Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum is where Bobby Witt Jr. and the Kansas City Royals will face off against starter Paul Blackburn and the Oakland Athletics on Monday, August 21 at 9:40 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Witt
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | -103 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -133 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -135 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +103 |
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Stats and Trends for the Oakland Athletics
- The Athletics will send Blackburn (3-3) to the mound for his 14th start this season.
- The right-hander’s last start was on Wednesday, when he tossed seven innings without allowing a run on six hits in a matchup with the St. Louis Cardinals.
- The 29-year-old has pitched to a 4.09 ERA this season with 9.2 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 3.2 walks per nine across 14 games.
- The Athletics have a 8.3 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 25th in the majors.
- Athletics pitchers have a combined ERA of 5.81 this year, which ranks 30th in MLB.
- Athletics pitchers have a 1.551 WHIP this season, worst in the majors.
- The Athletics have given up the fifth-most long balls so far this season with 169 home runs allowed.
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Bobby Witt Jr. Stats vs. the Athletics
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/7/2023 | Mason Miller | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 5/6/2023 | Ken Waldichuk | 1-for-6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 6/26/2022 | James Kaprielian | 0-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/3 | 1 |
| 6/25/2022 | Jared Koenig | 2-for-5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 6/24/2022 | Cole Irvin | 1-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 6/19/2022 | Jared Koenig | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 6/18/2022 | Cole Irvin | 1-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3/0 | 0 |
| 6/17/2022 | Frankie Montás | 1-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3/0 | 0 |
Witt Stats and Trends
- In 67.5% of his games this season (83-of-123), Witt has recorded a hit. In 41 of those games (33.3%), he’s recorded more than one hit.
- He has hit a home run in 18.7% of his games this season (123 contests), going yard in 4.5% of his trips to the plate.
- He has scored in 57 of 123 games this season, including multiple runs scored in 12 of them.
- Witt has driven in a run in 37.4% of his 123 games this season, with more than one RBI in 14.6% of those contests (18). He has also knocked in three or more runs in eight contests.
- He has fanned 72 times this year in 123 games played (58.5%), including 22 times striking out multiple times (17.9%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 61 | GP | 62 |
| 40 (65.6%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 43 (69.4%) |
| 22 (36.1%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 19 (30.6%) |
| 30 (49.2%) | Games w/1+ Run | 27 (43.5%) |
| 14 (23.0%) | Games w/1+ HR | 9 (14.5%) |
| 25 (41.0%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 21 (33.9%) |
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