On Monday, September 11 at 7:40 PM ET, Nelson Velazquez and the Kansas City Royals will square off against starter Dylan Cease and the Chicago White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field, airing on NSPCH.
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Player Prop Odds for Velazquez
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -142 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -111 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -113 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +103 |
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Stats and Trends for the Chicago White Sox
- The White Sox will send Cease (6-7) to the mound for his 30th start this season.
- The right-hander last pitched on Tuesday, when he gave up four earned runs and allowed eight hits in 5 1/3 innings against the Kansas City Royals.
- Among qualified pitchers in the majors this year, the 27-year-old ranks 44th in ERA (5.04), 49th in WHIP (1.484), and sixth in K/9 (10.7).
- The White Sox have a 9.4 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, fourth-best in baseball.
- The White Sox have pitched to a 4.90 this season, which ranks 26th in baseball.
- White Sox pitchers have a 1.422 WHIP this season, 25th in the majors.
- The White Sox have given up the fourth-most long balls so far this season with 196 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/6/2023 | Touki Toussaint | 1-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 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 picked up a hit in 19 out of 34 games this season (55.9%), with multiple base knocks in seven of those contests (20.6%).
- In 35.3% of his games this season, he has hit a home run (12 of 34). He’s hit a round-tripper in 10% of his trips to the dish during the 2023 campaign.
- In 52.9% of his games this season (18 of 34), he has scored at least one run. In four of those games (11.8%), he tallied more than one run scored.
- In 41.2% of his contests this season (14 of 34), Velazquez has tallied at least one RBI. In seven of those games (20.6%) he recorded more than one RBI, while he was responsible for three or more of his team’s runs in one game.
- In 70.6% of his contests this season (24 of 34), he has struck out at least once. In seven of those games (20.6%), he registered more than one punchout.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | GP | 14 |
| 15 (75.0%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 4 (28.6%) |
| 7 (35.0%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 0 (0.0%) |
| 13 (65.0%) | Games w/1+ Run | 5 (35.7%) |
| 10 (50.0%) | Games w/1+ HR | 2 (14.3%) |
| 11 (55.0%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 3 (21.4%) |
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