Bobby Witt Jr. and the Kansas City Royals will take the field at Kauffman Stadium on Wednesday, August 30, where they will match up with the Pittsburgh Pirates and starting pitcher Andre Jackson. The contest will start at 8:10 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Witt
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +109 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -118 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -119 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -146 |
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Stats and Trends for the Pittsburgh Pirates
- The Pirates will send Jackson to the mound for his third start of the season.
- The right-hander last pitched out of the bullpen on Thursday, when he threw six innings, giving up two earned runs while allowing six hits to the Chicago Cubs.
- The Pirates average the 17th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.7) in the league this season.
- The Pirates have pitched to a 4.59 this season, which ranks 21st in baseball.
- The Pirates rank 22nd in MLB with a combined 1.390 WHIP this season.
- With just 142 homers allowed, the Pirates rank fifth in the league at preventing long balls.
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Bobby Witt Jr. Stats vs. the Pirates
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/29/2023 | Colin Selby | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/28/2023 | Juan Carlos Oviedo | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
Witt Stats and Trends
- Witt has recorded a hit in 88 of 131 games this year, with multiple hits in 42 of them.
- He has hit a home run in 25 of 131 games in 2023 (19.1%), which is 4.6% of his trips to the dish.
- He has scored at least one run 60 times this year in 131 games played (45.8%), including 12 times when he tallied multiple runs (9.2%).
- Witt has picked up at least one RBI in 48 of 131 games this year (36.6%). He has collected more than one RBI in 18 of those contests (13.7%).
- In 57.3% of his contests this year (75 of 131), he has gone down on strikes at least once. In 22 of those games (16.8%), he registered two or more strikeouts.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 63 | GP | 68 |
| 41 (65.1%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 47 (69.1%) |
| 22 (34.9%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 20 (29.4%) |
| 31 (49.2%) | Games w/1+ Run | 29 (42.6%) |
| 14 (22.2%) | Games w/1+ HR | 11 (16.2%) |
| 25 (39.7%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 23 (33.8%) |
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