At 7:40 PM ET on Tuesday, April 4, Hunter Dozier and the Kansas City Royals will take the field against the Toronto Blue Jays and starting pitcher Yusei Kikuchi at Kauffman Stadium.
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Player Prop Odds for Dozier
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -142 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -113 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -103 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +110 |
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Stats and Trends for the Toronto Blue Jays
- Kikuchi will make his first start of the season for the Blue Jays.
- The last time the 31-year-old pitched was on Monday against the Kansas City Royals. The lefty threw zero scoreless innings out of the bullpen in that matchup.
- He pitched to a 5.19 ERA while striking out 11.1 batters per nine innings with a record of 6-7 last season.
- The Blue Jays struck out 8.7 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 12th in MLB.
- The Blue Jays had the 15th-ranked ERA (3.90) in the majors last season.
- The Blue Jays had a combined WHIP of 1.239 as a pitching staff, which ranked 11th in MLB.
- With 180 homers allowed, the Blue Jays ranked 20th in the league at preventing long balls.
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Hunter Dozier Stats vs. the Blue Jays
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/3/2023 | José Berríos | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 6/6/2022 | Ross Stripling | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/1/2021 | José Berríos | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 7/31/2021 | Alek Manoah | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 7/30/2021 | Ross Stripling | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/0 | 1 |
| 4/18/2021 | Robbie Ray | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 1 |
| 4/17/2021 | Tommy Milone | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 4/17/2021 | Steven Matz | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 4/15/2021 | Anthony Kay | 2-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
Dozier Stats and Trends
- In 72 of 129 games last season (55.8%) Dozier had at least one hit, and in 26 of those contests (20.2%) he picked up two or more.
- He homered in 9.3% of his games in 2022 (12 of 129), including 2.4% of his trips to the plate.
- He scored in 30.2% of his games last season (39 of 129), with two or more runs on eight occasions (6.2%).
- Dozier drove in a run in 29 of 129 games last season, with multiple RBIs in 10 of them. He drove in three or more runs in two games.
- He went down on strikes in 66.7% of his 129 games a year ago, with more than one strikeout in 24.0% of those games (31).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 68 | GP | 61 |
| 39 (57.4%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 33 (54.1%) |
| 15 (22.1%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 11 (18.0%) |
| 19 (27.9%) | Games w/1+ Run | 20 (32.8%) |
| 5 (7.4%) | Games w/1+ HR | 7 (11.5%) |
| 13 (19.1%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 16 (26.2%) |
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