Jeimer Candelario and the Chicago Cubs will hit the field at Wrigley Field on Saturday, August 19, where they will challenge the Kansas City Royals and starting pitcher Brady Singer. The game will begin at 2:20 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Candelario
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -144 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -116 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -111 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -142 |
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Stats and Trends for the Kansas City Royals
- The Royals will send Singer (8-8) to the mound for his 25th start this 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.
- Among qualified pitchers in the majors this year, the 27-year-old ranks 52nd in ERA (4.91), 44th in WHIP (1.319), and 45th in K/9 (7.7).
- The Royals strike out just 8.1 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 26th in MLB.
- Royals pitchers have a combined ERA of 5.18 this year, which ranks 28th in MLB.
- The Royals have a combined 1.423 WHIP as a pitching staff, fifth-highest in MLB.
- With 152 homers allowed, the Royals rank 21st in the league at preventing long balls.
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Jeimer Candelario Stats vs. the Royals
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/18/2023 | Cole Ragans | 1-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/2 | 0 |
| 5/27/2023 | Brady Singer | 2-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 5/26/2023 | Jordan Lyles | 1-for-5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2/1 | 0 |
| 9/29/2022 | Jon Heasley | 1-for-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 9/28/2022 | Daniel Lynch | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 9/10/2022 | Jon Heasley | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 9/9/2022 | Daniel Lynch | 3-for-4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 9/4/2022 | Maximo Castillo | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/1 | 0 |
| 9/3/2022 | Jon Heasley | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 7/13/2022 | Brady Singer | 1-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
Candelario Stats and Trends
- Candelario has reached base with a base hit 73 times this season in 113 games played (64.6%), including multiple knocks in 25.7% of them (29 times).
- He has homered in 15.0% of his games this season (113 contests), going yard in 3.6% of his plate appearances.
- He has scored at least a run in 49 out of 113 games this year (43.4%), which includes two or more runs scored in 14 of them (12.4%).
- Candelario has driven in a run in 36 of 113 games this year, including multiple RBI in 16 of them. He has also produced three or more of his team’s runs in five contests.
- He has fanned 73 times this year in 113 games played (64.6%), including 24 times striking out multiple times (21.2%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 60 | GP | 53 |
| 36 (60.0%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 37 (69.8%) |
| 15 (25.0%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 14 (26.4%) |
| 26 (43.3%) | Games w/1+ Run | 23 (43.4%) |
| 7 (11.7%) | Games w/1+ HR | 10 (18.9%) |
| 18 (30.0%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 18 (34.0%) |
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