Bobby Witt Jr.’s Kansas City Royals and the Boston Red Sox, who will be sending James Paxton to the hill, go head to head at Kauffman Stadium on Friday, September 1. The first pitch will be thrown at 8:10 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Witt
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +109 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -118 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -119 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -145 |
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Stats and Trends for the Boston Red Sox
- The Red Sox’s Paxton (7-4) will make his 19th start of the season.
- The left-hander gave up four earned runs in 4 1/3 innings pitched on Saturday in his last outing, a matchup with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
- The 34-year-old has an ERA of 3.99, 9.6 strikeouts per nine innings and a batting average against of .237 in 18 games this season.
- The Red Sox strike out 8.8 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 15th in MLB.
- The Red Sox have pitched to a 4.48 this season, which ranks 19th in baseball.
- The Red Sox rank 20th in MLB with a combined 1.344 WHIP this season.
- The Red Sox have allowed 176 home runs this season, or 1.3 per game. That ranks 25th in MLB.
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Bobby Witt Jr. Stats vs. the Red Sox
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/10/2023 | James Paxton | 1-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 8/9/2023 | Nick Pivetta | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 8/8/2023 | Kutter Crawford | 1-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 2 |
| 8/7/2023 | Brayan Bello | 1-for-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 9/18/2022 | Nick Pivetta | 1-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 9/17/2022 | Rich Hill | 2-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 9/16/2022 | Michael Wacha | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/7/2022 | Kutter Crawford | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 8/6/2022 | Nathan Eovaldi | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/4/2022 | Nick Pivetta | 2-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2/0 | 1 |
Witt Stats and Trends
- Witt has a hit in 67.4% of his games this season (89 of 132), and he posted at least two hits in 42 of those contests (31.8%).
- He has hit a home run in 26 of 132 games in 2023 (19.7%), which is 4.7% of his trips to the plate.
- He has touched home plate at least one time in 46.2% of his contests this season (61 of 132), with more than one run scored in 12 of those contests (9.1%).
- Witt has picked up at least one RBI in 37.1% of his games this year (49 of 132), including more than one RBI in 18 of those contests (13.6%). He has also knocked in three or more of his team’s runs in eight contests.
- He has struck out at least once in 76 out of 132 games this season (57.6%), while fanning multiple times in 22 of those games (16.7%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 64 | GP | 68 |
| 42 (65.6%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 47 (69.1%) |
| 22 (34.4%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 20 (29.4%) |
| 32 (50.0%) | Games w/1+ Run | 29 (42.6%) |
| 15 (23.4%) | Games w/1+ HR | 11 (16.2%) |
| 26 (40.6%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 23 (33.8%) |
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