On Thursday, August 17 at 2:10 PM ET, Drew Waters and the Kansas City Royals will square off against starter George Kirby and the Seattle Mariners at Kauffman Stadium, airing on MLBN.
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Player Prop Odds for Waters
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +101 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -128 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -134 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | -138 |
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Stats and Trends for the Seattle Mariners
- The Mariners will send Kirby (10-8) to the mound for his 24th start this season.
- The right-hander’s last appearance was on Sunday, when he threw nine scoreless innings against the Baltimore Orioles while allowing three hits.
- Among qualified major league pitchers this season, the 25-year-old’s 3.11 ERA ranks seventh, 1.002 WHIP ranks first, and 8.1 K/9 ranks 41st.
- The Mariners average 9.1 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, seventh-most in the league.
- The Mariners have the lowest ERA in baseball at 3.73.
- No team allows fewer walks and hits than the Mariners, who lead MLB with a 1.181 WHIP.
- The Mariners have given up the sixth-fewest long balls so far this season with only 130 home runs allowed.
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Drew Waters Stats vs. the Mariners
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/16/2023 | Luis Castillo | 1-for-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 8/15/2023 | Emerson Hancock | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/14/2023 | Logan Gilbert | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/1 | 0 |
| 9/25/2022 | Luis Castillo | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 9/24/2022 | Logan Gilbert | 3-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
Waters Stats and Trends
- In 35 of 59 games this season (59.3%), Waters has recorded a hit, and he collected two or more knocks in 12 of those contests (20.3%).
- Out of the 59 games he has had a plate appearance in this season, he’s hit a home run in seven contests (11.9%), hitting a home run in 3.2% of his plate appearances.
- He has scored at least a run in 33.9% of his contests this year (20 of 59), with more than one run scored in seven of those contests (11.9%).
- Waters has plated at least one run 16 times this year in 59 games played (27.1%), including five times driving in multiple runs (8.5%). He has also knocked in three or more of his team’s runs in two contests.
- He has been set down on strikes at least once in 74.6% of his games this season (44 of 59), striking out multiple times in 25 of those games (42.4%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 31 | GP | 28 |
| 22 (71.0%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 13 (46.4%) |
| 7 (22.6%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 5 (17.9%) |
| 16 (51.6%) | Games w/1+ Run | 4 (14.3%) |
| 4 (12.9%) | Games w/1+ HR | 3 (10.7%) |
| 10 (32.3%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 6 (21.4%) |
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