17 of 67 games played this season (25.4%), including two games where he scored more than one run.
- Higashioka has driven in a run in 25 of 67 games this season, including multiple RBI in six of them.
- He has struck out at least once in 42 out of 67 games this year (62.7%), while fanning multiple times in 14 of those games (20.9%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 32 | GP | 35 |
| 14 (43.8%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 19 (54.3%) |
| 4 (12.5%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 5 (14.3%) |
| 10 (31.3%) | Games w/1+ Run | 7 (20.0%) |
| 6 (18.8%) | Games w/1+ HR | 2 (5.7%) |
| 12 (37.5%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 13 (37.1%) |
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