Alex Verdugo’s Boston Red Sox and the Kansas City Royals, who will be sending Alec Marsh to the hill, go head to head at Kauffman Stadium on Saturday, September 2. The first pitch will be thrown at 7:10 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Verdugo
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +109 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -117 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -110 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -116 |
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Stats and Trends for the Kansas City Royals
- The Royals will send Marsh (0-7) to the mound for his eighth start this season.
- The right-hander gave up three earned runs in 5 2/3 innings pitched on Sunday in his last outing, a matchup with the Seattle Mariners.
- The 25-year-old has an ERA of 5.47, a 2.19 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.561 in 11 games this season.
- The Royals strike out just 8.2 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 26th in MLB.
- The Royals have the 28th-ranked ERA (5.19) in the majors this season.
- The Royals have a combined WHIP of 1.412 as a pitching staff, which ranks 24th in MLB.
- The Royals have allowed 176 home runs this season, or 1.3 per game. That ranks 23rd in MLB play.
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Alex Verdugo Stats vs. the Royals
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/1/2023 | Jordan Lyles | 1-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/10/2023 | Austin Cox | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/9/2023 | Jordan Lyles | 1-for-3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/8/2023 | Brady Singer | 1-for-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 8/7/2023 | Cole Ragans | 0-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 9/17/2022 | Brady Singer | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 9/16/2022 | Jon Heasley | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/2 | 0 |
| 8/7/2022 | Brad Keller | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/6/2022 | Daniel Lynch | 2-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/5/2022 | Zack Greinke | 3-for-4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0/1 | 0 |
Verdugo Stats and Trends
- Verdugo has collected a hit in 81 of 120 games this year, with multiple hits in 37 of them.
- He has hit a long ball in 13 of 120 games in 2023 (10.8%), which is 2.5% of his trips to the dish.
- In 49.2% of his 120 games this season, he has scored a run (59 times). Also, he’s notched 14 games with multiple runs in 2023 (11.7%).
- Verdugo has plated a run in 30.8% of his 120 games this season, with two or more RBI in 10.8% of those games (13). He has also knocked in three or more runs in two contests.
- He has fanned 62 times this season in 120 games played (51.7%), including 13 times striking out multiple times (10.8%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 62 | GP | 58 |
| 41 (66.1%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 40 (69.0%) |
| 24 (38.7%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 13 (22.4%) |
| 33 (53.2%) | Games w/1+ Run | 26 (44.8%) |
| 7 (11.3%) | Games w/1+ HR | 6 (10.3%) |
| 19 (30.6%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 18 (31.0%) |
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