Joey Gallo’s Minnesota Twins and the Kansas City Royals, who will be sending Jordan Lyles to the mound, go head to head at Kauffman Stadium on Saturday, April 1. The first pitch will be thrown at 4:10 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Gallo
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -126 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -111 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -113 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | -114 |
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Stats and Trends for the Kansas City Royals
- Lyles gets the nod for the Royals and will make his first start of the season.
- The 32-year-old righty last pitched Thursday against the Minnesota Twins, tossing zero scoreless innings out of the bullpen.
- Among qualified pitchers in the majors last year, his 4.42 ERA ranked 40th, 1.385 WHIP ranked 43rd, and 7.2 K/9 ranked 38th.
- The Royals struck out 7.6 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 25th in MLB.
- Royals pitchers had a combined ERA of 4.72 last year, which ranked 27th in MLB.
- The Royals had a combined 1.472 WHIP as a pitching staff, first-highest in MLB.
- With 173 homers allowed, the Royals ranked 17th in the league at preventing long balls.
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Joey Gallo Stats vs. the Royals
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/30/2023 | Zack Greinke | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/14/2022 | Brady Singer | 0-for-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 8/13/2022 | Brad Keller | 1-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2/1 | 0 |
| 7/30/2022 | Jon Heasley | 0-for-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 7/28/2022 | Brady Singer | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3/0 | 0 |
| 4/30/2022 | Carlos Hernandez | 2-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 4/29/2022 | Kris Bubic | 0-for-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/11/2021 | Brady Singer | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/2 | 0 |
| 8/10/2021 | Daniel Lynch | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3/1 | 0 |
| 8/9/2021 | Carlos Hernandez | 1-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1/0 | 0 |
Gallo Stats and Trends
- Gallo picked up at least one hit 47 times last season in 127 games played (37.0%), including multiple hits on nine occasions (7.1%).
- Including the 127 games he logged a plate appearance in last season, he went yard in 18 of them (14.2%), hitting a home run in 4.6% of his trips to the dish.
- He scored a run in 38 of 127 games last year, with multiple runs in 10 of those games.
- Gallo drove in a run in 30 out of 127 games last year (23.6%), with two or more RBIz in 13 of those contests (10.2%).
- He was set down on strikes at least once 93 times last season in 127 games (73.2%), including striking out on multiple occasions in 37.8% of those games (48 times).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 66 | GP | 61 |
| 26 (39.4%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 21 (34.4%) |
| 4 (6.1%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 5 (8.2%) |
| 21 (31.8%) | Games w/1+ Run | 17 (27.9%) |
| 8 (12.1%) | Games w/1+ HR | 10 (16.4%) |
| 15 (22.7%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 15 (24.6%) |
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