Michael Massey and the Kansas City Royals meet starter Jameson Taillon and the Chicago Cubs at 2:20 PM ET on Friday, August 18 at Wrigley Field.
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Player Prop Odds for Massey
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +105 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -118 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -122 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | -105 |
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Stats and Trends for the Chicago Cubs
- The Cubs will send Taillon (7-7) to the mound for his 22nd start this season.
- The right-hander’s last appearance was on Sunday, when he threw three innings against the Toronto Blue Jays, giving up eight earned runs while allowing eight hits.
- The 31-year-old has an ERA of 5.71, a 2.84 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.385 in 21 games this season.
- The Cubs strike out 8.4 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 22nd in MLB.
- Cubs pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.30 this year, which ranks 17th in MLB.
- Cubs pitchers have a 1.287 WHIP this season, 18th in the majors.
- The Cubs have given up the ninth-fewest long balls so far this season with only 135 home runs allowed.
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Massey Stats and Trends
- Massey has recorded a hit in 51.6% of his 95 games this season, with multiple base knocks in 18.9% of those contests (18).
- He has gone yard in nine games this season, going deep in 3% of his trips to the plate.
- He has touched home plate at least one time in 25 of 95 games played this season (26.3%), including two games where he scored more than one run.
- In 27 of 95 games this year (28.4%), Massey has driven in a run, and in 11 of those games (11.6%) he knocked in multiple runs. He has also accounted for three or more of his team’s runs in two contests.
- He has gone down on strikes at least once in 54.7% of his games this season (52 of 95), striking out multiple times in 18 of those contests (18.9%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 48 | GP | 47 |
| 24 (50.0%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 25 (53.2%) |
| 9 (18.8%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 9 (19.1%) |
| 15 (31.3%) | Games w/1+ Run | 10 (21.3%) |
| 3 (6.3%) | Games w/1+ HR | 6 (12.8%) |
| 16 (33.3%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 11 (23.4%) |
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