At 6:40 PM ET on Friday, August 18, Alejandro Kirk and the Toronto Blue Jays will take the field against the Cincinnati Reds and starting pitcher Brett Kennedy at Great American Ball Park, airing on APLTV.
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Player Prop Odds for Kirk
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -152 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -108 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -110 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -109 |
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Stats and Trends for the Cincinnati Reds
- Kennedy will get the start for the Reds, his second of the season.
- The right-hander’s last appearance came in relief on Friday when he threw two scoreless innings out of the bullpen against the Pittsburgh Pirates while allowing one hit.
- The Reds average the 19th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.6) in the league this season.
- The Reds have the 26th-ranked ERA (4.77) in the majors this season.
- The Reds rank 25th in MLB with a combined 1.412 WHIP this season.
- The Reds have given up the third-most long balls so far this season with 170 home runs allowed.
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Alejandro Kirk Stats vs. the Reds
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/22/2022 | Graham Ashcraft | 0-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 5/21/2022 | Hunter Greene | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 0 |
Kirk Stats and Trends
- Kirk has reached base with a base hit 45 times this season in 89 games played (50.6%), including multiple knocks in 16.9% of them (15 times).
- He has hit a home run in five of 89 games in 2023 (5.6%), which is 1.9% of his trips to the dish.
- He has scored at least one run in 20 of 89 games played this season (22.5%), including two games where he scored more than one run.
- In 20 of 89 games this year (22.5%), Kirk has tallied an RBI, and in six of those games (6.7%) he knocked in multiple runs. He has also been responsible for three or more of his team’s runs in three contests.
- He has struck out in 31.5% of his 89 games this season, while fanning more than once in 6.7% of them (six).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 41 | GP | 48 |
| 22 (53.7%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 23 (47.9%) |
| 10 (24.4%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 5 (10.4%) |
| 12 (29.3%) | Games w/1+ Run | 8 (16.7%) |
| 5 (12.2%) | Games w/1+ HR | 0 (0.0%) |
| 12 (29.3%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 8 (16.7%) |
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