Kyle Higashioka Preview, Player Props: Yankees vs. Red Sox
On Sunday, Kyle Higashioka (.231 batting average in his past 10 games, with a home run, two walks and four RBI) and the New York Yankees play the Boston Red Sox, whose starting pitcher will be Josh Winckowski. First pitch is at 1:35 PM ET.
He had a hitless performance in his previous game (0-for-2) against the Braves.
Kyle Higashioka Game Info & Props vs. the Red Sox
- Game Day: Sunday, August 20, 2023
- Game Time: 1:35 PM ET
- Stadium: Yankee Stadium
- Red Sox Starter: Josh Winckowski
- TV Channel: MLB Network
- Hits Prop: Over/under 0.5 hits (Over odds: -139)
- Home Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +550)
- RBI Prop: Over/under 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +210)
- Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 runs (Over odds: +175)
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Kyle Higashioka At The Plate
- Higashioka has eight doubles, seven home runs and 11 walks while hitting .230.
- Higashioka has picked up a hit in 48.5% of his 66 games this season, with at least two hits in 13.6% of those games.
- He has gone deep in 10.6% of his games in 2023 (seven of 66), and 3.3% of his trips to the dish.
- In 36.4% of his games this year, Higashioka has notched at least one RBI. In six of those games (9.1%) he recorded two or more RBI.
- In 16 games this season (24.2%), he has scored, including multiple runs twice.
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Kyle Higashioka Home/Away Batting Splits
Red Sox Pitching Rankings
- The 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Red Sox pitching staff ranks 14th in the league.
- The Red Sox's 4.34 team ERA ranks 18th among all league pitching staffs.
- Red Sox pitchers combine to rank 25th in baseball in home runs allowed (160 total, 1.3 per game).
- Winckowski will start for the Red Sox, his first this season.
- The 25-year-old right-hander came out of the bullpen in his last outing this season, one of 44 appearances so far.
- In 44 appearances this season, he has a 3.20 ERA and 7.9 strikeouts per nine innings, while opponents are hitting .283 against him.
