Yan Gomes: MLB Player Prop Bets for Cubs Vs Royals – August 20, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on August 19, 2023

The upcoming matchup between Yan Gomes’ Chicago Cubs and the Kansas City Royals (with Jordan Lyles getting the start) is scheduled for Sunday, August 20 at 2:20 PM ET.

Looking to wager on Gomes ahead of his matchup on Sunday? Keep reading for everything you need to know, then head over to DraftKings Sportsbook to place your bets!

Player Prop Odds for Gomes

Prop O/U Over Odds
Hits 0.5 -151
Runs 0.5 -116
RBI 0.5 -115
Strikeouts 0.5 -134

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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 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 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.
  • The Royals have given up 154 home runs so far this season (the 19th-ranked total in MLB play).

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Yan Gomes 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 1 1/1 0
8/18/2023 Cole Ragans 2-for-4 1 0 0 1 1/0 0
9/16/2021 Daniel Lynch 0-for-3 0 0 0 0 0/0 0
9/15/2021 Carlos Hernandez 0-for-4 0 0 0 1 1/1 0
9/14/2021 Jackson Kowar 0-for-2 0 0 0 0 1/0 0

Gomes Stats and Trends

  • Gomes has reached base with a base hit 53 times this year in 84 games played (63.1%), including multiple knocks in 19.0% of them (16 times).
  • He has homered in 9.5% of his games in 2023 (eight of 84), which amounts to 3% of his trips to the dish.
  • He has scored at least one run 29 times this season in 84 games played (34.5%), including five games with more than one run (6.0%).
  • Gomes has driven in at least one run 32 times this season in 84 tries (38.1%), including driving in more than one run in 11.9% of games (10 times) and producing three or more of his team’s runs on two occasions.
  • In 57.1% of his 84 games this season, he has struck out (48 times). He’s also had 13 games with multiple Ks in 2023 (15.5%).
Home Away
42 GP 42
27 (64.3%) Games w/1+ Hit 26 (61.9%)
7 (16.7%) Games w/2+ Hits 9 (21.4%)
19 (45.2%) Games w/1+ Run 10 (23.8%)
4 (9.5%) Games w/1+ HR 4 (9.5%)
16 (38.1%) Games w/1+ RBI 16 (38.1%)

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