On Wednesday, August 30 at 8:10 PM ET, Nelson Velazquez and the Kansas City Royals will take on starter Andre Jackson and the Pittsburgh Pirates at Kauffman Stadium, airing on BSKC.
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Player Prop Odds for Velazquez
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -142 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -111 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -113 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +104 |
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Stats and Trends for the Pittsburgh Pirates
- The Pirates’ Jackson will make his third start of the season.
- The right-hander last pitched on Thursday against the Chicago Cubs, throwing six innings of relief while giving up two earned runs and allowing six hits.
- The Pirates strike out 8.7 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 17th in MLB.
- The Pirates have the 21st-ranked ERA (4.59) in the majors this season.
- The Pirates rank 22nd in MLB with a combined 1.390 WHIP this season.
- With just 142 homers allowed, the Pirates rank fifth in the league at preventing long balls.
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Nelson Velazquez Stats vs. the Pirates
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/29/2023 | Colin Selby | 1-for-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 8/28/2023 | Juan Carlos Oviedo | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 9/25/2022 | Luis Ortiz | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 9/24/2022 | Juan Carlos Oviedo | 0-for-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 9/23/2022 | Bryse Wilson | 1-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 1 |
| 9/22/2022 | Mitch Keller | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 7/25/2022 | JT Brubaker | 0-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 6/23/2022 | José Quintana | 1-for-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 6/22/2022 | Jerad Eickhoff | 0-for-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/2 | 0 |
| 6/21/2022 | Roansy Contreras | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
Velazquez Stats and Trends
- Velazquez has collected a hit in 13 of 24 games this year, with multiple hits in four of them.
- He has homered in 33.3% of his games this season (24 contests), going yard in 9.8% of his plate appearances.
- In 14 of 24 games this season (58.3%), he has scored at least a run, including two games in which he scored more than one run.
- Velazquez has driven in at least one run nine times this season in 24 tries (37.5%), including plating more than one run in 12.5% of games (three times) and producing three or more of his team’s runs on one occasion.
- In 15 of 24 games this year (62.5%), he has been set down on strikes. Plus, five of those games (20.8%) included a performance that resulted in more than one strikeout.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | GP | 11 |
| 10 (76.9%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 3 (27.3%) |
| 4 (30.8%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 0 (0.0%) |
| 9 (69.2%) | Games w/1+ Run | 5 (45.5%) |
| 6 (46.2%) | Games w/1+ HR | 2 (18.2%) |
| 6 (46.2%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 3 (27.3%) |
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