Byron Buxton’s Minnesota Twins and the Kansas City Royals, who will be sending Brad Keller to the mound, face off at Kauffman Stadium on Sunday, April 2. The first pitch will be thrown at 2:10 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Buxton
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -143 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -117 |
| Home Runs | 0.5 | +106 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -126 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +105 |
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Stats and Trends for the Kansas City Royals
- The Royals will send out Keller for his first start of the season.
- The last time the 27-year-old pitched was on Saturday against the Minnesota Twins. The righty threw zero scoreless innings out of the bullpen in that matchup.
- He pitched to a 5.09 ERA while striking out 6.6 batters per nine innings with a record of 6-14 last season.
- 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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Byron Buxton Stats vs. the Royals
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/1/2023 | Jordan Lyles | 2-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 3/30/2023 | Zack Greinke | 2-for-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/17/2022 | Daniel Lynch | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 8/16/2022 | Zack Greinke | 2-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/15/2022 | Kris Bubic | 2-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 5/29/2022 | Zack Greinke | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 5/28/2022 | Brady Singer | 1-for-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 5/26/2022 | Daniel Lynch | 1-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 5/21/2022 | Brad Keller | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 5/20/2022 | Daniel Lynch | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 0 |
Buxton Stats and Trends
- Buxton got a hit in 50 of 93 games last season, with multiple hits in 22 of those games.
- He hit a long ball in 25.8% of his games last year (24 of 93), and 7.3% of his trips to the plate.
- He came around to score in 41 of his 93 games a season ago (44.1%), with more than one run scored 17 times (18.3%).
- Buxton picked up an RBI in 32 of 93 games last season, with multiple RBIs in 13 of them. He drove in three or more runs in three games.
- In 75.3% of his 93 games last season, he went down on strikes one or more times (70 games). He also had 33 games with multiple strikeouts in 2022 (35.5%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 50 | GP | 43 |
| 26 (52.0%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 24 (55.8%) |
| 12 (24.0%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 10 (23.3%) |
| 19 (38.0%) | Games w/1+ Run | 22 (51.2%) |
| 11 (22.0%) | Games w/1+ HR | 13 (30.2%) |
| 15 (30.0%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 17 (39.5%) |
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