Masataka Yoshida and the Boston Red Sox take on starter Jordan Lyles and the Kansas City Royals at 8:10 PM ET on Friday, September 1 at Kauffman Stadium.
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Player Prop Odds for Yoshida
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +110 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -116 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -110 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -123 |
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Stats and Trends for the Kansas City Royals
- The Royals will hand the ball to Lyles (3-15) for his 26th start of the season.
- The right-hander gave up seven earned runs in three innings pitched on Saturday in his last outing, a matchup with the Seattle Mariners.
- The 32-year-old’s 6.39 ERA ranks 55th, 1.300 WHIP ranks 40th, and 6.1 K/9 ranks 52nd among qualified pitchers in the majors 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 pitched to a 5.22 this season, which ranks 28th in baseball.
- The Royals have a combined 1.418 WHIP as a pitching staff, fifth-highest in MLB.
- With 175 homers allowed, the Royals rank 23rd in the league at preventing long balls.
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Masataka Yoshida Stats vs. the Royals
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/9/2023 | Jordan Lyles | 1-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/8/2023 | Brady Singer | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 8/7/2023 | Cole Ragans | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
Yoshida Stats and Trends
- In 65.8% of his 117 games this season, Yoshida has notched a base hit (77 times). He’s also registered 45 multi-hit games in 2023 (38.5%).
- In 10.3% of his games this season, he has homered (12 of 117). He’s left the yard in 2.6% of his trips to the plate during the 2023 campaign.
- He has touched home plate in 43.6% of his 117 games this season. That includes more than one run scored in 8.5% of those contests (10).
- In 35 of 117 games this season (29.9%), Yoshida has driven in a run, and in 13 of those games (11.1%) he knocked in multiple runs. He has also accounted for three or more of his team’s runs in seven contests.
- In 40.2% of his contests this year (47 of 117), he has been set down on strikes at least once. In 11 of those games (9.4%), he registered two or more punchouts.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 58 | GP | 59 |
| 39 (67.2%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 38 (64.4%) |
| 23 (39.7%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 22 (37.3%) |
| 30 (51.7%) | Games w/1+ Run | 21 (35.6%) |
| 6 (10.3%) | Games w/1+ HR | 6 (10.2%) |
| 23 (39.7%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 12 (20.3%) |
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