At 2:10 PM ET on Thursday, August 17, Tom Murphy and the Seattle Mariners will take the diamond against the Kansas City Royals and starting pitcher Angel Zerpa at Kauffman Stadium, airing on MLBN.
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Player Prop Odds for Murphy
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -143 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -120 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -113 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +100 |
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Stats and Trends for the Kansas City Royals
- The Royals will send Zerpa to the mound for his first start this season.
- The 23-year-old left-hander will make his first start after coming out of the bullpen four times this campaign.
- He has pitched in four games this season with an ERA of 7.71, a 3 strikeout to walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.393.
- 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 have a combined WHIP of 1.417 as a pitching staff, which is fifth-worst in baseball this season.
- The Royals have given up 150 home runs so far this season (the 19th-ranked total in MLB play).
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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
- In 61.7% of his 47 games this season, Murphy has notched a base hit (29 times). He’s also collected 11 multi-hit games in 2023 (23.4%).
- He has homered in eight games this season, leaving the ballpark in 5.1% of his plate appearances.
- He has scored at least one run in 17 of 47 games played this season (36.2%), including two games where he scored more than one run.
- Murphy has tallied an RBI in 11 of 47 games this season, including multiple RBI in five of them. He has also plated three or more of his team’s runs in one contest.
- He has struck out at least once 26 times this season in 47 games (55.3%), including 13 games with more than one strikeout (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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