Alejandro Kirk and the Toronto Blue Jays meet starter James McArthur and the Kansas City Royals at 3:07 PM ET on Saturday, September 9 at Rogers Centre.
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Player Prop Odds for Kirk
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -152 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -108 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -110 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -108 |
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Stats and Trends for the Kansas City Royals
- McArthur will get the start for the Royals, his second of the season.
- The right-hander’s last appearance came in relief on Wednesday when he threw one scoreless inning out of the bullpen against the Chicago White Sox while allowing one hit.
- The Royals have a 8.1 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 27th in baseball.
- The Royals have pitched to a 5.20 this season, which ranks 28th in baseball.
- The Royals have a combined WHIP of 1.411 as a pitching staff, which ranks 23rd in MLB.
- The Royals have given up 185 home runs so far this season (the 24th-ranked total in MLB play).
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Alejandro Kirk Stats vs. the Royals
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/8/2023 | Collin Snider | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 4/5/2023 | Zack Greinke | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 4/3/2023 | Brady Singer | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 7/17/2022 | Kris Bubic | 1-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 7/16/2022 | Daniel Lynch | 2-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 7/15/2022 | Zack Greinke | 1-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 7/14/2022 | Angel Zerpa | 2-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 6/7/2022 | Brad Keller | 4-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 6/6/2022 | Daniel Lynch | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 7/31/2021 | Mike Minor | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
Kirk Stats and Trends
- Kirk has recorded a hit in 53 of 102 games this season (52.0%), with at least two hits in 18 of those contests (17.6%).
- Out of the 102 games he has gone to the plate in this season, he’s hit a home run in five contests (4.9%), leaving the ballpark in 1.7% of his plate appearances.
- In 24.5% of his 102 games this season, he has touched home plate (25 times). Also, he’s notched three games with multiple runs in 2023 (2.9%).
- In 21.6% of his contests this year (22 of 102), Kirk has notched at least one RBI. In eight of those games (7.8%) he recorded more than one RBI, while he was responsible for three or more of his team’s runs in five games.
- He has gone down on strikes in 33 of 102 games this year, including multiple Ks in six of them.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 45 | GP | 57 |
| 26 (57.8%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 27 (47.4%) |
| 12 (26.7%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 6 (10.5%) |
| 13 (28.9%) | Games w/1+ Run | 12 (21.1%) |
| 5 (11.1%) | Games w/1+ HR | 0 (0.0%) |
| 13 (28.9%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 9 (15.8%) |
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