Max Kepler Preview, Player Props: Twins vs. Guardians
On Tuesday, Max Kepler (.714 slugging percentage in past 10 games, including two home runs) and the Minnesota Twins play the Cleveland Guardians, whose starting pitcher will be Gavin Williams. First pitch is at 7:40 PM ET.
In his most recent game, he went 1-for-3 with a double against the Guardians.
Max Kepler Game Info & Props vs. the Guardians
- Game Day: Tuesday, August 29, 2023
- Game Time: 7:40 PM ET
- Stadium: Target Field
- Guardians Starter: Gavin Williams
- TV Channel: BSN
- Hits Prop: Over/under 0.5 hits (Over odds: -227)
- Home Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +400)
- RBI Prop: Over/under 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +160)
- Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 runs (Over odds: +115)
Discover More About This Game
Max Kepler At The Plate
- Kepler is hitting .252 with 18 doubles, 21 home runs and 32 walks.
- Kepler will look to extend his four-game hitting streak. He's batting .438 with one homer during his last games.
- In 57 of 100 games this season (57.0%) Kepler has had a hit, and in 26 of those games he had more than one (26.0%).
- In 21 games this season, he has homered (21.0%, and 5.5% of his trips to the dish).
- In 36 games this year (36.0%), Kepler has picked up an RBI, and in 10 of those games (10.0%) he had more than one. He has also driven home three or more of his team's runs in three contests.
- In 40.0% of his games this season, he has scored at least once. And he's had 11 games with multiple runs (11.0%).
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Other Twins Players vs the Guardians
Max Kepler Home/Away Batting Splits
Guardians Pitching Rankings
- The pitching staff for the Guardians has a collective 8.1 K/9, the fourth-worst in MLB.
- The Guardians have a 3.90 team ERA that ranks sixth among all league pitching staffs.
- Guardians pitchers combine to give up 140 home runs (1.1 per game), the fourth-fewest in the league.
- The Guardians will send Williams (1-5) to the mound for his 13th start of the season. He is 1-5 with a 3.52 ERA and 68 strikeouts through 64 2/3 innings pitched.
- His most recent appearance was on Thursday against the Los Angeles Dodgers, when the righty threw 4 1/3 innings, surrendering five earned runs while allowing eight hits.
- In 12 games this season, the 24-year-old has a 3.52 ERA and 9.6 strikeouts per nine innings, while allowing a batting average of .235 to opposing batters.
