Santiago Espinal and the Toronto Blue Jays will hit the field at Kauffman Stadium on Thursday, April 6, where they will play the Kansas City Royals and starting pitcher Jordan Lyles. The matchup will start at 2:10 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Espinal
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -148 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -110 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -103 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -114 |
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Stats and Trends for the Kansas City Royals
- Lyles heads to the mound for the Royals to make his second start of the season, seeking his first win.
- The right-hander last pitched out of the bullpen on Wednesday, when he threw zero scoreless innings without allowing a hit to the Toronto Blue Jays.
- The Royals average the 20th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.2) in the league this season.
- The Royals have pitched to a 3.40 this season, which ranks 10th in baseball.
- Royals pitchers have a 1.511 WHIP this season, 22nd in the majors.
- The Royals have given up the sixth-fewest long balls so far this season with only four home runs allowed.
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Santiago Espinal Stats vs. the Royals
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/5/2023 | Zack Greinke | 0-for-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 4/4/2023 | Kris Bubic | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 4/3/2023 | Brady Singer | 0-for-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 7/17/2022 | Kris Bubic | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 7/16/2022 | Daniel Lynch | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 7/14/2022 | Angel Zerpa | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 6/8/2022 | Brady Singer | 1-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 6/7/2022 | Brad Keller | 3-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 6/6/2022 | Daniel Lynch | 2-for-5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/1/2021 | Brad Keller | 1-for-3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0/1 | 0 |
Espinal Stats and Trends
- Espinal has recorded a base hit in one of six games this year.
- In the six games in which he’s logged a plate appearance this season, he has zero homers.
- In six games this year, he hasn’t scored a run.
- Espinal hasn’t tallied an RBI in six games so far this year.
- He has gone down on strikes in one of six games so far this season.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | GP | 6 |
| 0 (0%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 1 (16.7%) |
| 0 (0%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 0 (0.0%) |
| 0 (0%) | Games w/1+ Run | 0 (0.0%) |
| 0 (0%) | Games w/1+ HR | 0 (0.0%) |
| 0 (0%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 0 (0.0%) |
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