Kauffman Stadium is where Alejandro Kirk and the Toronto Blue Jays will challenge starter Zack Greinke and the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday, April 5 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 | -111 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -113 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -110 |
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Stats and Trends for the Kansas City Royals
- The Royals will send Greinke to the mound for his second start of the season.
- The right-hander last pitched on Tuesday against the Toronto Blue Jays, throwing zero scoreless innings of relief without allowing a hit.
- Among qualified major league pitchers this season, the 39-year-old’s 1.69 ERA ranks 32nd, 1.313 WHIP ranks 49th, and 6.8 K/9 ranks 44th.
- The Royals struck out 7.6 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 25th in MLB.
- The Royals had the 27th-ranked ERA (4.72) in the majors last season.
- The Royals had a combined 1.472 WHIP as a pitching staff, first-highest in MLB.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/4/2023 | Kris Bubic | 0-for-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 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 |
Kirk Stats and Trends
- Kirk picked up at least one hit 86 times last season in 141 games played (61.0%), including multiple hits on 37 occasions (26.2%).
- He homered in 9.2% of his games last year (13 of 141), and 2.6% of his trips to the plate.
- He crossed the plate in 45 of 141 games last year (31.9%), including scoring more than once in 9.9% of his games (14 times).
- Kirk drove in a run in 44 of 141 games last season, with multiple RBIs in 15 of them. He drove in three or more runs in three games.
- He went down on strikes one or more times 51 times last season 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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