Nelson Velazquez Preview, Player Props: Royals vs. Red Sox
Nelson Velazquez -- .156 average over his past 10 games -- will be in action for the Kansas City Royals against the Boston Red Sox, with James Paxton on the hill, on September 1 at 8:10 PM ET.
In his most recent game he had a hitless performance (0-for-3) against the Pirates.
Nelson Velazquez Game Info & Props vs. the Red Sox
- Game Day: Friday, September 1, 2023
- Game Time: 8:10 PM ET
- Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
- Red Sox Starter: James Paxton
- TV Channel: BSKC
- 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: +220)
- Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 runs (Over odds: +155)
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Nelson Velazquez At The Plate
- Velazquez has three doubles, eight home runs and five walks while batting .225.
- Velazquez has picked up a hit in 13 of 25 games this season, with multiple hits four times.
- He has homered in 32.0%of his games in 2023, and 9.3% of his trips to the dish.
- In 36.0% of his games this year, Velazquez has had at least one RBI. He's picked up more than one in 12.0% and driven in three or more of his team's runs in one contest.
- He has scored in 14 of 25 games (56.0%), including multiple runs twice.
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Nelson Velazquez Home/Away Batting Splits
Red Sox Pitching Rankings
- The pitching staff for the Red Sox has a collective 8.8 K/9, which ranks 14th in the league.
- The Red Sox's 4.47 team ERA ranks 18th across all league pitching staffs.
- The Red Sox rank 25th in baseball in home runs given up (176 total, 1.3 per game).
- Paxton (7-4 with a 3.99 ERA and 101 strikeouts in 94 2/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Red Sox, his 19th of the season.
- The lefty last appeared on Saturday against the Los Angeles Dodgers, when he went 4 1/3 innings, allowing four earned runs while giving up four hits.
- In 18 games this season, the 34-year-old has a 3.99 ERA and 9.6 strikeouts per nine innings, while giving up a batting average of .242 to his opponents.
