Nelson Velazquez’s Kansas City Royals and the Detroit Tigers, who will be sending Sawyer Gipson-Long to the hill, square off at Comerica Park on Thursday, September 28. The first pitch will be thrown at 1:10 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Velazquez
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -148 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -116 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -118 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | -104 |
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Stats and Trends for the Detroit Tigers
- Gipson-Long (1-0) will take to the mound for the Tigers and make his fourth start of the season.
- The right-hander last pitched on Saturday, when he gave up one earned run and allowed four hits in five innings against the Oakland Athletics.
- The 25-year-old has pitched in three games this season with an ERA of 2.40, a 3.33 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.067.
- The Tigers have a 8.6 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 19th in the majors.
- The Tigers have the 19th-ranked ERA (4.34) in the majors this season.
- Tigers pitchers have a 1.255 WHIP this season, 10th-best in the majors.
- The Tigers have given up 183 home runs so far this season (the 12th-ranked total in MLB play).
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Nelson Velazquez Stats vs. the Tigers
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/26/2023 | Reese Olson | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3/0 | 0 |
Velazquez Stats and Trends
- In 57.8% of his games this season (26-of-45), Velazquez has posted a hit. In eight of those games (17.8%), he’s recorded at least two base hits.
- He has hit a long ball in 16 of 45 games in 2023 (35.6%), which is 10.2% of his trips to the plate.
- In 57.8% of his 45 games this season, he has scored (26 times). Also, he’s notched six games with multiple runs in 2023 (13.3%).
- Velazquez has plated at least one run 20 times this season in 45 tries (44.4%), including driving in more than one run in 22.2% of games (10 times) and producing three or more of his team’s runs on two occasions.
- He has struck out in 71.1% of his 45 games this season, while fanning more than once in 24.4% of those games (11).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | GP | 19 |
| 20 (76.9%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 6 (31.6%) |
| 7 (26.9%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 1 (5.3%) |
| 18 (69.2%) | Games w/1+ Run | 8 (42.1%) |
| 13 (50.0%) | Games w/1+ HR | 3 (15.8%) |
| 16 (61.5%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 4 (21.1%) |
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