Francisco Alvarez: MLB Player Prop Bets for Mets Vs Royals – August 2, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on August 2, 2023

At 8:10 PM ET on Wednesday, August 2, Francisco Alvarez and the New York Mets will take the diamond against the Kansas City Royals and starting pitcher Cole Ragans at Kauffman Stadium, airing on BSKC.

Looking to place a wager on Alvarez ahead of his matchup on Wednesday? Keep reading for everything you need to know, then head over to DraftKings Sportsbook to place your bets!

Player Prop Odds for Alvarez

Prop O/U Over Odds
Hits 0.5 -143
Runs 0.5 -115
RBI 0.5 -116
Strikeouts 0.5 -144

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Stats and Trends for the Kansas City Royals

  • The Royals’ Ragans will make his third start of the season.
  • The left-hander last pitched on Saturday, July 15 against the Tampa Bay Rays, throwing five innings and giving up one earned run.
  • The Royals average just 8.1 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 26th in the league.
  • The Royals have the 28th-ranked ERA (5.20) in the majors this season.
  • Royals pitchers have a 1.422 WHIP this season, 25th in the majors.
  • The Royals have given up 130 home runs so far this season (the 18th-ranked total in MLB play).

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Francisco Alvarez Stats vs. the Royals

Date Opp. SP H/AB XBH HR RBI R K/BB SB
8/1/2023 Zack Greinke 2-for-5 1 1 2 2 2/0 0

Alvarez Stats and Trends

  • In 42 of 76 games this year (55.3%), Alvarez has gotten a hit, and he collected more than one hit in 15 of those contests (19.7%).
  • He has hit a home run in 23.7% of his games in 2023 (18 of 76), which amounts to 7.6% of his trips to the plate.
  • He has scored at least one run 34 times this season in 76 contests (44.7%), including scoring multiple runs in 6.6% of games (five times).
  • Alvarez has driven in at least one run 25 times this season in 76 games played (32.9%), including 12 games with more than one RBI (15.8%). He has also accounted for three or more of his team’s runs in six contests.
  • He has fanned 48 times this year in 76 tries (63.2%), including striking out on multiple occasions in 23.7% of games (18 times).
Home Away
35 GP 41
18 (51.4%) Games w/1+ Hit 24 (58.5%)
4 (11.4%) Games w/2+ Hits 11 (26.8%)
13 (37.1%) Games w/1+ Run 21 (51.2%)
5 (14.3%) Games w/1+ HR 13 (31.7%)
9 (25.7%) Games w/1+ RBI 16 (39.0%)

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