Bobby Witt Jr.’s Kansas City Royals and the Toronto Blue Jays, who will be sending Yusei Kikuchi to the hill, go head to head at Rogers Centre on Friday, September 8. The first pitch will be thrown at 7:07 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Witt
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | -102 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -133 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -136 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +103 |
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Stats and Trends for the Toronto Blue Jays
- The Blue Jays will hand the ball to Kikuchi (9-5) for his 28th start of the season.
- The left-hander’s last start was on Sunday, when he tossed 4 2/3 innings while giving up two earned runs on six hits in a matchup with the Colorado Rockies.
- Among qualified pitchers this year, the 32-year-old’s 3.63 ERA ranks 20th, 1.260 WHIP ranks 35th, and 9.5 K/9 ranks 19th.
- The Blue Jays have a 9.4 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, second-best in baseball.
- Blue Jays pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.75 this year, second-best in baseball.
- Blue Jays pitchers have a 1.236 WHIP this season, seventh-best in the majors.
- The Blue Jays have allowed 171 home runs this season, or 1.2 per game. That ranks 17th in MLB play.
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Bobby Witt Jr. Stats vs. the Blue Jays
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/6/2023 | Kevin Gausman | 2-for-5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 4/5/2023 | Alek Manoah | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 4/4/2023 | Yusei Kikuchi | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 4/3/2023 | José Berríos | 2-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0/1 | 1 |
| 7/17/2022 | José Berríos | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 7/16/2022 | Maximo Castillo | 2-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 7/15/2022 | Alek Manoah | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 7/14/2022 | Kevin Gausman | 2-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/0 | 1 |
| 6/8/2022 | Yusei Kikuchi | 2-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 6/7/2022 | Alek Manoah | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
Witt Stats and Trends
- Witt has collected a hit in 92 of 137 games this year (67.2%), with more than one hit in 43 of those contests (31.4%).
- He has gone yard in 27 games this season, leaving the ballpark in 4.7% of his trips to the dish.
- He has scored in 63 of 137 games this year, including multiple runs scored in 13 of them.
- Witt has plated at least one run in 51 out of 137 games this season (37.2%). He has collected more than one RBI in 19 of those contests (13.9%).
- He has fanned 80 times this year in 137 tries (58.4%), including striking out on multiple occasions in 16.8% of games (23 times).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 69 | GP | 68 |
| 45 (65.2%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 47 (69.1%) |
| 23 (33.3%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 20 (29.4%) |
| 34 (49.3%) | Games w/1+ Run | 29 (42.6%) |
| 16 (23.2%) | Games w/1+ HR | 11 (16.2%) |
| 28 (40.6%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 23 (33.8%) |
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