At 7:40 PM ET on Wednesday, June 21, Byron Buxton and the Minnesota Twins will take the field against the Boston Red Sox and starting pitcher Garrett Whitlock at Target Field, airing on BSN.
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Player Prop Odds for Buxton
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -142 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -119 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -123 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +100 |
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Stats and Trends for the Boston Red Sox
- The Red Sox’s Whitlock (4-2) will make his eighth start of the season.
- The right-hander’s last appearance was on Wednesday, when he threw seven innings against the Colorado Rockies, giving up two earned runs while allowing six hits.
- The 27-year-old has an ERA of 4.38, a 4.71 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.231 in seven games this season.
- The Red Sox average the 16th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.7) in the league this season.
- The Red Sox have the 18th-ranked ERA (4.40) in the majors this season.
- The Red Sox have a combined WHIP of 1.294 as a pitching staff, which ranks 18th in MLB.
- With 90 homers allowed, the Red Sox rank 21st in the league at preventing long balls.
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Byron Buxton Stats vs. the Red Sox
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/20/2023 | Kutter Crawford | 2-for-3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 6/19/2023 | James Paxton | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/1 | 0 |
| 4/19/2023 | Corey Kluber | 1-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 4/18/2023 | Chris Sale | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 4/15/2022 | Nick Pivetta | 1-for-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 4/13/2021 | Martín Pérez | 2-for-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
Buxton Stats and Trends
- Buxton has a hit in 53.6% of his games this season (30 of 56), and he posted at least two hits in 12 of those games (21.4%).
- He has homered in 11 games this season, going deep in 4.7% of his plate appearances.
- He has scored at least one run in 26 of 56 games this season (46.4%), which includes more than one run scored in six of those games (10.7%).
- Buxton has picked up at least one RBI in 26.8% of his games this year (15 of 56), including two or more RBI in seven of them (12.5%). He has also knocked in three or more of his team’s runs in three contests.
- He has gone down on strikes in 44 of 56 games this year, including multiple Ks in 20 of them.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 33 | GP | 23 |
| 18 (54.5%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 12 (52.2%) |
| 7 (21.2%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 5 (21.7%) |
| 13 (39.4%) | Games w/1+ Run | 13 (56.5%) |
| 9 (27.3%) | Games w/1+ HR | 2 (8.7%) |
| 10 (30.3%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 5 (21.7%) |
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