Kauffman Stadium is where Bobby Witt Jr. and the Kansas City Royals will face off against starter Tanner Houck and the Boston Red Sox on Saturday, September 2 at 7:10 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Witt
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | -103 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -133 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -135 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +102 |
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Stats and Trends for the Boston Red Sox
- Houck (3-8) will take to the mound for the Red Sox and make his 16th start of the season.
- The right-hander last pitched on Sunday, when he gave up one earned run and allowed five hits in four innings against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
- The 27-year-old has an ERA of 4.93, 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings and a batting average against of .244 in 15 games this season.
- The Red Sox have a 8.8 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 15th in the majors.
- The Red Sox have pitched to a 4.55 this season, which ranks 21st in baseball.
- The Red Sox rank 20th in MLB with a combined 1.352 WHIP this season.
- The Red Sox have allowed 180 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/1/2023 | James Paxton | 3-for-5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 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 |
Witt Stats and Trends
- In 90 of 133 games this season (67.7%), Witt has recorded a hit, and he collected two or more knocks in 43 of those contests (32.3%).
- He has hit a home run in 20.3% of his games this season (133 contests), going yard in 4.8% of his plate appearances.
- In 46.6% of his 133 games this season, he has scored a run (62 times). Also, he’s notched 13 games with multiple runs in 2023 (9.8%).
- Witt has produced at least one run in 50 out of 133 games this year (37.6%). He has collected two or more RBI in 19 of those contests (14.3%).
- In 57.1% of his contests this year (76 of 133), he has gone down on strikes one or more times. In 22 of those games (16.5%), he registered more than one strikeout.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 65 | GP | 68 |
| 43 (66.2%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 47 (69.1%) |
| 23 (35.4%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 20 (29.4%) |
| 33 (50.8%) | Games w/1+ Run | 29 (42.6%) |
| 16 (24.6%) | Games w/1+ HR | 11 (16.2%) |
| 27 (41.5%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 23 (33.8%) |
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