The upcoming matchup between Alex Verdugo’s Boston Red Sox and the Tampa Bay Rays (with Zach Eflin getting the start) is scheduled for Tuesday, September 5 at 6:40 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Verdugo
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +100 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -126 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -117 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -122 |
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Stats and Trends for the Tampa Bay Rays
- Eflin (13-8) will take to the mound for the Rays and make his 27th start of the season.
- The right-hander’s last start was on Wednesday, when he tossed 6 1/3 innings without allowing a run on four hits in a matchup with the Miami Marlins.
- Among qualified pitchers this campaign, the 29-year-old’s 3.40 ERA ranks 13th, 1.015 WHIP ranks first, and 9 K/9 ranks 23rd.
- The Rays strike out 9.2 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, seventh-best in MLB.
- The Rays have pitched to a 3.84 this season, which ranks fourth in baseball.
- The Rays have a combined 1.186 WHIP as a pitching staff, second-lowest in MLB.
- The Rays have allowed the third-fewest home runs this season at just 145, or 1.1 per game.
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Alex Verdugo Stats vs. the Rays
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/5/2023 | Shane McClanahan | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 6/4/2023 | Taj Bradley | 3-for-5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 6/3/2023 | Tyler Glasnow | 0-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 6/3/2023 | Trevor Kelley | 3-for-5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 4/13/2023 | Jeffrey Springs | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 4/12/2023 | Taj Bradley | 2-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 4/11/2023 | Shane McClanahan | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 4/10/2023 | Jalen Beeks | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 10/5/2022 | Josh Fleming | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 10/4/2022 | Jeffrey Springs | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/1 | 0 |
Verdugo Stats and Trends
- Verdugo has a hit in 67.2% of his games this season (82 of 122), and he posted multiple base knocks in 38 of those contests (31.1%).
- Out of the 122 games he has gone to the plate in this season, he’s gone yard in 13 contests (10.7%), leaving the ballpark in 2.4% of his plate appearances.
- He has scored at least one run 60 times this year in 122 games played (49.2%), including 14 games with more than one run (11.5%).
- Verdugo has notched an RBI in 37 of 122 games this season, including multiple RBI in 13 of them. He has also plated three or more of his team’s runs in two contests.
- He has struck out one or more times in 62 out of 122 games this year (50.8%), while fanning multiple times in 13 of those contests (10.7%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 62 | GP | 60 |
| 41 (66.1%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 41 (68.3%) |
| 24 (38.7%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 14 (23.3%) |
| 33 (53.2%) | Games w/1+ Run | 27 (45.0%) |
| 7 (11.3%) | Games w/1+ HR | 6 (10.0%) |
| 19 (30.6%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 18 (30.0%) |
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