At 9:38 PM ET on Friday, April 21, Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Angels will take the diamond against the Kansas City Royals and starting pitcher Taylor Clarke at Angel Stadium of Anaheim, airing on BSW.
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Player Prop Odds for Ohtani
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +112 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -119 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -120 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +105 |
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Stats and Trends for the Kansas City Royals
- The Royals will send out Clarke for his first start of the season.
- The 29-year-old righty will start for the first time this season after pitching in relief seven times.
- He has pitched to a 6.75 ERA this season with 13.5 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 3.4 walks per nine across seven games.
- The Royals average the 18th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.6) in the league this season.
- The Royals have the 28th-ranked ERA (5.49) in the majors this season.
- The Royals have a combined WHIP of 1.444 as a pitching staff, which ranks 25th in MLB.
- With 26 homers allowed, the Royals rank 22nd in the league at preventing long balls.
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Shohei Ohtani Stats vs. the Royals
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/27/2022 | Brad Keller | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/3 | 0 |
| 7/26/2022 | Angel Zerpa | 1-for-3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1/3 | 1 |
| 7/25/2022 | Zack Greinke | 1-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 6/22/2022 | Daniel Lynch | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/2 | 0 |
| 6/21/2022 | Jon Heasley | 3-for-4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 6/20/2022 | Kris Bubic | 1-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 0 |
| 6/9/2021 | Brad Keller | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 6/8/2021 | Kris Bubic | 2-for-3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 6/7/2021 | Jackson Kowar | 0-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/3 | 1 |
| 4/14/2021 | Brad Keller | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/1 | 0 |
Ohtani Stats and Trends
- Ohtani has recorded a hit in 13 of 19 games this season, with multiple hits in five of them.
- He has hit a home run in 21.1% of his games this season (19 contests), going yard in 5.2% of his trips to the dish.
- In nine of 19 games this season (47.4%), he has scored at least a run, including two games in which he scored more than one run.
- Ohtani has driven in at least one run seven times this year in 19 games played (36.8%), including four games with more than one RBI (21.1%).
- He has been set down on strikes at least once in 11 of 19 games this season (57.9%), while fanning multiple times in eight of them (42.1%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | GP | 13 |
| 4 (66.7%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 9 (69.2%) |
| 2 (33.3%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 3 (23.1%) |
| 2 (33.3%) | Games w/1+ Run | 7 (53.8%) |
| 1 (16.7%) | Games w/1+ HR | 3 (23.1%) |
| 1 (16.7%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 6 (46.2%) |
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