The upcoming matchup between Alika Williams’ Pittsburgh Pirates and the Kansas City Royals (with Zack Greinke getting the start) is scheduled for Monday, August 28 at 8:10 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Williams
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -146 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -108 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -105 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -147 |
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Stats and Trends for the Kansas City Royals
- Greinke (1-12) will take the mound for the Royals, his 23rd start of the season.
- The right-hander last pitched on Wednesday against the Oakland Athletics, throwing four scoreless innings of relief and allowing two hits.
- The 39-year-old has an ERA of 5.34, 6.1 strikeouts per nine innings and a batting average against of .275 in 23 games this season.
- The Royals average just 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 26th in the league.
- The Royals have the 28th-ranked ERA (5.22) in the majors this season.
- Royals pitchers have a 1.418 WHIP this season, fifth-worst in the majors.
- The Royals have allowed 171 home runs this season, or 1.3 per game. That ranks 24th in MLB play.
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Williams Stats and Trends
- In 52.0% of his games this year (13-of-25), Williams has recorded a hit. In three of those games (12.0%), he’s recorded multiple base knocks.
- In the 25 games he’s appeared in this season, he has zero homers.
- He has touched home plate five times this season in 25 games played (20.0%). He does not, however, have a multi-run effort.
- Williams has picked up at least one RBI six times this year in 25 games played (24.0%). He does not, however, have multiple RBI in any of those games.
- In 56.0% of his contests this season (14 of 25), he has been set down on strikes at least once. In seven of those games (28.0%), he registered two or more strikeouts.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | GP | 9 |
| 8 (50.0%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 5 (55.6%) |
| 2 (12.5%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 1 (11.1%) |
| 3 (18.8%) | Games w/1+ Run | 2 (22.2%) |
| 0 (0.0%) | Games w/1+ HR | 0 (0.0%) |
| 5 (31.3%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 1 (11.1%) |
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