At 7:40 PM ET on Thursday, April 27, Nicky Lopez and the Kansas City Royals will take the diamond against the Minnesota Twins and starting pitcher Tyler Mahle at Target Field, airing on BSN.
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Player Prop Odds for Lopez
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +110 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -111 |
| RBI | 0.5 | +100 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -120 |
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Stats and Trends for the Minnesota Twins
- The Twins will send Mahle (1-2) to the mound for his fifth start this season.
- The right-hander last pitched out of the bullpen on Wednesday, when he threw zero scoreless innings without allowing a hit to the New York Yankees.
- The 28-year-old has pitched in four games this season with an ERA of 3.32, a 4.4 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.154.
- The Twins have a 9.9 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, second-best in baseball.
- The Twins have the seventh-best ERA (3.53) in the majors this season.
- The Twins have a combined 1.113 WHIP as a pitching staff, second-lowest in MLB.
- With just 25 homers allowed, the Twins rank ninth in the league at preventing long balls.
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Nicky Lopez Stats vs. the Twins
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/2/2023 | Joe Ryan | 0-for-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 4/1/2023 | Sonny Gray | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 3/30/2023 | Pablo Lopez | 0-for-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 9/22/2022 | Josh Winder | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 9/20/2022 | Dylan Bundy | 0-for-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 9/15/2022 | Dylan Bundy | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 9/13/2022 | Joe Ryan | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/16/2022 | Sonny Gray | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 8/15/2022 | Joe Ryan | 2-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 5/29/2022 | Sonny Gray | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
Lopez Stats and Trends
- This year, Lopez has totaled at least one hit in seven of 25 games played (28.0%), with two multi-hit games.
- He has not yet gone yard this season in 25 games.
- In three of 25 games this season (12.0%), he has scored at least one run, including two games in which he scored more than one run.
- In five of 25 games this year, Lopez has notched an RBI. He has one game with multiple RBI.
- He has been set down on strikes at least once in 32.0% of his games this year (eight of 25), striking out multiple times in three of them (12.0%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | GP | 12 |
| 3 (23.1%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 4 (33.3%) |
| 0 (0.0%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 2 (16.7%) |
| 1 (7.7%) | Games w/1+ Run | 2 (16.7%) |
| 0 (0.0%) | Games w/1+ HR | 0 (0.0%) |
| 1 (7.7%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 4 (33.3%) |
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