Progressive Field is where Max Kepler and the Minnesota Twins will challenge starter Peyton Battenfield and the Cleveland Guardians on Friday, May 5 at 7:10 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Kepler
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -146 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -123 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -113 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -135 |
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Stats and Trends for the Cleveland Guardians
- The Guardians will hand the ball to Battenfield (0-2) for his fourth start of the season.
- The right-hander’s last appearance came in relief on Sunday when he threw two innings out of the bullpen against the Boston Red Sox, giving up three earned runs while allowing three hits.
- The 25-year-old has an ERA of 4.67, a 1.27 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.558 in four games this season.
- The Guardians have a 7.4 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, worst in baseball.
- Guardians pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.98 this year, which ranks 12th in MLB.
- The Guardians rank 14th in MLB with a combined 1.288 WHIP this season.
- The Guardians have allowed the eighth-fewest home runs this season at just 31, or one per game.
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Max Kepler Stats vs. the Guardians
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/11/2022 | Shane Bieber | 0-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 9/10/2022 | Triston McKenzie | 0-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 9/9/2022 | Cal Quantrill | 0-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 6/30/2022 | Shane Bieber | 1-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 6/29/2022 | Cal Quantrill | 2-for-5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 6/28/2022 | Zach Plesac | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 6/27/2022 | Triston McKenzie | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 6/23/2022 | Zach Plesac | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 6/22/2022 | Triston McKenzie | 1-for-3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1/2 | 0 |
| 6/21/2022 | Aaron Civale | 1-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2/0 | 0 |
Kepler Stats and Trends
- In 11 of 26 games this season (42.3%), Kepler has gotten a hit, and he collected at least two in five of those contests (19.2%).
- In 11.5% of his games this season, he has homered (three of 26). He’s taken the pitcher deep in 3.4% of his trips to the dish during the 2023 campaign.
- He has scored in 30.8% of his 26 games this year. That includes more than one run scored in 11.5% of them (three).
- In seven of 26 games this year, Kepler has notched an RBI. He has one game with multiple RBI.
- He has fanned 14 times this year in 26 games played (53.8%), including four times punching out multiple times (15.4%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | GP | 15 |
| 5 (45.5%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 6 (40.0%) |
| 3 (27.3%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 2 (13.3%) |
| 4 (36.4%) | Games w/1+ Run | 4 (26.7%) |
| 1 (9.1%) | Games w/1+ HR | 2 (13.3%) |
| 4 (36.4%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 3 (20.0%) |
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