Tom Murphy and the Seattle Mariners will take the field at Kauffman Stadium on Wednesday, August 16, where they will play the Kansas City Royals and starting pitcher James McArthur. The game will begin at 8:10 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Murphy
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -142 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -119 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -112 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | -103 |
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Stats and Trends for the Kansas City Royals
- The Royals will send out McArthur for his first start of the season.
- The 26-year-old righty has pitched in relief five times already this campaign, but will make his first start.
- He has an ERA of 13.50, a 1 strikeout to walk ratio and a WHIP of 2.333 in five games this season.
- The Royals strike out just eight batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 28th in MLB.
- The Royals have pitched to a 5.19 this season, which ranks 28th in baseball.
- The Royals rank 25th in MLB with a combined 1.412 WHIP this season.
- With 149 homers allowed, the Royals rank 20th in the league at preventing long balls.
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Tom Murphy Stats vs. the Royals
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/23/2022 | Kris Bubic | 2-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 9/18/2021 | Kris Bubic | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/28/2021 | Daniel Lynch | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 8/27/2021 | Kris Bubic | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3/1 | 0 |
Murphy Stats and Trends
- Murphy has reached base with a base hit 29 times this season in 47 games played (61.7%), including multiple knocks in 23.4% of them (11 times).
- He has hit a long ball in 17.0% of his games in 2023 (eight of 47), which amounts to 5.1% of his trips to the dish.
- In 17 of 47 games this season (36.2%), he has scored at least a run, including two games in which he scored more than one run.
- Murphy has driven in a run in 23.4% of his 47 games this season, with more than one RBI in 10.6% of those contests (five). He has also knocked in three or more runs in one contest.
- In 55.3% of his 47 games this season, he has struck out (26 times). He’s also had 13 games with multiple Ks in 2023 (27.7%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | GP | 21 |
| 14 (53.8%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 15 (71.4%) |
| 6 (23.1%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 5 (23.8%) |
| 10 (38.5%) | Games w/1+ Run | 7 (33.3%) |
| 5 (19.2%) | Games w/1+ HR | 3 (14.3%) |
| 5 (19.2%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 6 (28.6%) |
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