Esteury Ruiz and the Oakland Athletics take on starter Angel Zerpa and the Kansas City Royals at 9:40 PM ET on Tuesday, August 22 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.
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Player Prop Odds for Ruiz
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | -104 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -126 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -124 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -150 |
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Stats and Trends for the Kansas City Royals
- Zerpa heads to the mound for the Royals to make his second start of the season, seeking his second win.
- The left-hander’s last appearance was on Thursday, when he threw four innings, giving up one earned run while allowing five hits against the Seattle Mariners.
- The Royals average just 8.1 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 26th in the league.
- The Royals have pitched to a 5.18 this season, which ranks 28th in baseball.
- The Royals have a combined WHIP of 1.418 as a pitching staff, which is fifth-worst in baseball this season.
- With 160 homers allowed, the Royals rank 24th in the league at preventing long balls.
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Esteury Ruiz Stats vs. the Royals
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/21/2023 | Tucker Davidson | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 1 |
| 5/7/2023 | Ryan Yarbrough | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 5/6/2023 | Brady Singer | 1-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2/0 | 1 |
| 5/5/2023 | Brad Keller | 3-for-6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0/0 | 2 |
Ruiz Stats and Trends
- Ruiz has tallied a hit 67 times this season in 99 games played (67.7%), with 21 multi-hit efforts (21.2%).
- This season, he has hit a home run in two of the 99 games, leaving the ballpark in 0.5% of his plate appearances.
- He has scored at least one run in 32.3% of his contests this season (32 of 99), with more than one run scored in four of those contests (4%).
- In 27.3% of his 99 games this season, Ruiz has tallied an RBI (27 times). Also, he’s notched eight games with multiple RBI in 2023 (8.1%) and produced three or more of his team’s runs in one contest.
- He has gone down on strikes in 55.6% of his 99 games this year, while fanning more than once in 24.2% of those contests (24).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 52 | GP | 47 |
| 34 (65.4%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 33 (70.2%) |
| 12 (23.1%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 9 (19.1%) |
| 13 (25%) | Games w/1+ Run | 19 (40.4%) |
| 1 (1.9%) | Games w/1+ HR | 1 (2.1%) |
| 16 (30.8%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 11 (23.4%) |
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