Andrew Velazquez’s Los Angeles Angels and the Oakland Athletics, who will be sending Paul Blackburn to the hill, square off at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on Saturday, September 2. The first pitch will be thrown at 4:07 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Velazquez
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -139 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -109 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -106 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | -103 |
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Stats and Trends for the Oakland Athletics
- Blackburn (3-4) will take to the mound for the Athletics and make his 16th start of the season.
- The right-hander’s last appearance was on Sunday, when he threw six innings against the Chicago White Sox, giving up two earned runs while allowing eight hits.
- The 29-year-old has pitched to a 3.93 ERA this season with 9.1 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 3.1 walks per nine across 16 games.
- The Athletics have a 8.3 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 25th in the majors.
- The Athletics have pitched to a 5.68 this season, which ranks 30th in baseball.
- The Athletics have a combined 1.534 WHIP as a pitching staff, highest in MLB.
- With 184 homers allowed, the Athletics rank 26th in the league at preventing long balls.
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Andrew Velazquez Stats vs. the Athletics
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/10/2022 | JP Sears | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/9/2022 | James Kaprielian | 1-for-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/4/2022 | Paul Blackburn | 0-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 8/3/2022 | James Kaprielian | 1-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 5/22/2022 | Cole Irvin | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 5/21/2022 | Frankie Montás | 1-for-3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 5/20/2022 | Paul Blackburn | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 5/15/2022 | Frankie Montás | 1-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 5/14/2022 | Adam Oller | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 5/14/2022 | Paul Blackburn | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 1 |
Velazquez Stats and Trends
- Velazquez has picked up a hit in 12 games this season (38 games played, 31.6%), including one multi-hit game.
- Despite logging a plate appearance in 38 games this season, he has swatted just two homers.
- In nine of 38 games this year, he has scored a run, with one game where he scored multiple runs.
- Velazquez has recorded an RBI in three of 38 games this year.
- He has fanned 21 times this year in 38 tries (55.3%), including striking out on multiple occasions in 21.1% of games (eight times).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | GP | 24 |
| 4 (28.6%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 8 (33.3%) |
| 0 (0.0%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 1 (4.2%) |
| 3 (21.4%) | Games w/1+ Run | 6 (25.0%) |
| 1 (7.1%) | Games w/1+ HR | 1 (4.2%) |
| 1 (7.1%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 2 (8.3%) |
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