JJ Bleday and the Oakland Athletics meet starter James Paxton and the Boston Red Sox at 4:10 PM ET on Saturday, July 8 at Fenway Park.
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Player Prop Odds for Bleday
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -130 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -110 |
| RBI | 0.5 | +100 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -145 |
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Stats and Trends for the Boston Red Sox
- The Red Sox will send Paxton (4-1) to the mound for his 10th start this season.
- The left-hander’s last start was on Friday, June 30, when he tossed 7 2/3 innings without allowing a run on three hits in a matchup with the Toronto Blue Jays.
- The 34-year-old has pitched in nine games this season with a 2.70 ERA, 11 strikeouts per nine innings and a batting average against of .193.
- The Red Sox average the 17th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.6) in the league this season.
- The Red Sox have pitched to a 4.39 this season, which ranks 18th in baseball.
- Red Sox pitchers have a 1.294 WHIP this season, 18th in the majors.
- The Red Sox have given up 114 home runs so far this season (the 23rd-ranked total in MLB play).
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JJ Bleday Stats vs. the Red Sox
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/7/2023 | Brennan Bernardino | 1-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
Bleday Stats and Trends
- Bleday has a hit in 50.0% of his games this season (24 of 48), and he posted more than one hit in six of them (12.5%).
- He has gone deep in five of 48 games in 2023 (10.4%), which is 2.9% of his trips to the dish.
- In 31.3% of his games this season (15 of 48), he has touched home plate at least one time. In four of those games (8.3%), he tallied more than one run scored.
- Bleday has driven in at least one run 10 times this season in 48 games played (20.8%), including four games with more than one RBI (8.3%). He has also accounted for three or more of his team’s runs in two contests.
- In 52.1% of his 48 games this season, he has gone down on strikes (25 times). He’s also had 12 games with multiple Ks in 2023 (25.0%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | GP | 28 |
| 9 (45.0%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 15 (53.6%) |
| 2 (10.0%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 4 (14.3%) |
| 6 (30.0%) | Games w/1+ Run | 9 (32.1%) |
| 2 (10.0%) | Games w/1+ HR | 3 (10.7%) |
| 5 (25.0%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 5 (17.9%) |
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