At 4:10 PM ET on Saturday, April 1, Max Kepler and the Minnesota Twins will take the field against the Kansas City Royals and starting pitcher Jordan Lyles at Kauffman Stadium.
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Player Prop Odds for Kepler
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -135 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -113 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -107 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -129 |
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Stats and Trends for the Kansas City Royals
- Lyles has been named the starter for the Royals and will make his first start this season.
- The 32-year-old right-hander hasn’t pitched since last season. He last appeared on Thursday against the Minnesota Twins, when he pitched 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 averaged the 25th-most strikeouts per nine innings (7.6) in the league last season.
- Royals pitchers had a combined ERA of 4.72 last year, which ranked 27th in MLB.
- The Royals had a combined WHIP of 1.472 as a pitching staff, which was first-worst in baseball last season.
- The Royals ranked 17th in long balls allowed last season with 173 home runs against them.
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Max Kepler Stats vs. the Royals
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/30/2023 | Zack Greinke | 0-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/17/2022 | Daniel Lynch | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 1 |
| 8/16/2022 | Zack Greinke | 0-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/15/2022 | Kris Bubic | 3-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 5/28/2022 | Brady Singer | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 5/27/2022 | Brad Keller | 2-for-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 5/26/2022 | Daniel Lynch | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 5/22/2022 | Brady Singer | 2-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 5/21/2022 | Brad Keller | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 | 1 |
| 5/20/2022 | Daniel Lynch | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/1 | 0 |
Kepler Stats and Trends
- In 49.6% of his games last year (57 of 115), Kepler got a base hit, and in 26 of those games (22.6%) he recorded two or more hits.
- He went yard in eight of 115 games in 2022 (7.0%), including 2% of his trips to the dish.
- He touched home plate in 43 of 115 games last year, with multiple runs in 11 of those games.
- Kepler drove in a run in 29 of 115 games last season (25.2%), including nine occasions when he drove in multiple runs (7.8%). He had three or more RBIs in four games.
- He went down on strikes at least once in 52 of 115 games a season ago (45.2%), with multiple strikeouts in 13 of those games (11.3%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 64 | GP | 51 |
| 30 (46.9%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 27 (52.9%) |
| 14 (21.9%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 12 (23.5%) |
| 24 (37.5%) | Games w/1+ Run | 19 (37.3%) |
| 5 (7.8%) | Games w/1+ HR | 3 (5.9%) |
| 14 (21.9%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 15 (29.4%) |
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