At 7:10 PM ET on Saturday, May 6, Hunter Dozier and the Kansas City Royals will take the field against the Oakland Athletics and starting pitcher Ken Waldichuk at Kauffman Stadium, airing on BSKC.
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Player Prop Odds for Dozier
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -140 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -113 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -103 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +111 |
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Stats and Trends for the Oakland Athletics
- The Athletics will hand the ball to Waldichuk (0-2) for his seventh start of the season.
- The left-hander gave up three earned runs in 5 2/3 innings pitched on Sunday in his last outing, a matchup with the Cincinnati Reds.
- The 25-year-old has pitched in six games this season with a 7.26 ERA, 7.3 strikeouts per nine innings and a batting average against of .307.
- The Athletics strike out just 7.5 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 29th in MLB.
- Athletics pitchers have a combined ERA of 7.39 this year, which ranks 30th in MLB.
- The Athletics have a combined 1.735 WHIP as a pitching staff, highest in MLB.
- The Athletics have given up the most long balls so far this season with 55 home runs allowed.
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Hunter Dozier Stats vs. the Athletics
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/5/2023 | Kyle Muller | 2-for-2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0/2 | 0 |
| 6/25/2022 | Jared Koenig | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2/1 | 0 |
| 6/24/2022 | Cole Irvin | 1-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 6/19/2022 | Jared Koenig | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 6/18/2022 | Cole Irvin | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 6/17/2022 | Frankie Montás | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 9/16/2021 | Paul Blackburn | 1-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 9/15/2021 | Sean Manaea | 2-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2/1 | 0 |
| 9/14/2021 | Frankie Montás | 1-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 6/13/2021 | Chris Bassitt | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
Dozier Stats and Trends
- In 27.6% of his games this year (eight-of-29), Dozier has recorded a hit. In three of those games (10.3%), he’s recorded multiple base knocks.
- He has hit only one dinger despite logging a trip the plate in 29 games this season.
- He has scored a run in six of 29 contests this year.
- In four of 29 games this season (13.8%), Dozier has knocked in at least one run, including two games with multiple RBI.
- He has been set down on strikes at least once 14 times this season in 29 games (48.3%), including eight games with more than one strikeout (27.6%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | GP | 14 |
| 3 (20.0%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 5 (35.7%) |
| 2 (13.3%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 1 (7.1%) |
| 2 (13.3%) | Games w/1+ Run | 4 (28.6%) |
| 0 (0.0%) | Games w/1+ HR | 1 (7.1%) |
| 2 (13.3%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 2 (14.3%) |
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