Kevin Newman and the Cincinnati Reds face off against starter Vince Velasquez and the Pittsburgh Pirates at 1:40 PM ET on Sunday, April 2 at Great American Ball Park.
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Player Prop Odds for Newman
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +110 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -116 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -104 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -107 |
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Stats and Trends for the Pittsburgh Pirates
- Velasquez will make his first start of the season for the Pirates.
- The 30-year-old right-hander hasn’t pitched since last season. He last appeared on Saturday against the Cincinnati Reds, when he pitched zero scoreless innings out of the bullpen.
- He finished last season with a 4.78 ERA and a 1.235 WHIP in 27 games, finishing with a 3-3 record.
- The Pirates had a 7.9 K/9 last season as a pitching staff, which ranked 22nd in the majors.
- The Pirates had the 26th-ranked ERA (4.67) in the majors last season.
- The Pirates had a combined WHIP of 1.422 as a pitching staff, which was fourth-worst in baseball last season.
- With just 164 homers allowed, the Pirates ranked eighth in the league at preventing long balls.
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Kevin Newman Stats vs. the Pirates
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/1/2023 | Rich Hill | 2-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 3/30/2023 | Mitch Keller | 0-for-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
Newman Stats and Trends
- Newman got a hit in 69.2% of his 78 games last year, with more than one hit in 24.4% of those contests.
- Logging a plate appearance in 78 games a season ago, he hit just two dingers.
- He crossed the plate in 25 of 78 games last year (32.1%), including scoring more than once in 6.4% of his games (five times).
- Newman picked up an RBI in 23.1% of his 78 games last season, with more than one RBI in 7.7% of those games (six).
- He went down on strikes one or more times 38 times last year in 78 games (48.7%), including striking out on multiple occasions in 11.5% of those games (nine times).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 37 | GP | 41 |
| 24 (64.9%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 30 (73.2%) |
| 9 (24.3%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 10 (24.4%) |
| 14 (37.8%) | Games w/1+ Run | 11 (26.8%) |
| 2 (5.4%) | Games w/1+ HR | 0 (0.0%) |
| 11 (29.7%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 7 (17.1%) |
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