At 2:20 PM ET on Sunday, August 20, Ian Happ and the Chicago Cubs will take the field against the Kansas City Royals and starting pitcher Jordan Lyles at Wrigley Field, airing on MARQ.
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Player Prop Odds for Happ
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -150 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -114 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -116 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +109 |
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Stats and Trends for the Kansas City Royals
- Lyles (3-13) will take to the mound for the Royals and make his 24th start of the season.
- The right-hander’s last appearance was on Wednesday, when he threw five innings against the Seattle Mariners, giving up six earned runs while allowing nine hits.
- Among qualified pitchers in the majors this campaign, the 32-year-old ranks 60th in ERA (6.17), 43rd in WHIP (1.294), and 56th in K/9 (6.2).
- The Royals strike out just 8.1 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 27th in MLB.
- Royals pitchers have a combined ERA of 5.17 this year, which ranks 28th in MLB.
- 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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Ian Happ 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 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 1 |
| 8/18/2023 | Cole Ragans | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3/1 | 0 |
| 8/22/2021 | Carlos Hernandez | 1-for-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 8/21/2021 | Kris Bubic | 0-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/20/2021 | Brad Keller | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2/1 | 0 |
Happ Stats and Trends
- Happ has collected a hit in 61.3% of his 119 games this year, with multiple base hits in 21.0% of those games (25).
- He has homered in 12 games this season, leaving the ballpark in 2.7% of his trips to home plate.
- He has scored in 37.8% of his 119 games this year. That includes more than one run scored in 10.1% of those contests (12).
- Happ has produced at least one run in 28.6% of his games this season (34 of 119), including two or more RBI in 17 of them (14.3%). He has also knocked in three or more of his team’s runs in four contests.
- He has gone down on strikes one or more times in 68.9% of his games this season (82 of 119), striking out multiple times in 32 of those contests (26.9%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 62 | GP | 57 |
| 40 (64.5%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 33 (57.9%) |
| 11 (17.7%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 14 (24.6%) |
| 24 (38.7%) | Games w/1+ Run | 21 (36.8%) |
| 7 (11.3%) | Games w/1+ HR | 5 (8.8%) |
| 22 (35.5%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 12 (21.1%) |
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