At 8:10 PM ET on Monday, August 28, Alfonso Rivas and the Pittsburgh Pirates will take the field against the Kansas City Royals and starting pitcher Zack Greinke at Kauffman Stadium, airing on BSKC.
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Player Prop Odds for Rivas
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -136 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -106 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -105 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +108 |
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Stats and Trends for the Kansas City Royals
- The Royals will send Greinke (1-12) to the mound for his 23rd start this season.
- The right-hander’s last appearance came in relief on Wednesday when he threw four scoreless innings out of the bullpen against the Oakland Athletics while allowing two hits.
- The 39-year-old has pitched in 23 games this season with an ERA of 5.34, a 5.2 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.238.
- The Royals average just 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 26th in the league.
- The Royals have pitched to a 5.22 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.
- The Royals have given up 171 home runs so far this season (the 24th-ranked total in MLB play).
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Rivas Stats and Trends
- In nine of 24 contests this season (37.5%), Rivas has reached via hit, including two games with multiple base knocks.
- This season, he has homered in two of the 24 games, going deep in 2.6% of his plate appearances.
- He has touched home plate in six of 24 contests this year.
- Rivas has driven in at least one run four times so far this year in 24 games played (16.7%), including one game in which he plated multiple runs.
- In 66.7% of his contests this year (16 of 24), he has struck out one or more times. In five of those games (20.8%), he registered two or more strikeouts.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | GP | 10 |
| 6 (42.9%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 3 (30.0%) |
| 1 (7.1%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 1 (10.0%) |
| 3 (21.4%) | Games w/1+ Run | 3 (30.0%) |
| 1 (7.1%) | Games w/1+ HR | 1 (10.0%) |
| 3 (21.4%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 1 (10.0%) |
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