At 1:40 PM ET on Sunday, May 7, Byron Buxton and the Minnesota Twins will take the diamond against the Cleveland Guardians and starting pitcher Cal Quantrill at Progressive Field, airing on BSGL.
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Player Prop Odds for Buxton
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -144 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -120 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -125 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +104 |
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Stats and Trends for the Cleveland Guardians
- The Guardians’ Quantrill (1-2) will make his seventh start of the season.
- The right-hander’s last appearance was on Monday, when he threw 7 1/3 innings against the New York Yankees, giving up two earned runs while allowing six hits.
- The 28-year-old has an ERA of 4.73, 4.7 strikeouts per nine innings and a batting average against of .287 in six games this season.
- The Guardians strike out just 7.4 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, worst in MLB.
- Guardians pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.89 this year, which ranks 11th in MLB.
- The Guardians have a combined WHIP of 1.260 as a pitching staff, which ranks 12th in MLB.
- With 34 homers allowed, the Guardians rank 11th in the league at preventing long balls.
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Byron Buxton Stats vs. the Guardians
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/6/2023 | Logan Allen | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 5/5/2023 | Peyton Battenfield | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3/1 | 0 |
| 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 |
Buxton Stats and Trends
- Buxton has collected a hit in 21 of 34 games this season, with multiple hits in seven of them.
- He has hit a long ball in 23.5% of his games in 2023 (eight of 34), which amounts to 6.1% of his trips to the plate.
- He has scored at least one run in 17 out of 34 games this year (50.0%), which includes more than one run scored in four of those games (11.8%).
- Buxton has picked up at least one RBI 11 times this season in 34 games played (32.4%), including five games with more than one RBI (14.7%). He has also been responsible for three or more of his team’s runs in three contests.
- In 76.5% of his contests this year (26 of 34), he has struck out at least once. In 12 of those games (35.3%), he registered two or more punchouts.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | GP | 18 |
| 13 (81.3%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 8 (44.4%) |
| 4 (25.0%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 3 (16.7%) |
| 9 (56.3%) | Games w/1+ Run | 8 (44.4%) |
| 7 (43.8%) | Games w/1+ HR | 1 (5.6%) |
| 8 (50.0%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 3 (16.7%) |
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