On Tuesday, September 5 at 7:40 PM ET, Nelson Velazquez and the Kansas City Royals will match up with starter Dylan Cease and the Chicago White Sox at Kauffman Stadium, airing on BSKC.
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Player Prop Odds for Velazquez
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +103 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -126 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -129 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | -117 |
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Stats and Trends for the Chicago White Sox
- Cease (6-7) will take to the mound for the White Sox and make his 29th start of the season.
- The right-hander’s last start was on Wednesday, when he tossed six innings while giving up five earned runs on six hits in a matchup with the Baltimore Orioles.
- Among qualified pitchers in the majors this year, the 27-year-old ranks 46th in ERA (4.98), 48th in WHIP (1.470), and sixth in K/9 (10.7).
- The White Sox strike out 9.4 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, second-best in MLB.
- White Sox pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.97 this year, which ranks 27th in MLB.
- White Sox pitchers have a 1.431 WHIP this season, fifth-worst in the majors.
- The White Sox have given up the fourth-most long balls so far this season with 190 home runs allowed.
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Nelson Velazquez Stats vs. the White Sox
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/4/2023 | Jesse Scholtens | 1-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0/1 | 0 |
Velazquez Stats and Trends
- Velazquez has reached base with a base hit 16 times this season in 29 games played (55.2%), including multiple knocks in 20.7% of them (six times).
- In 10 of 29 games this season, he has gone yard (34.5%). He’s hit a round-tripper in 9.6% of his trips to the plate.
- He has scored at least one run in 16 out of 29 games this year (55.2%), which includes more than one run scored in three of those contests (10.3%).
- In 12 of 29 games this season (41.4%), Velazquez has notched an RBI, and in six of those games (20.7%) he knocked in multiple runs. He has also been responsible for three or more of his team’s runs in one contest.
- In 65.5% of his contests this season (19 of 29), he has been set down on strikes at least once. In six of those games (20.7%), he registered more than one strikeout.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | GP | 11 |
| 13 (72.2%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 3 (27.3%) |
| 6 (33.3%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 0 (0.0%) |
| 11 (61.1%) | Games w/1+ Run | 5 (45.5%) |
| 8 (44.4%) | Games w/1+ HR | 2 (18.2%) |
| 9 (50.0%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 3 (27.3%) |
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