Esteury Ruiz’s Oakland Athletics and the Kansas City Royals, who will be sending Ryan Yarbrough to the mound, face off at Kauffman Stadium on Sunday, May 7. The first pitch will be thrown at 2:10 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Ruiz
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +108 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -119 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -117 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -134 |
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Stats and Trends for the Kansas City Royals
- Yarbrough will get the start for the Royals, his third of the season.
- The left-hander’s last appearance was on Tuesday, when he threw 3 2/3 innings, giving up five earned runs while allowing five hits against the Baltimore Orioles.
- The Royals strike out 8.8 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 16th in MLB.
- The Royals have the 29th-ranked ERA (5.76) in the majors this season.
- The Royals have a combined 1.498 WHIP as a pitching staff, fourth-highest in MLB.
- With 48 homers allowed, the Royals rank 27th in the league at preventing long balls.
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Esteury Ruiz Stats vs. the Royals
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/6/2023 | Brady Singer | 1-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2/0 | 1 |
| 5/5/2023 | Brad Keller | 3-for-6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0/0 | 2 |
Ruiz Stats and Trends
- In 76.5% of his games this season (26-of-34), Ruiz has recorded a hit. In seven of those games (20.6%), he’s recorded at least two hits.
- In the 34 games he’s appeared in this season, he has zero homers.
- He has scored at least a run in 13 of 34 games played this season (38.2%), including two games where he scored more than one run.
- Ruiz has picked up at least one RBI in 13 of 34 games this season (38.2%). He has collected more than one RBI in three of those contests (8.8%).
- In 17 of 34 games this year (50.0%), he has been set down on strikes. Plus, six of those games (17.6%) included an effort that resulted in two or more punchouts.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | GP | 16 |
| 14 (77.8%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 12 (75.0%) |
| 4 (22.2%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 3 (18.8%) |
| 6 (33.3%) | Games w/1+ Run | 7 (43.8%) |
| 0 (0.0%) | Games w/1+ HR | 0 (0.0%) |
| 8 (44.4%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 5 (31.3%) |
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