At 7:07 PM ET on Friday, September 8, Whit Merrifield and the Toronto Blue Jays will take the field against the Kansas City Royals and starting pitcher Collin Snider at Rogers Centre, airing on MLBN.
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Player Prop Odds for Merrifield
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +110 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -115 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -109 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -128 |
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Stats and Trends for the Kansas City Royals
- Snider has been named the starter for the Royals and will make his first start this season.
- The 27-year-old righty has pitched in relief 10 times already this year, but will make his first start.
- He has pitched to a 4.22 ERA this season with 4.2 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 4.2 walks per nine across 10 games.
- The Royals average just 8.1 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 26th in the league.
- The Royals have pitched to a 5.20 this season, which ranks 28th in baseball.
- The Royals rank 23rd in MLB with a combined 1.409 WHIP this season.
- With 185 homers allowed, the Royals rank 24th in the league at preventing long balls.
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Whit Merrifield Stats vs. the Royals
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/6/2023 | Jordan Lyles | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 4/5/2023 | Zack Greinke | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 4/4/2023 | Kris Bubic | 1-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
Merrifield Stats and Trends
- In 94 of 129 games this season (72.9%), Merrifield has recorded a hit, and he collected more than one hit in 37 of those contests (28.7%).
- He has hit a long ball in 7.8% of his games this season (129 contests), going yard in 2% of his plate appearances.
- He has scored at least a run in 52 of 129 games this season (40.3%), which includes two or more runs scored in 10 of those games (7.8%).
- In 31.8% of his contests this season (41 of 129), Merrifield has driven in at least one run. In 15 of those games (11.6%) he recorded more than one RBI, while accounting for three or more of his team’s runs in three games.
- In 54.3% of his contests this year (70 of 129), he has been set down on strikes at least once. In 17 of those games (13.2%), he registered more than one strikeout.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 61 | GP | 68 |
| 45 (73.8%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 49 (72.1%) |
| 15 (24.6%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 22 (32.4%) |
| 26 (42.6%) | Games w/1+ Run | 26 (38.2%) |
| 4 (6.6%) | Games w/1+ HR | 6 (8.8%) |
| 20 (32.8%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 21 (30.9%) |
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