The upcoming game between Jeimer Candelario’s Chicago Cubs and the Kansas City Royals (with Jordan Lyles drawing the start) is scheduled for Sunday, August 20 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 | -117 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -111 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -142 |
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Stats and Trends for the Kansas City Royals
- Lyles (3-13) will take the mound for the Royals, his 24th start of the season.
- The right-hander gave up six earned runs and allowed nine hits in five innings pitched against the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday.
- Among qualified major league pitchers this season, the 32-year-old’s 6.17 ERA ranks 60th, 1.294 WHIP ranks 43rd, and 6.2 K/9 ranks 56th.
- The Royals strike out just 8.1 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 27th in MLB.
- The Royals have pitched to a 5.17 this season, which ranks 28th in baseball.
- The Royals have a combined 1.422 WHIP as a pitching staff, fifth-highest in MLB.
- The Royals have given up 154 home runs so far this season (the 19th-ranked total in MLB play).
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Jeimer Candelario Stats vs. the Royals
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/19/2023 | Brady Singer | 1-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 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 |
Candelario Stats and Trends
- Candelario has recorded a hit in 74 of 114 games this year, with multiple hits in 29 of them.
- He has gone deep in 17 of 114 games in 2023 (14.9%), which is 3.6% of his trips to the plate.
- He has scored at least one run 50 times this season in 114 games played (43.9%), including 14 times when he tallied multiple runs (12.3%).
- Candelario has tallied at least one RBI in 31.6% of his games this year (36 of 114), including more than one RBI in 16 of those games (14.0%). He has also knocked in three or more of his team’s runs in five contests.
- In 64.9% of his 114 games this season, he has gone down on strikes (74 times). He’s also had 24 games with multiple Ks in 2023 (21.1%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 61 | GP | 53 |
| 37 (60.7%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 37 (69.8%) |
| 15 (24.6%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 14 (26.4%) |
| 27 (44.3%) | Games w/1+ Run | 23 (43.4%) |
| 7 (11.5%) | Games w/1+ HR | 10 (18.9%) |
| 18 (29.5%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 18 (34.0%) |
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