Byron Buxton: MLB Player Prop Bets for Twins Vs Guardians – May 5, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on May 4, 2023

At 7:10 PM ET on Friday, May 5, Byron Buxton and the Minnesota Twins will take the diamond against the Cleveland Guardians and starting pitcher Peyton Battenfield at Progressive Field, airing on APLTV.

Looking to wager on Buxton ahead of his matchup on Friday? Keep reading for everything you need to know, then head over to DraftKings Sportsbook to place your bets!

Player Prop Odds for Buxton

Prop O/U Over Odds
Hits 0.5 -145
Runs 0.5 -121
Home Runs 0.5 +110
RBI 0.5 -126
Strikeouts 1.5 +102

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Stats and Trends for the Cleveland Guardians

  • The Guardians will send Battenfield (0-2) to the mound for his fourth start this season.
  • The right-hander last pitched out of the bullpen on Sunday, when he threw two innings, giving up three earned runs while allowing three hits to the Boston Red Sox.
  • 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 average just 7.4 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, worst in the league.
  • The Guardians have the 12th-ranked ERA (3.98) in the majors this season.
  • Guardians pitchers have a 1.288 WHIP this season, 14th in the majors.
  • The Guardians have given up the eighth-fewest long balls so far this season with only 31 home runs allowed.

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Byron Buxton Stats vs. the Guardians

Date Opp. SP H/AB XBH HR RBI R K/BB SB
6/30/2022 Shane Bieber 0-for-4 0 0 0 0 2/0 0
6/29/2022 Cal Quantrill 0-for-1 0 0 0 1 0/0 0
6/28/2022 Konnor Pilkington 2-for-5 1 1 1 2 2/0 0
6/28/2022 Zach Plesac 0-for-1 0 0 0 0 1/0 0
6/27/2022 Triston McKenzie 0-for-4 0 0 0 0 3/0 0
6/21/2022 Aaron Civale 0-for-4 0 0 0 0 3/1 0
5/15/2022 Triston McKenzie 1-for-4 1 1 1 1 0/0 0
5/13/2022 Aaron Civale 1-for-3 1 1 1 2 0/2 0
9/15/2021 Cal Quantrill 0-for-3 0 0 0 1 1/1 0
9/14/2021 Logan Allen 0-for-3 0 0 0 0 1/0 0

Buxton Stats and Trends

  • In 65.6% of his 32 games this season, Buxton has notched a base hit (21 times). He’s also collected seven multi-hit games in 2023 (21.9%).
  • In eight of 32 games this season, he has gone yard (25.0%). He’s hit a round-tripper in 6.5% of his trips to the dish.
  • He has scored at least a run in 17 out of 32 games this year (53.1%), which includes two or more runs scored in four of them (12.5%).
  • Buxton has picked up an RBI in 34.4% of his 32 games this year, with two or more RBI in 15.6% of those games (five). He has also knocked in three or more runs in three contests.
  • He has struck out at least once in 24 out of 32 games this year (75.0%), while fanning multiple times in 11 of them (34.4%).
Home Away
16 GP 16
13 (81.3%) Games w/1+ Hit 8 (50.0%)
4 (25.0%) Games w/2+ Hits 3 (18.8%)
9 (56.3%) Games w/1+ Run 8 (50.0%)
7 (43.8%) Games w/1+ HR 1 (6.3%)
8 (50.0%) Games w/1+ RBI 3 (18.8%)

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