The upcoming matchup between Drew Waters’ Kansas City Royals and the New York Yankees (with Clarke Schmidt getting the start) is scheduled for Saturday, September 30 at 7:10 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Waters
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +100 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -128 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -134 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | -139 |
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Stats and Trends for the New York Yankees
- The Yankees will send Schmidt (9-9) to the mound for his 32nd start this season.
- The right-hander gave up two earned runs and allowed three hits in four innings pitched against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday.
- The 27-year-old has pitched in 32 games this season with a 4.65 ERA, 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings and a batting average against of .257.
- The Yankees have a nine K/9 this season as a pitching staff, 10th-best in baseball.
- Yankees pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.00 this year, 10th-best in baseball.
- The Yankees have a combined 1.237 WHIP as a pitching staff, sixth-lowest in MLB.
- With 191 homers allowed, the Yankees rank 15th in the league at preventing long balls.
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Drew Waters Stats vs. the Yankees
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/23/2023 | Luis Severino | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3/0 | 0 |
| 7/22/2023 | Gerrit Cole | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3/0 | 0 |
| 7/21/2023 | Clarke Schmidt | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 1 |
Waters Stats and Trends
- In 55.6% of his 90 games this season, Waters has recorded a base hit (50 times). He’s also collected 17 multi-hit games in 2023 (18.9%).
- He has homered in 8.9% of his games in 2023 (eight of 90), which amounts to 2.4% of his trips to the plate.
- He has scored at least a run in 31 of 90 games this year (34.4%), which includes two or more runs scored in eight of those contests (8.9%).
- Waters has notched an RBI in 23 of 90 games this season, including multiple RBI in seven of them. He has also plated three or more of his team’s runs in two contests.
- He has fanned 64 times this season in 90 tries (71.1%), including striking out on multiple occasions in 37.8% of games (34 times).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 44 | GP | 46 |
| 30 (68.2%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 20 (43.5%) |
| 11 (25.0%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 6 (13.0%) |
| 21 (47.7%) | Games w/1+ Run | 10 (21.7%) |
| 4 (9.1%) | Games w/1+ HR | 4 (8.7%) |
| 14 (31.8%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 9 (19.6%) |
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