On Thursday, April 27 at 7:40 PM ET, Max Kepler and the Minnesota Twins will match up with starter Zack Greinke and the Kansas City Royals at Target Field, airing on BSN.
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Player Prop Odds for Kepler
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -146 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -123 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -115 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -135 |
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Stats and Trends for the Kansas City Royals
- The Royals will send Greinke (0-3) to the mound for his sixth start this season.
- The right-hander gave up four earned runs in five innings pitched on Sunday in his last outing, a matchup with the Los Angeles Angels.
- The 39-year-old ranks 63rd in ERA (4.61), 48th in WHIP (1.244), and 78th in K/9 (6.3) among qualified pitchers in the majors this year.
- The Royals average the 20th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.5) in the league this season.
- The Royals have the 28th-ranked ERA (5.22) in the majors this season.
- The Royals rank 25th in MLB with a combined 1.406 WHIP this season.
- With 34 homers allowed, the Royals rank 24th in the league at preventing long balls.
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Max Kepler Stats vs. the Royals
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/2/2023 | Brad Keller | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 4/1/2023 | Jordan Lyles | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 3/30/2023 | Zack Greinke | 0-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/17/2022 | Daniel Lynch | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 1 |
| 8/16/2022 | Zack Greinke | 0-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/15/2022 | Kris Bubic | 3-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 5/28/2022 | Brady Singer | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 5/27/2022 | Brad Keller | 2-for-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 5/26/2022 | Daniel Lynch | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 5/22/2022 | Brady Singer | 2-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0/1 | 0 |
Kepler Stats and Trends
- Kepler has picked up a hit in 31.6% of his 19 games this season, with at least two hits in 15.8% of them (three).
- This season, he has hit a long ball in two of the 19 games, going deep in 3.7% of his plate appearances.
- He has scored at least a run in five of 19 games played this season (26.3%), including two games where he scored more than one run.
- Kepler has tallied at least one RBI five times this season in 19 games played (26.3%). He does not, however, have multiple RBI in any of those games.
- He has gone down on strikes nine times this season in 19 games played (47.4%), including one game where he fanned multiple times.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | GP | 12 |
| 2 (28.6%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 4 (33.3%) |
| 1 (14.3%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 2 (16.7%) |
| 2 (28.6%) | Games w/1+ Run | 3 (25.0%) |
| 0 (0.0%) | Games w/1+ HR | 2 (16.7%) |
| 2 (28.6%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 3 (25.0%) |
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