Christopher Morel and the Chicago Cubs will take the field at Wrigley Field on Sunday, August 20, where they will match up with the Kansas City Royals and starting pitcher Jordan Lyles. The game will start at 2:20 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Morel
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -145 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -124 |
| Home Runs | 0.5 | +109 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -120 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | -103 |
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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 last pitched on Wednesday, when he gave up six earned runs and allowed nine hits in five innings against the Seattle Mariners.
- The 32-year-old ranks 60th in ERA (6.17), 43rd in WHIP (1.294), and 56th in K/9 (6.2) among qualified pitchers in the majors this season.
- 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 allowed 154 home runs this season, or 1.2 per game. That ranks 19th in MLB play.
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Christopher Morel Stats vs. the Royals
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/19/2023 | Brady Singer | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3/0 | 0 |
| 8/18/2023 | Cole Ragans | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
Morel Stats and Trends
- Morel has picked up a hit in 48 of 79 games this year (60.8%), with more than one hit in 17 of those games (21.5%).
- He has hit a home run in 24.1% of his games this season (79 contests), going yard in 5.9% of his plate appearances.
- In 40 of 79 contests this season (50.6%), he has scored, and eight of those games (10.1%) included a performance that produced more than one run scored.
- Morel has tallied an RBI in 45.6% of his 79 games this year, with two or more RBI in 19.0% of them (15). He has also knocked in three or more runs in eight contests.
- In 83.5% of his contests this season (66 of 79), he has been set down on strikes at least once. In 32 of those games (40.5%), he registered more than one strikeout.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 41 | GP | 38 |
| 24 (58.5%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 24 (63.2%) |
| 9 (22.0%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 8 (21.1%) |
| 15 (36.6%) | Games w/1+ Run | 25 (65.8%) |
| 9 (22.0%) | Games w/1+ HR | 10 (26.3%) |
| 21 (51.2%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 15 (39.5%) |
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