Alex Verdugo and the Boston Red Sox will take the field at Fenway Park on Friday, April 28, where they will match up with the Cleveland Guardians and starting pitcher Shane Bieber. The matchup will begin at 7:10 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Verdugo
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +103 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -124 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -116 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -126 |
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Stats and Trends for the Cleveland Guardians
- Bieber (1-1) will take the mound for the Guardians, his sixth start of the season.
- The right-hander’s last start was on Saturday, when he tossed 5 2/3 innings while giving up three earned runs on four hits in a matchup with the Miami Marlins.
- Among qualified major league pitchers this season, the 27-year-old’s 3.23 ERA ranks 33rd, 1.174 WHIP ranks 34th, and 6.5 K/9 ranks 71st.
- The Guardians have a 7.8 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 28th in baseball.
- The Guardians have pitched to a 3.98 this season, which ranks 11th in baseball.
- Guardians pitchers have a 1.270 WHIP this season, 12th in the majors.
- The Guardians have allowed the sixth-fewest home runs this season at just 23, or 0.9 per game.
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Alex Verdugo Stats vs. the Guardians
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/28/2022 | Triston McKenzie | 2-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 7/27/2022 | Cal Quantrill | 2-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 7/26/2022 | Bryan Shaw | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 7/25/2022 | Zach Plesac | 1-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 6/26/2022 | Aaron Civale | 2-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/3 | 0 |
| 6/25/2022 | Shane Bieber | 1-for-3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 6/24/2022 | Cal Quantrill | 2-for-5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 9/5/2021 | Zach Plesac | 1-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 9/4/2021 | Eli Morgan | 2-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 9/3/2021 | Cal Quantrill | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/3 | 0 |
Verdugo Stats and Trends
- Verdugo has collected a hit in 21 of 26 games this year, with multiple hits in nine of them.
- He has hit a long ball in three of 26 games in 2023 (11.5%), which is 2.6% of his trips to the plate.
- In 65.4% of his 26 games this season, he has scored (17 times). Also, he’s notched three games with multiple runs in 2023 (11.5%).
- Verdugo has picked up at least one RBI nine times this season in 26 games played (34.6%), including three times driving in multiple runs (11.5%).
- He has struck out at least once in 12 of 26 games played this season (46.2%), fanning multiple times in two games.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | GP | 13 |
| 11 (84.6%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 10 (76.9%) |
| 6 (46.2%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 3 (23.1%) |
| 9 (69.2%) | Games w/1+ Run | 8 (61.5%) |
| 2 (15.4%) | Games w/1+ HR | 1 (7.7%) |
| 4 (30.8%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 5 (38.5%) |
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