Rafael Devers: MLB Player Prop Bets for Red Sox Vs Athletics – July 8, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on July 7, 2023

The upcoming game between Rafael Devers’ Boston Red Sox and the Oakland Athletics (with Paul Blackburn drawing the start) is scheduled for Saturday, July 8 at 4:10 PM ET.

Looking to put down a bet on Devers ahead of his matchup on Saturday? Keep reading for everything you need to know, then head over to DraftKings Sportsbook to place your bets!

Player Prop Odds for Devers

Prop O/U Over Odds
Hits 1.5 +111
Runs 0.5 -115
RBI 0.5 -131
Strikeouts 0.5 -141

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Stats and Trends for the Oakland Athletics

  • The Athletics will send Blackburn (1-1) to the mound for his eighth start this season.
  • The right-hander’s last appearance was on Sunday, when he threw five innings against the Chicago White Sox, giving up five earned runs while allowing six hits.
  • The 29-year-old has an ERA of 4.50, 10 strikeouts per nine innings and a batting average against of .275 in seven games this season.
  • The Athletics strike out just 8.1 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 27th in MLB.
  • The Athletics have pitched to a 6.02 this season, which ranks 30th in baseball.
  • The Athletics have a combined WHIP of 1.557 as a pitching staff, which is worst in baseball this season.
  • With 126 homers allowed, the Athletics rank 29th in the league at preventing long balls.

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Rafael Devers Stats vs. the Athletics

Date Opp. SP H/AB XBH HR RBI R K/BB SB
7/7/2023 Sam Long 0-for-3 0 0 1 1 0/1 1
6/16/2022 Paul Blackburn 0-for-2 0 0 0 1 0/2 0
6/15/2022 James Kaprielian 1-for-3 1 1 2 3 0/2 0
6/14/2022 Jared Koenig 1-for-5 1 1 3 2 0/0 0
6/5/2022 Frankie Montás 2-for-3 1 1 2 2 0/1 0
6/4/2022 Paul Blackburn 1-for-4 0 0 2 0 2/0 0
6/3/2022 James Kaprielian 1-for-5 1 0 1 1 1/0 0
7/4/2021 James Kaprielian 1-for-4 1 0 0 0 0/0 0
7/3/2021 Cole Irvin 1-for-5 0 0 0 2 1/0 0
7/2/2021 Frankie Montás 2-for-4 1 0 1 0 0/0 0

Devers Stats and Trends

  • Devers has a hit in 61.2% of his games this year (52 of 85), and he posted at least two hits in 26 of those contests (30.6%).
  • He has homered in 20.0% of his games this season (85 contests), going yard in 5.4% of his plate appearances.
  • In 37 of 85 contests this year (43.5%), he has scored a run, and 11 of those games (12.9%) included an effort that produced two or more runs scored.
  • Devers has notched at least one RBI 40 times this year in 85 games played (47.1%), including 17 games with more than one RBI (20.0%). He has also accounted for three or more of his team’s runs in seven contests.
  • In 63.5% of his contests this year (54 of 85), he has gone down on strikes at least once. In 17 of those games (20.0%), he registered more than one strikeout.
Home Away
45 GP 40
30 (66.7%) Games w/1+ Hit 22 (55.0%)
16 (35.6%) Games w/2+ Hits 10 (25.0%)
21 (46.7%) Games w/1+ Run 16 (40.0%)
7 (15.6%) Games w/1+ HR 10 (25.0%)
23 (51.1%) Games w/1+ RBI 17 (42.5%)

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