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The Minnesota Twins and Byron Buxton will face Zack Greinke and the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday at 7:40 PM.
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Game Info, Buxton Props for Twins vs Royals
- Game Day: Tuesday, August 16, 2022
- Game Time: 7:40 PM ET
- Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Stadium: Target Field
Hits | Home Runs | RBI | |
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Over/Under | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
Over Odds | -240 | +215 | +110 |
Buxton in 2022
- Buxton paces the Twins with 28 home runs.
- Buxton’s home runs rank sixth in MLB and he ranks 68th in RBI in MLB.
- Buxton has a hit in 55.8% of his 86 games this season, with at least two hits in 24.4% of those contests (21).
- In 27.9% of his games this season, Buxton has homered (24 of 86). During the 2022 campaign, he’s hit a round-tripper in 7.8% of his trips to the plate.
Last Five Games
Opponent | Date | H/AB | R | HR | RBI | K | BB | SB |
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Royals | August 15 | 2-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Angels | August 14 | 2-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Angels | August 13 | 0-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Angels | August 12 | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Dodgers | August 9 | 2-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Royals Pitching in 2022
- Greinke (4-7) gets the starting nod for the Royals in his 20th start of the season. He’s put together a 4.29 ERA in 98 2/3 innings pitched, with 57 strikeouts.
- The 38-year-old has amassed an ERA of 4.29, with 5.2 strikeouts per nine innings, in 19 games this season. Opponents are hitting .284 against him.
- The Royals pitching staff is 26th in MLB with a collective 7.6 strikeouts per nine innings.
- The Royals rank 21st in baseball in home runs allowed (129 total, 1.1 per game).