Wrigley Field is where Nico Hoerner and the Chicago Cubs will face off against 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 Hoerner
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +101 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -122 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -114 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -116 |
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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 gave up four earned runs and allowed seven hits in five innings pitched against the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday.
- 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 have a eight K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 27th in baseball.
- Royals pitchers have a combined ERA of 5.20 this year, which ranks 28th in MLB.
- Royals pitchers have a 1.421 WHIP this season, fifth-worst in the majors.
- The Royals have allowed 152 home runs this season, or 1.2 per game. That ranks 21st in MLB.
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Hoerner Stats and Trends
- Hoerner has recorded a hit in 81 of 111 games this season (73.0%), with multiple base knocks in 38 of those contests (34.2%).
- He has homered in 8.1% of his games in 2023 (nine of 111), which amounts to 1.8% of his trips to the dish.
- He has scored a run in 50 of 111 games this year, including multiple runs scored in 15 of them.
- Hoerner has notched an RBI in 31.5% of his 111 games this season, with two or more RBI in 14.4% of those contests (16). He has also knocked in three or more runs in five contests.
- He has fanned 50 times this year in 111 games played (45.0%), including 16 times striking out multiple times (14.4%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 59 | GP | 52 |
| 44 (74.6%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 37 (71.2%) |
| 21 (35.6%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 17 (32.7%) |
| 30 (50.8%) | Games w/1+ Run | 20 (38.5%) |
| 6 (10.2%) | Games w/1+ HR | 3 (5.8%) |
| 20 (33.9%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 15 (28.8%) |
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