Wrigley Field is where Nico Hoerner and the Chicago Cubs will challenge starter Brady Singer and the Kansas City Royals on Saturday, August 19 at 2:20 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Hoerner
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +103 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -120 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -113 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -115 |
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Stats and Trends for the Kansas City Royals
- The Royals will hand the ball to Singer (8-8) for his 25th start of the season.
- The right-hander last pitched on Tuesday, when he gave up two earned runs and allowed two hits in 7 1/3 innings against the Seattle Mariners.
- The 27-year-old ranks 52nd in ERA (4.91), 44th in WHIP (1.319), and 45th in K/9 (7.7) among qualified pitchers in the majors this year.
- The Royals have a 8.1 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 26th in baseball.
- The Royals have pitched to a 5.18 this season, which ranks 28th in baseball.
- The Royals have a combined 1.423 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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Nico Hoerner Stats vs. the Royals
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/18/2023 | Cole Ragans | 3-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
Hoerner Stats and Trends
- Hoerner has collected a hit in 82 of 112 games this year, with multiple hits in 39 of them.
- He has homered in 8.0% of his games this season (112 contests), going yard in 1.7% of his trips to home plate.
- He has scored in 44.6% of his 112 games this year. That includes more than one run scored in 13.4% of those contests (15).
- Hoerner has driven in a run in 36 of 112 games this season, including multiple RBI in 16 of them. He has also produced three or more of his team’s runs in five contests.
- In 45.5% of his 112 games this season, he has gone down on strikes (51 times). He’s also had 16 games with multiple Ks in 2023 (14.3%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 60 | GP | 52 |
| 45 (75.0%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 37 (71.2%) |
| 22 (36.7%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 17 (32.7%) |
| 30 (50.0%) | Games w/1+ Run | 20 (38.5%) |
| 6 (10.0%) | Games w/1+ HR | 3 (5.8%) |
| 21 (35.0%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 15 (28.8%) |
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