Nicky Lopez and the Kansas City Royals will take the field at Kauffman Stadium on Monday, April 3, where they will square off against the Toronto Blue Jays and starting pitcher Jose Berrios. The contest will start at 7:40 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Lopez
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -148 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -109 |
| RBI | 0.5 | +102 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -115 |
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Stats and Trends for the Toronto Blue Jays
- Berrios has been named the starter for the Blue Jays and will make his first start this season.
- The 28-year-old right-hander hasn’t pitched since last season. He last appeared on Sunday against the St. Louis Cardinals, when he pitched zero scoreless innings out of the bullpen.
- Among qualified major league pitchers last season, his 5.23 ERA ranked 45th, 1.419 WHIP ranked 45th, and 7.8 K/9 ranked 29th.
- The Blue Jays struck out 8.7 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 12th in MLB.
- Blue Jays pitchers had a combined ERA of 3.90 last year, which ranked 15th in MLB.
- Blue Jays pitchers had a 1.239 WHIP last season, 11th in the majors.
- The Blue Jays ranked 20th in long balls allowed last season with 180 home runs against them.
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Nicky Lopez Stats vs. the Blue Jays
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/17/2022 | José Berríos | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 7/16/2022 | Maximo Castillo | 1-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 7/15/2022 | Alek Manoah | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 1 |
| 7/14/2022 | Kevin Gausman | 2-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 6/8/2022 | Yusei Kikuchi | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 6/7/2022 | Alek Manoah | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 6/6/2022 | Ross Stripling | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/1/2021 | José Berríos | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 7/31/2021 | Alek Manoah | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 7/30/2021 | Ross Stripling | 2-for-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
Lopez Stats and Trends
- In 50.7% of his games last season (72 of 142), Lopez had a base hit, and in 23 of those games (16.2%) he recorded two or more hits.
- Including all 142 games he appeared in a season ago, he did not hit a home run.
- He scored in 48 of 142 games last year (33.8%), including three multi-run games (2.1%).
- Lopez drove in a run in 19 of 142 games last season (13.4%), including one game with multiple RBIs.
- In 36.6% of his games last season (52 of 142), he was set down on strikes at least once, and in 10 of those games (7.0%) he went down on strikes multiple times.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 70 | GP | 72 |
| 36 (51.4%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 36 (50.0%) |
| 13 (18.6%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 10 (13.9%) |
| 25 (35.7%) | Games w/1+ Run | 23 (31.9%) |
| 0 (0.0%) | Games w/1+ HR | 0 (0.0%) |
| 10 (14.3%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 9 (12.5%) |
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