Alek Thomas’ Arizona Diamondbacks and the Kansas City Royals, who will be sending Ryan Yarbrough to the hill, go head to head at Chase Field on Wednesday, April 26. The first pitch will be thrown at 3:40 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Thomas
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -138 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -109 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -105 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -131 |
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Stats and Trends for the Kansas City Royals
- The Royals will send Yarbrough to the mound for his first start this season.
- The 31-year-old lefty has pitched in relief seven times already this campaign, but will make his first start.
- He has pitched to a 7.62 ERA this season with 3.5 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 2.1 walks per nine across seven games.
- The Royals have a 8.4 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 22nd in the majors.
- Royals pitchers have a combined ERA of 5.44 this year, which ranks 28th in MLB.
- The Royals rank 25th in MLB with a combined 1.421 WHIP this season.
- The Royals have allowed the third-most home runs this season with 34, or 1.5 per game.
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Alek Thomas Stats vs. the Royals
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/24/2023 | Brad Keller | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/24/2022 | Brady Singer | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/23/2022 | Jon Heasley | 3-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 5/24/2022 | Jon Heasley | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/1 | 0 |
Thomas Stats and Trends
- Thomas has recorded a hit seven times this year in 24 games played (29.2%), with three multi-hit efforts (12.5%).
- This season, he has homered in two of the 24 games, going deep in 2.7% of his plate appearances.
- He has touched home plate at least one time in seven of 24 games played this season (29.2%), including two games where he scored more than one run.
- Thomas has tallied at least one RBI six times so far this season in 24 games played (25%), including one game in which he drove in multiple runs.
- In 11 of 24 games this year (45.8%), he has struck out at least once, including two games with multiple Ks.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | GP | 12 |
| 5 (41.7%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 2 (16.7%) |
| 3 (25%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 0 (0%) |
| 5 (41.7%) | Games w/1+ Run | 2 (16.7%) |
| 1 (8.3%) | Games w/1+ HR | 1 (8.3%) |
| 4 (33.3%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 2 (16.7%) |
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