Aledmys Diaz and the Oakland Athletics meet starter Cole Ragans and the Kansas City Royals at 3:37 PM ET on Wednesday, August 23 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.
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Player Prop Odds for Diaz
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +103 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -122 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -127 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +112 |
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Stats and Trends for the Kansas City Royals
- The Royals will hand the ball to Ragans (4-4) for his seventh start of the season.
- The left-hander’s last start was on Friday, when he tossed six innings while giving up three earned runs on eight hits in a matchup with the Chicago Cubs.
- The 25-year-old has pitched to a 4.25 ERA this season with 10.2 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 4.1 walks per nine across 22 games.
- 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 5.18 this season, which ranks 28th in baseball.
- Royals pitchers have a 1.414 WHIP this season, fifth-worst in the majors.
- The Royals have given up 161 home runs so far this season (the 24th-ranked total in MLB play).
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Aledmys Díaz Stats vs. the Royals
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/22/2023 | Angel Zerpa | 1-for-3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/21/2023 | Tucker Davidson | 1-for-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 7/7/2022 | Kris Bubic | 1-for-5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 7/6/2022 | Brad Keller | 1-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 7/5/2022 | Zack Greinke | 3-for-4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 7/4/2022 | Jon Heasley | 0-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 6/3/2022 | Brady Singer | 3-for-5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/25/2021 | Mike Minor | 1-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/24/2021 | Brady Singer | 2-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/23/2021 | Daniel Lynch | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
Diaz Stats and Trends
- In 51.7% of his games this year (45-of-87), Diaz has recorded a hit. In 13 of those games (14.9%), he’s recorded at least two base hits.
- He has homered in 3.4% of his games in 2023 (three of 87), which amounts to 1.4% of his trips to the plate.
- In 21 of 87 games this year, he has crossed the plate, with one game where he scored multiple runs.
- In 19 of 87 games this year (21.8%), Diaz has knocked in at least one run, including two games with multiple RBI.
- He has gone down on strikes one or more times 42 times this year in 87 games (48.3%), including 11 games with more than one strikeout (12.6%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 45 | GP | 42 |
| 24 (53.3%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 21 (50.0%) |
| 5 (11.1%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 8 (19.0%) |
| 13 (28.9%) | Games w/1+ Run | 8 (19.0%) |
| 3 (6.7%) | Games w/1+ HR | 0 (0.0%) |
| 11 (24.4%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 8 (19.0%) |
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