Miguel Amaya returns to action when the Chicago Cubs challenge the Kansas City Royals and starter Cole Ragans at Wrigley Field on Friday, August 18. The first pitch will be thrown at 2:20 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Amaya
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -145 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -110 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -108 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -145 |
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Stats and Trends for the Kansas City Royals
- Ragans (3-4) will take to the mound for the Royals and make his sixth start of the season.
- The left-hander last pitched on Saturday, when he gave up four earned runs and allowed seven hits in five innings against the St. Louis Cardinals.
- The 25-year-old has an ERA of 4.21, 9.8 strikeouts per nine innings and a batting average against of .235 in 21 games this season.
- The Royals strike out just eight batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 27th in MLB.
- The Royals have pitched to a 5.20 this season, which ranks 28th in baseball.
- The Royals have a combined 1.421 WHIP as a pitching staff, fifth-highest in MLB.
- The Royals have allowed 152 home runs this season, or 1.2 per game. That ranks 21st in MLB.
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Amaya Stats and Trends
- Amaya has reached base with a base hit 19 times this season in 36 games played (52.8%), including multiple knocks in 8.3% of them (three times).
- He has hit a long ball in 8.3% of his games this season (36 contests), going yard in 2.6% of his trips to the plate.
- He has scored at least a run in 10 of 36 games this year (27.8%), which includes more than one run scored in three of those contests (8.3%).
- Amaya has driven in a run in 27.8% of his 36 games this season, with two or more RBI in 11.1% of those contests (four). He has also knocked in three or more runs in two contests.
- In 55.6% of his 36 games this season, he has gone down on strikes (20 times). He’s also had seven games with multiple Ks in 2023 (19.4%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | GP | 17 |
| 12 (63.2%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 7 (41.2%) |
| 2 (10.5%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 1 (5.9%) |
| 7 (36.8%) | Games w/1+ Run | 3 (17.6%) |
| 2 (10.5%) | Games w/1+ HR | 1 (5.9%) |
| 5 (26.3%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 5 (29.4%) |
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