Dairon Blanco and the Kansas City Royals meet starter Steven Matz and the St. Louis Cardinals at 7:10 PM ET on Saturday, August 12 at Kauffman Stadium.
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Player Prop Odds for Blanco
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -149 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -114 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -110 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -150 |
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Stats and Trends for the St. Louis Cardinals
- Matz (3-7) will take the mound for the Cardinals, his 17th start of the season.
- The left-hander gave up one earned run in six innings pitched on Saturday in his last outing, a matchup with the Colorado Rockies.
- The 32-year-old has an ERA of 3.91, a 2.91 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.374 in 24 games this season.
- The Cardinals average just 8.1 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 26th in the league.
- Cardinals pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.64 this year, which ranks 24th in MLB.
- The Cardinals have a combined 1.440 WHIP as a pitching staff, fourth-highest in MLB.
- The Cardinals have allowed the first-fewest home runs this season at just 114, or one per game.
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Blanco Stats and Trends
- In 16 of 27 contests this year (59.3%), Blanco has reached base via hit, including two games with multiple base knocks.
- He has not yet gone yard this season in 27 games.
- In six of 27 games this year (22.2%), he has touched home plate at least one time, including two games in which he scored more than one run.
- Blanco has driven in at least one run in eight of 27 games played this season (29.6%), including two games with more than one run driven in.
- He has fanned 14 times this season in 27 tries (51.9%), including punching out on multiple occasions in 25.9% of games (seven times).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | GP | 14 |
| 7 (53.8%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 9 (64.3%) |
| 2 (15.4%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 0 (0.0%) |
| 4 (30.8%) | Games w/1+ Run | 2 (14.3%) |
| 0 (0.0%) | Games w/1+ HR | 0 (0.0%) |
| 4 (30.8%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 4 (28.6%) |
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