Nico Hoerner and the Chicago Cubs face off against starter Jordan Lyles and the Kansas City Royals at 2:20 PM ET on Sunday, August 20 at Wrigley Field.
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Player Prop Odds for Hoerner
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +102 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -121 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -114 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -116 |
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Stats and Trends for the Kansas City Royals
- The Royals’ Lyles (3-13) will make 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 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 have a 8.1 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 27th in baseball.
- The Royals have the 28th-ranked ERA (5.17) in the majors this season.
- Royals pitchers have a 1.422 WHIP this season, fifth-worst in the majors.
- With 154 homers allowed, the Royals rank 19th in the league at preventing long balls.
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Nico Hoerner Stats vs. the Royals
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/19/2023 | Brady Singer | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/0 | 2 |
| 8/18/2023 | Cole Ragans | 3-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
Hoerner Stats and Trends
- Hoerner has picked up a hit in 73.5% of his 113 games this year, with multiple base hits in 34.5% of those contests (39).
- He has gone deep in nine of 113 games in 2023 (8.0%), which is 1.7% of his trips to the dish.
- He has scored at least a run 51 times this season in 113 contests (45.1%), including scoring multiple runs in 13.3% of games (15 times).
- Hoerner has tallied at least one RBI in 31.9% of his games this year (36 of 113), including more than one RBI in 16 of them (14.2%). He has also knocked in three or more of his team’s runs in five contests.
- He has fanned 52 times this year in 113 games played (46.0%), including 16 times punching out multiple times (14.2%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 61 | GP | 52 |
| 46 (75.4%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 37 (71.2%) |
| 22 (36.1%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 17 (32.7%) |
| 31 (50.8%) | Games w/1+ Run | 20 (38.5%) |
| 6 (9.8%) | Games w/1+ HR | 3 (5.8%) |
| 21 (34.4%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 15 (28.8%) |
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