Nelson Velazquez and the Kansas City Royals face off against starter Touki Toussaint and the Chicago White Sox at 7:40 PM ET on Wednesday, September 6 at Kauffman Stadium.
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Player Prop Odds for Velazquez
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -139 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -109 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -111 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +105 |
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Stats and Trends for the Chicago White Sox
- The White Sox will send Toussaint (2-7) to the mound for his 12th start this season.
- The right-hander last pitched on Saturday, when he gave up three earned runs and allowed five hits in 5 1/3 innings against the Detroit Tigers.
- The 27-year-old has pitched in 15 games this season with a 4.87 ERA, 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings and a batting average against of .206.
- The White Sox have a 9.4 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, second-best in baseball.
- The White Sox have pitched to a 4.97 this season, which ranks 26th in baseball.
- The White Sox have a combined WHIP of 1.432 as a pitching staff, which is fifth-worst in baseball this season.
- With 193 homers allowed, the White Sox rank 27th in the league at preventing long balls.
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Nelson Velazquez Stats vs. the White Sox
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/5/2023 | Dylan Cease | 2-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 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 17 times this year in 30 games played (56.7%), including multiple knocks in 23.3% of them (seven times).
- He has homered in 36.7% of his games this season (30 contests), going yard in 10.2% of his plate appearances.
- He has scored at least one run in 17 of 30 games this season (56.7%), which includes more than one run scored in four of those games (13.3%).
- Velazquez has notched an RBI in 13 of 30 games this year, including multiple RBI in six of them. He has also driven in three or more of his team’s runs in one contest.
- In 20 of 30 games this year (66.7%), he has been set down on strikes. Plus, six of those games (20.0%) included an effort that resulted in more than one punchout.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | GP | 11 |
| 14 (73.7%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 3 (27.3%) |
| 7 (36.8%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 0 (0.0%) |
| 12 (63.2%) | Games w/1+ Run | 5 (45.5%) |
| 9 (47.4%) | Games w/1+ HR | 2 (18.2%) |
| 10 (52.6%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 3 (27.3%) |
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