The upcoming contest between Mike Ford’s Seattle Mariners and the Kansas City Royals (with James McArthur getting the start) is scheduled for Wednesday, August 16 at 8:10 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Ford
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -142 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -114 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -108 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +109 |
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Stats and Trends for the Kansas City Royals
- McArthur has been named the starter for the Royals and will make his first start this season.
- The 26-year-old righty has pitched in relief five times already this season, but will make his first start.
- He has pitched in five games this season with an ERA of 13.50, a 1 strikeout to walk ratio and a WHIP of 2.333.
- The Royals have a eight K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 28th in baseball.
- Royals pitchers have a combined ERA of 5.19 this year, which ranks 28th in MLB.
- The Royals rank 25th in MLB with a combined 1.412 WHIP this season.
- The Royals have allowed 149 home runs this season, or 1.2 per game. That ranks 20th in MLB.
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Mike Ford Stats vs. the Royals
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/15/2023 | Jordan Lyles | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/14/2023 | Brady Singer | 1-for-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
Ford Stats and Trends
- Ford has recorded a hit 20 times this season in 53 games played (37.7%), with seven multi-hit efforts (13.2%).
- He has hit a home run in nine games this season, leaving the ballpark in 7% of his trips to home plate.
- He has scored at least one run 14 times this year in 53 games played (26.4%), including four times when he tallied multiple runs (7.5%).
- In 15 of 53 games this year (28.3%), Ford has driven in a run, and in six of those games (11.3%) he knocked in multiple runs. He has also accounted for three or more of his team’s runs in two contests.
- He has fanned 32 times this season in 53 games played (60.4%), including 17 times punching out multiple times (32.1%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | GP | 28 |
| 10 (40.0%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 10 (35.7%) |
| 3 (12.0%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 4 (14.3%) |
| 6 (24.0%) | Games w/1+ Run | 8 (28.6%) |
| 4 (16.0%) | Games w/1+ HR | 5 (17.9%) |
| 8 (32.0%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 7 (25.0%) |
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