On Friday, May 5 at 8:10 PM ET, Brent Rooker and the Oakland Athletics will square off against starter Brad Keller and the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium, airing on BSKC.
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Player Prop Odds for Rooker
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +110 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -124 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -123 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | -102 |
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Stats and Trends for the Kansas City Royals
- Keller (2-2) will take to the mound for the Royals and make his seventh start of the season.
- The right-hander last pitched on Saturday, when he gave up one earned run and allowed six hits in 5 1/3 innings against the Minnesota Twins.
- The 27-year-old has pitched in six games this season with an ERA of 3.56, a 1 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.582.
- The Royals average the 16th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.8) in the league this season.
- The Royals have pitched to a 5.61 this season, which ranks 28th in baseball.
- The Royals have a combined WHIP of 1.462 as a pitching staff, which is fifth-worst in baseball this season.
- With 45 homers allowed, the Royals rank 25th in the league at preventing long balls.
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Brent Rooker Stats vs. the Royals
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/3/2021 | Jackson Kowar | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3/0 | 0 |
| 10/2/2021 | Kris Bubic | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 10/1/2021 | Jon Heasley | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 9/12/2021 | Kris Bubic | 1-for-3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 9/10/2021 | Daniel Lynch | 0-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3/0 | 0 |
Rooker Stats and Trends
- Rooker has collected a base hit 16 times this year in 32 games played (50.0%), including multiple knocks on eight occasions (25.0%).
- He has gone yard in seven of 32 games in 2023 (21.9%), which is 9.2% of his trips to the plate.
- In 31.3% of his games this year (10 of 32), he has scored at least one run. In four of those games (12.5%), he tallied two or more runs scored.
- Rooker has notched at least one RBI in 28.1% of his games this season (nine of 32), including more than one RBI in seven of them (21.9%). He has also knocked in three or more of his team’s runs in four contests.
- In 40.6% of his contests this year (13 of 32), he has gone down on strikes at least once. In five of those games (15.6%), he registered two or more strikeouts.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | GP | 14 |
| 7 (38.9%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 9 (64.3%) |
| 4 (22.2%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 4 (28.6%) |
| 3 (16.7%) | Games w/1+ Run | 7 (50.0%) |
| 3 (16.7%) | Games w/1+ HR | 4 (28.6%) |
| 3 (16.7%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 6 (42.9%) |
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