Currently sitting at 29 home runs, Spencer Torkelson will be looking to belt his 30th bomb of the year against starter Cole Ragans on Thursday, September 28, when the Detroit Tigers take on the Kansas City Royals at Comerica Park. First pitch is scheduled for 1:10 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Torkelson
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | -103 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -135 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -121 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | -104 |
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Stats and Trends for the Kansas City Royals
- Ragans (7-4) will take the mound for the Royals, his 13th start of the season.
- The left-hander last pitched on Saturday, when he gave up two earned runs and allowed three hits in six innings against the Houston Astros.
- The 25-year-old has an ERA of 3.41, 10.5 strikeouts per nine innings and a batting average against of .198 in 28 games this season.
- The Royals have a 8.1 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 27th in baseball.
- Royals pitchers have a combined ERA of 5.15 this year, which ranks 28th in MLB.
- The Royals have a combined WHIP of 1.405 as a pitching staff, which ranks 23rd in MLB.
- The Royals have given up 202 home runs so far this season (the 23rd-ranked total in MLB play).
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Spencer Torkelson Stats vs. the Royals
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/26/2023 | Zack Greinke | 1-for-3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 7/20/2023 | Zack Greinke | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 7/19/2023 | Ryan Yarbrough | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 7/18/2023 | Daniel Lynch | 3-for-5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 7/17/2023 | Jordan Lyles | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 6/21/2023 | Brady Singer | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 6/20/2023 | Daniel Lynch | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 6/19/2023 | Jordan Lyles | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 5/24/2023 | Zack Greinke | 2-for-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 5/23/2023 | Mike Mayers | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
Torkelson Stats and Trends
- Torkelson has tallied a hit 92 times this season in 154 games played (59.7%), with 36 multi-hit efforts (23.4%).
- He has gone yard in 15.6% of his games in 2023 (24 of 154), which amounts to 4.4% of his trips to the plate.
- He has scored a run in 44.2% of his 154 games this year. That includes more than one run scored in 9.1% of those contests (14).
- Torkelson has driven in a run in 61 of 154 games this season, including multiple RBI in 21 of them. He has also driven in three or more of his team’s runs in five contests.
- He has gone down on strikes in 71.4% of his 154 games this year, while fanning more than once in 28.6% of those games (44).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 75 | GP | 79 |
| 41 (54.7%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 51 (64.6%) |
| 16 (21.3%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 20 (25.3%) |
| 30 (40.0%) | Games w/1+ Run | 38 (48.1%) |
| 8 (10.7%) | Games w/1+ HR | 16 (20.3%) |
| 26 (34.7%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 35 (44.3%) |
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