When the New York Yankees and Kansas City Royals go head to head at Kauffman Stadium on Friday, September 29 at 8:10 PM ET, Kyle Higashioka will be back in the lineup (against starter Jordan Lyles).
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Player Prop Odds for Higashioka
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -135 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -105 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -116 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -150 |
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Stats and Trends for the Kansas City Royals
- Lyles (5-17) will take to the mound for the Royals and make his 31st start of the season.
- The right-hander’s last appearance was on Saturday, when he threw five scoreless innings against the Houston Astros while allowing two hits.
- The 32-year-old’s 6.13 ERA ranks 45th, 1.252 WHIP ranks 29th, and 6.1 K/9 ranks 44th among qualified pitchers in the majors this campaign.
- 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 5.19 this season, which ranks 28th in baseball.
- The Royals rank 23rd in MLB with a combined 1.409 WHIP this season.
- With 206 homers allowed, the Royals rank 23rd in the league at preventing long balls.
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Kyle Higashioka Stats vs. the Royals
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/23/2023 | Jordan Lyles | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 7/21/2023 | Alec Marsh | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 7/31/2022 | Zack Greinke | 1-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 7/29/2022 | Kris Bubic | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 5/1/2022 | Daniel Lynch | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 4/29/2022 | Kris Bubic | 1-for-3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 8/10/2021 | Daniel Lynch | 1-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 8/9/2021 | Carlos Hernandez | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 6/22/2021 | Brady Singer | 1-for-3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
Higashioka Stats and Trends
- Higashioka has recorded a hit in 39 out of 78 games this season (50.0%), with multiple hits in 10 of those games (12.8%).
- Out of the 78 games he has had a plate appearance in this season, he’s hit a long ball in 10 contests (12.8%), hitting a home run in 4% of his plate appearances.
- In 21 of 78 games this year (26.9%), he has scored at least one run, including two games in which he scored more than one run.
- Higashioka has picked up an RBI in 35.9% of his 78 games this year, with two or more RBI in 7.7% of those games (six).
- In 65.4% of his contests this year (51 of 78), he has gone down on strikes one or more times. In 17 of those games (21.8%), he registered two or more punchouts.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 37 | GP | 41 |
| 16 (43.2%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 23 (56.1%) |
| 4 (10.8%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 6 (14.6%) |
| 11 (29.7%) | Games w/1+ Run | 10 (24.4%) |
| 6 (16.2%) | Games w/1+ HR | 4 (9.8%) |
| 13 (35.1%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 15 (36.6%) |
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