At 2:20 PM ET on Sunday, August 20, Dansby Swanson and the Chicago Cubs will take the diamond against the Kansas City Royals and starting pitcher Jordan Lyles at Wrigley Field, airing on MARQ.
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Player Prop Odds for Swanson
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +110 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -113 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -117 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +109 |
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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 and allowed nine hits in five innings pitched against the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday.
- Among qualified pitchers in the majors this year, 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.
- The Royals have the 28th-ranked ERA (5.17) in the majors this season.
- The Royals have a combined WHIP of 1.422 as a pitching staff, which is fifth-worst in baseball this season.
- The Royals have allowed 154 home runs this season, or 1.2 per game. That ranks 19th in MLB.
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Dansby Swanson Stats vs. the Royals
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/19/2023 | Brady Singer | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 8/18/2023 | Cole Ragans | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
Swanson Stats and Trends
- In 65 of 108 games this season (60.2%), Swanson has gotten a hit, and he collected at least two in 28 of those contests (25.9%).
- In 14.8% of his games this season, he has gone yard (16 of 108). He’s hit a round-tripper in 3.8% of his trips to the plate during the 2023 campaign.
- He has scored at least one run 44 times this year in 108 contests (40.7%), including scoring multiple runs in 11.1% of games (12 times).
- Swanson has driven in at least one run in 35.2% of his games this year (38 of 108), including more than one RBI in 15 of those contests (13.9%). He has also knocked in three or more of his team’s runs in four contests.
- He has struck out at least once in 76 out of 108 games this season (70.4%), while fanning multiple times in 31 of those games (28.7%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 55 | GP | 53 |
| 38 (69.1%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 27 (50.9%) |
| 14 (25.5%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 14 (26.4%) |
| 26 (47.3%) | Games w/1+ Run | 18 (34.0%) |
| 9 (16.4%) | Games w/1+ HR | 7 (13.2%) |
| 23 (41.8%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 15 (28.3%) |
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