Kyle Higashioka and the New York Yankees take on starter Zach Eflin and the Tampa Bay Rays at 6:40 PM ET on Friday, August 25 at Tropicana Field.
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Player Prop Odds for Higashioka
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -134 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -104 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -114 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -148 |
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Stats and Trends for the Tampa Bay Rays
- Eflin (13-7) will take to the mound for the Rays and make his 25th start of the season.
- The right-hander gave up one earned run and allowed four hits in six innings pitched against the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday.
- Among qualified major league pitchers this season, the 29-year-old’s 3.58 ERA ranks 22nd, 1.019 WHIP ranks first, and 8.8 K/9 ranks 28th.
- The Rays strike out 9.1 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, seventh-best in MLB.
- Rays pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.88 this year, sixth-best in baseball.
- The Rays have a combined WHIP of just 1.198 as a pitching staff, which is the second-best in baseball this season.
- With just 136 homers allowed, the Rays rank fourth in the league at preventing long balls.
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Kyle Higashioka Stats vs. the Rays
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/1/2023 | Zach Eflin | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 5/13/2023 | Ryan Thompson | 1-for-1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 5/13/2023 | Shane McClanahan | 1-for-1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 5/13/2023 | Javy Guerra | 1-for-1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 5/13/2023 | Jalen Beeks | 1-for-1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 5/6/2023 | Drew Rasmussen | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/1 | 0 |
| 5/5/2023 | Yonny Chirinos | 1-for-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 9/11/2022 | Luis Patiño | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 9/10/2022 | Corey Kluber | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 9/9/2022 | Drew Rasmussen | 3-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
Higashioka Stats and Trends
- Higashioka has recorded a hit in 34 of 69 games this year (49.3%), with multiple hits in nine of those games (13.0%).
- Out of the 69 games he has played in this season, he’s homered in eight contests (11.6%), leaving the yard in 3.6% of his plate appearances.
- He has scored at least one run in 18 of 69 games played this season (26.1%), including two games where he scored more than one run.
- In 25 of 69 games this year (36.2%), Higashioka has notched an RBI, and in six of those games (8.7%) he knocked in multiple runs.
- In 43 of 69 games this year (62.3%), he has gone down on strikes. Plus, 14 of those games (20.3%) included an effort that resulted in two or more punchouts.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 34 | GP | 35 |
| 15 (44.1%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 19 (54.3%) |
| 4 (11.8%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 5 (14.3%) |
| 11 (32.4%) | Games w/1+ Run | 7 (20.0%) |
| 6 (17.6%) | Games w/1+ HR | 2 (5.7%) |
| 12 (35.3%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 13 (37.1%) |
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