Kauffman Stadium is where Alika Williams and the Pittsburgh Pirates will go up against starter Cole Ragans and the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday, August 29 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 | -148 |
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Stats and Trends for the Kansas City Royals
- The Royals’ Ragans (5-4) will make his eighth start of the season.
- The left-hander did not allow a run in six innings pitched on Wednesday in his last outing, a matchup with the Oakland Athletics.
- The 25-year-old has pitched in 23 games this season with a 3.81 ERA, 10.8 strikeouts per nine innings and a batting average against of .231.
- The Royals average just 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 26th in the league.
- Royals pitchers have a combined ERA of 5.22 this year, which ranks 28th in MLB.
- The Royals have a combined WHIP of 1.421 as a pitching staff, which is fifth-worst in baseball this season.
- The Royals have allowed 171 home runs this season, or 1.3 per game. That ranks 24th in MLB.
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Alika Williams Stats vs. the Royals
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/28/2023 | Zack Greinke | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
Williams Stats and Trends
- Williams has collected a hit in 13 out of 26 games this season (50.0%), with multiple base hits in three of those contests (11.5%).
- In the 26 games in which he’s logged a plate appearance this season, he has no homers.
- He has scored a run in six of 26 contests this season.
- Williams has notched at least one RBI six times this year in 26 games played (23.1%). He does not, however, have multiple RBI in any of those games.
- In 53.8% of his 26 games this season, he has gone down on strikes (14 times). He’s also had seven games with multiple Ks in 2023 (26.9%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | GP | 10 |
| 8 (50.0%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 5 (50.0%) |
| 2 (12.5%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 1 (10.0%) |
| 3 (18.8%) | Games w/1+ Run | 3 (30.0%) |
| 0 (0.0%) | Games w/1+ HR | 0 (0.0%) |
| 5 (31.3%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 1 (10.0%) |
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