At 7:10 PM ET on Saturday, September 2, Drew Waters and the Kansas City Royals will take the field against the Boston Red Sox and starting pitcher Tanner Houck at Kauffman Stadium, airing on BSKC.
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Player Prop Odds for Waters
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +100 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -129 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -135 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | -142 |
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Stats and Trends for the Boston Red Sox
- The Red Sox’s Houck (3-8) will make his 16th start of the season.
- The right-hander gave up one earned run in four innings pitched on Sunday in his last outing, a matchup with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
- The 27-year-old has an ERA of 4.93, a 2.5 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.291 in 15 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 the 21st-ranked ERA (4.55) in the majors this season.
- The Red Sox have a combined WHIP of 1.352 as a pitching staff, which ranks 20th in MLB.
- The Red Sox have given up 180 home runs so far this season (the 25th-ranked total in MLB play).
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Drew Waters Stats vs. the Red Sox
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/1/2023 | James Paxton | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 8/9/2023 | Nick Pivetta | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3/0 | 0 |
| 8/8/2023 | Kutter Crawford | 3-for-5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2/0 | 1 |
| 8/7/2023 | Brayan Bello | 1-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 1 |
| 9/18/2022 | Nick Pivetta | 2-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
Waters Stats and Trends
- Waters has reached base with a base hit 41 times this season in 72 games played (56.9%), including multiple knocks in 18.1% of them (13 times).
- In eight of 72 games this season, he has hit a long ball (11.1%). He’s hit a round-tripper in 3% of his trips to the plate.
- He has scored at least one run 25 times this year in 72 games played (34.7%), including eight times when he tallied multiple runs (11.1%).
- Waters has driven in at least one run 20 times this season in 72 games played (27.8%), including five times driving in multiple runs (6.9%). He has also knocked in three or more of his team’s runs in two contests.
- In 53 of 72 games this season (73.6%), he has gone down on strikes. Plus, 28 of those games (38.9%) included an effort that resulted in two or more punchouts.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 35 | GP | 37 |
| 24 (68.6%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 17 (45.9%) |
| 7 (20.0%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 6 (16.2%) |
| 17 (48.6%) | Games w/1+ Run | 8 (21.6%) |
| 4 (11.4%) | Games w/1+ HR | 4 (10.8%) |
| 11 (31.4%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 9 (24.3%) |
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