When the New York Yankees and Kansas City Royals square off at Kauffman Stadium on Saturday, September 30 at 7:10 PM ET, Kyle Higashioka will be back in the lineup (against starter Steven Cruz).
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Player Prop Odds for Higashioka
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -137 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -107 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -111 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -146 |
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Stats and Trends for the Kansas City Royals
- The Royals will hand the ball to Cruz (0-0) for his fourth start of the season.
- The right-hander’s last appearance came in relief on Wednesday when he threw two innings out of the bullpen against the Detroit Tigers, giving up two earned runs without allowing a hit.
- The 24-year-old has an ERA of 5.40, a 1.27 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.800 in nine games this season.
- 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 have a combined WHIP of 1.407 as a pitching staff, which ranks 23rd in MLB.
- With 207 homers allowed, the Royals rank 24th 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 a hit in 50.0% of his games this season (39 of 78), and he posted multiple base hits in 10 of them (12.8%).
- He has homered in 12.8% of his games this season (78 contests), going yard in 4% of his chances at the plate.
- In 21 of 78 games this season (26.9%), he has scored at least a run, including two games in which he scored more than one run.
- Higashioka has tallied an RBI in 35.9% of his 78 games this year, with more than one RBI in 7.7% of those contests (six).
- He has struck out at least once in 65.4% of his games this year (51 of 78), striking out multiple times in 17 of those games (21.8%).
| 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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