Cody Bellinger’s Chicago Cubs and the Kansas City Royals, who will be sending Jordan Lyles to the hill, square off at Wrigley Field on Sunday, August 20. The first pitch will be thrown at 2:20 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Bellinger
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -144 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -126 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -117 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +104 |
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Stats and Trends for the Kansas City Royals
- The Royals will hand the ball to Lyles (3-13) for his 24th start of the season.
- The right-hander gave up six earned runs in five innings pitched on Wednesday in his last outing, a matchup with the Seattle Mariners.
- Among qualified pitchers this campaign, the 32-year-old’s 6.17 ERA ranks 60th, 1.294 WHIP ranks 43rd, and 6.2 K/9 ranks 56th.
- The Royals average just 8.1 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 27th in the league.
- Royals pitchers have a combined ERA of 5.17 this year, which ranks 28th in MLB.
- The Royals have a combined 1.422 WHIP as a pitching staff, fifth-highest in MLB.
- The Royals have allowed 154 home runs this season, or 1.2 per game. That ranks 19th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/19/2023 | Brady Singer | 2-for-3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/18/2023 | Cole Ragans | 0-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 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 68 of 91 games this year (74.7%), Bellinger has recorded a hit, and he collected two or more knocks in 33 of those contests (36.3%).
- He has gone yard in 19.8% of his games in 2023 (18 of 91), which amounts to 5.2% of his trips to the dish.
- He has scored at least one run 53 times this season in 91 games played (58.2%), including 17 games with more than one run (18.7%).
- Bellinger has picked up at least one RBI in 44.0% of his games this year (40 of 91), including two or more RBI in 13 of those contests (14.3%). He has also knocked in three or more of his team’s runs in seven contests.
- He has been set down on strikes in 45 of 91 games this season, including multiple Ks in 12 of them.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 49 | GP | 42 |
| 37 (75.5%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 31 (73.8%) |
| 21 (42.9%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 12 (28.6%) |
| 28 (57.1%) | Games w/1+ Run | 25 (59.5%) |
| 9 (18.4%) | Games w/1+ HR | 9 (21.4%) |
| 21 (42.9%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 19 (45.2%) |
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