Kevin Smith and the Oakland Athletics take on starter Ryan Yarbrough and the Kansas City Royals at 2:10 PM ET on Sunday, May 7 at Kauffman Stadium.
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Player Prop Odds for Smith
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -141 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -107 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -106 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -152 |
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Stats and Trends for the Kansas City Royals
- Yarbrough heads to the mound for the Royals to make his third start of the season, seeking his first win.
- 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 average the 16th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.8) in the league this season.
- Royals pitchers have a combined ERA of 5.76 this year, which ranks 29th in MLB.
- Royals pitchers have a 1.498 WHIP this season, fourth-worst in the majors.
- The Royals have allowed the fourth-most home runs this season with 48, or 1.4 per game.
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Kevin Smith Stats vs. the Royals
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/6/2023 | Brady Singer | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3/0 | 0 |
Smith Stats and Trends
- Smith has collected a hit in 11 of 22 games this season (50.0%), with multiple base hits in two of them.
- This season, he has homered in two of the 22 games, leaving the ballpark in 3% of his plate appearances.
- He has touched home plate at least once six times this year in 22 games played (27.3%), including one game with more than one run scored.
- Smith has driven in at least one run four times so far this year in 22 games played (18.2%), including one game in which he plated multiple runs.
- He has struck out at least once in 68.2% of his games this season (15 of 22), striking out multiple times in eight of those contests (36.4%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | GP | 12 |
| 4 (40.0%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 7 (58.3%) |
| 0 (0.0%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 2 (16.7%) |
| 1 (10.0%) | Games w/1+ Run | 5 (41.7%) |
| 0 (0.0%) | Games w/1+ HR | 2 (16.7%) |
| 0 (0.0%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 4 (33.3%) |
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