The upcoming matchup between Alejandro Kirk’s Toronto Blue Jays and the Kansas City Royals (with Kris Bubic drawing the start) is scheduled for Tuesday, April 4 at 7:40 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Kirk
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -152 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -110 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -113 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -110 |
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Stats and Trends for the Kansas City Royals
- Bubic has been named the starter for the Royals and will make his first start this season.
- The last time the lefty took the mound was on Monday last season, when he pitched zero scoreless innings in a matchup with the Toronto Blue Jays.
- Last season, he posted a 5.58 ERA with 110 strikeouts and 63 walks in 129 2/3 innings, finishing with a record of 3-13.
- The Royals had a 7.6 K/9 last season as a pitching staff, which ranked 25th in the majors.
- 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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Alejandro Kirk Stats vs. the Royals
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/3/2023 | Brady Singer | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 7/17/2022 | Kris Bubic | 1-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 7/16/2022 | Daniel Lynch | 2-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 7/15/2022 | Zack Greinke | 1-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 7/14/2022 | Angel Zerpa | 2-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 6/7/2022 | Brad Keller | 4-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 6/6/2022 | Daniel Lynch | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 7/31/2021 | Mike Minor | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 7/30/2021 | Daniel Lynch | 1-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 4/18/2021 | Brady Singer | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 0 |
Kirk Stats and Trends
- Kirk had a hit 86 times last season in 141 games (61.0%), including 37 multi-hit games (26.2%).
- He homered in 9.2% of his games in 2022 (13 of 141), including 2.6% of his trips to the dish.
- He came around to score 45 times in 141 games (31.9%) last season, including 14 occasions when he scored more than once (9.9%).
- Kirk drove in a run in 44 games last year out of 141 (31.2%), including multiple RBIs in 10.6% of those games (15 times) and three or more RBIs on three occasions..
- He struck out at least once 51 times last year in 141 games (36.2%), including eight games striking out multiple times (5.7%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 68 | GP | 73 |
| 41 (60.3%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 45 (61.6%) |
| 13 (19.1%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 24 (32.9%) |
| 20 (29.4%) | Games w/1+ Run | 25 (34.2%) |
| 7 (10.3%) | Games w/1+ HR | 6 (8.2%) |
| 21 (30.9%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 23 (31.5%) |
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