At 1:35 PM ET on Sunday, May 7, Alejandro Kirk and the Toronto Blue Jays will suit up against the Pittsburgh Pirates and starting pitcher Roansy Contreras at PNC Park, airing on SNPT.
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Player Prop Odds for Kirk
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -149 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -110 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -110 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -110 |
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Stats and Trends for the Pittsburgh Pirates
- The Pirates will send Contreras (3-2) to the mound for his seventh start this season.
- The right-hander’s last start was on Tuesday, when he tossed 5 1/3 innings while giving up four earned runs on six hits in a matchup with the Tampa Bay Rays.
- The 23-year-old has pitched in six games this season with an ERA of 4.09, a 1.69 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.424.
- The Pirates average the 16th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.8) in the league this season.
- The Pirates have pitched to a 3.75 this season, which ranks 10th in baseball.
- The Pirates have a combined WHIP of 1.343 as a pitching staff, which ranks 19th in MLB.
- The Pirates have allowed the sixth-fewest home runs this season at just 30, or 0.9 per game.
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Alejandro Kirk Stats vs. the Pirates
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/6/2023 | Juan Carlos Oviedo | 2-for-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 5/5/2023 | Rich Hill | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 9/4/2022 | JT Brubaker | 2-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 9/2/2022 | Juan Carlos Oviedo | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 0 |
Kirk Stats and Trends
- In 43.8% of his games this season (14-of-32), Kirk has recorded a hit. In five of those games (15.6%), he’s recorded at least two base hits.
- Despite registering a plate appearance in 32 games this season, he has swatted two dingers.
- He has touched home plate nine times this season in 32 games played (28.1%). He does not, however, have a multi-run effort.
- Kirk has tallied at least one RBI in seven of 32 games played this season (21.9%), including two games with more than one run driven in.
- In 11 of 32 games this year (34.4%), he has struck out at least once, including two games with multiple Ks.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | GP | 21 |
| 5 (45.5%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 9 (42.9%) |
| 4 (36.4%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 1 (4.8%) |
| 6 (54.5%) | Games w/1+ Run | 3 (14.3%) |
| 2 (18.2%) | Games w/1+ HR | 0 (0.0%) |
| 5 (45.5%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 2 (9.5%) |
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