Maikel Garcia’s Kansas City Royals and the Oakland Athletics, who will be sending Mason Miller to the mound, match up 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 Garcia
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -147 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -111 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -110 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -131 |
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Stats and Trends for the Oakland Athletics
- Miller (0-1) will take the mound for the Athletics, his fourth start of the season.
- The right-hander did not allow a hit in seven scoreless innings pitched against the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday.
- The 24-year-old has pitched to a 3.52 ERA this season with 10 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 3.5 walks per nine across three games.
- The Athletics strike out just 7.6 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 29th in MLB.
- The Athletics have pitched to a 7.29 this season, which ranks 30th in baseball.
- Athletics pitchers have a 1.740 WHIP this season, worst in the majors.
- The Athletics have allowed the most home runs this season with 57, or 1.7 per game.
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Maikel Garcia Stats vs. the Athletics
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/6/2023 | Ken Waldichuk | 1-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/1 | 1 |
| 5/5/2023 | Kyle Muller | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
Garcia Stats and Trends
- This season, Garcia has posted at least one hit in five of six games played (83.3%), with two multi-hit games.
- He has not yet hit a long ball this season in six games.
- He has touched home plate three times this season in six games played (50.0%). He does not, however, have a multi-run effort.
- Garcia has recorded an RBI in four of six games this year.
- He has been set down on strikes in one of six games so far this season.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | GP | 1 |
| 5 (100.0%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2 (40.0%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 0 (0.0%) |
| 3 (60.0%) | Games w/1+ Run | 0 (0.0%) |
| 0 (0.0%) | Games w/1+ HR | 0 (0.0%) |
| 4 (80.0%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 0 (0.0%) |
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