The upcoming matchup between Edward Olivares’ Kansas City Royals and the Oakland Athletics (with Ken Waldichuk getting the start) is scheduled for Saturday, May 6 at 7:10 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Olivares
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +107 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -120 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -109 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -139 |
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Stats and Trends for the Oakland Athletics
- The Athletics will send Waldichuk (0-2) to the mound for his seventh start this season.
- The left-hander gave up three earned runs and allowed six hits in 5 2/3 innings pitched against the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday.
- The 25-year-old has an ERA of 7.26, a 2.08 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.645 in six games this season.
- 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 WHIP of 1.735 as a pitching staff, which is worst in baseball this season.
- The Athletics have given up the most long balls so far this season with 55 home runs allowed.
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Edward Olivares Stats vs. the Athletics
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/5/2023 | Kyle Muller | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 6/26/2022 | James Kaprielian | 1-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 6/25/2022 | Jared Koenig | 0-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4/0 | 0 |
| 6/24/2022 | Cole Irvin | 2-for-3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 9/16/2021 | Paul Blackburn | 0-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 9/15/2021 | Sean Manaea | 2-for-5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 9/14/2021 | Frankie Montás | 0-for-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
Olivares Stats and Trends
- Olivares has tallied a hit 17 times this season in 31 games played (54.8%), with seven multi-hit efforts (22.6%).
- Despite registering a plate appearance in 31 games this season, he has swatted two home runs.
- He has scored at least one run in 32.3% of his contests this season (10 of 31), with more than one run scored in three of those contests (9.7%).
- Olivares has plated at least one run seven times so far this year in 31 games played (22.6%), including one game in which he plated multiple runs.
- He has fanned 14 times this season in 31 tries (45.2%), including punching out on multiple occasions in 9.7% of games (three times).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | GP | 15 |
| 5 (31.3%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 12 (80.0%) |
| 3 (18.8%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 4 (26.7%) |
| 3 (18.8%) | Games w/1+ Run | 7 (46.7%) |
| 1 (6.3%) | Games w/1+ HR | 1 (6.7%) |
| 2 (12.5%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 5 (33.3%) |
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