Wrigley Field is where Cody Bellinger and the Chicago Cubs will take on starter Cole Ragans and the Kansas City Royals on Friday, August 18 at 2:20 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Bellinger
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -143 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -126 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -116 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +104 |
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Stats and Trends for the Kansas City Royals
- The Royals’ Ragans (3-4) will 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 pitched in 21 games this season with a 4.21 ERA, 9.8 strikeouts per nine innings and a batting average against of .235.
- 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 given up 152 home runs so far this season (the 21st-ranked total in MLB play).
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Cody Bellinger Stats vs. the Royals
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/14/2022 | Brady Singer | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 8/13/2022 | Brad Keller | 1-for-5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
Bellinger Stats and Trends
- In 67 of 89 games this season (75.3%), Bellinger has gotten a hit, and he collected at least two in 32 of those contests (36.0%).
- He has homered in 19.1% of his games this season (89 contests), going yard in 4.8% of his trips to the dish.
- In 52 of 89 contests this year (58.4%), he has scored a run, and 16 of those games (18.0%) included an effort that produced two or more runs scored.
- Bellinger has driven in at least one run in 39 of 89 games this year (43.8%). He has collected two or more RBI in 12 of those games (13.5%).
- In 49.4% of his 89 games this season, he has struck out (44 times). He’s also had 12 games with multiple Ks in 2023 (13.5%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 47 | GP | 42 |
| 36 (76.6%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 31 (73.8%) |
| 20 (42.6%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 12 (28.6%) |
| 27 (57.4%) | Games w/1+ Run | 25 (59.5%) |
| 8 (17.0%) | Games w/1+ HR | 9 (21.4%) |
| 20 (42.6%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 19 (45.2%) |
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