Sam Hilliard and the Atlanta Braves face off against starter Zack Greinke and the Kansas City Royals at 2:10 PM ET on Sunday, April 16 at Kauffman Stadium.
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Player Prop Odds for Hilliard
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -136 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -111 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -106 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | -102 |
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Stats and Trends for the Kansas City Royals
- The Royals will hand the ball to Greinke (0-2) for his fourth start of the season.
- The right-hander last pitched on Saturday against the Atlanta Braves, throwing zero scoreless innings of relief without allowing a hit.
- The 39-year-old ranks 33rd in ERA (2.76), 53rd in WHIP (1.347), and 71st in K/9 (6.1) among qualified pitchers in the majors this year.
- The Royals average the 18th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.7) in the league this season.
- Royals pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.87 this year, which ranks 22nd in MLB.
- Royals pitchers have a 1.406 WHIP this season, 17th in the majors.
- The Royals have allowed 20 home runs this season, or 1.3 per game. That ranks 20th in MLB.
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Sam Hilliard Stats vs. the Royals
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/15/2023 | Kris Bubic | 0-for-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 4/14/2023 | Brady Singer | 1-for-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1/2 | 0 |
| 5/15/2022 | Daniel Lynch | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 5/14/2022 | Carlos Hernandez | 1-for-2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 5/13/2022 | Zack Greinke | 2-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0/1 | 1 |
Hilliard Stats and Trends
- In six of 15 contests this year (40.0%), Hilliard has reached base via hit, including two games with multiple base knocks.
- He has hit a long ball in one of 15 games, leaving the ballpark in 3.6% of his plate appearances this season.
- He has touched home plate at least once five times this season in 15 games played (33.3%), including one game with more than one run scored.
- Hilliard has knocked in a run twice this year in 15 tries, but he did not plate multiple runs in either of those games.
- In seven of 15 games this season (46.7%), he has gone down on strikes. Plus, four of those games (26.7%) included a performance that resulted in two or more strikeouts.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | GP | 8 |
| 5 (71.4%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 1 (12.5%) |
| 2 (28.6%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 0 (0.0%) |
| 3 (42.9%) | Games w/1+ Run | 2 (25.0%) |
| 0 (0.0%) | Games w/1+ HR | 1 (12.5%) |
| 1 (14.3%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 1 (12.5%) |
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