The upcoming contest between Rodolfo Castro’s Pittsburgh Pirates and the Toronto Blue Jays (with Yusei Kikuchi getting the start) is scheduled for Sunday, May 7 at 1:35 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Castro
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -147 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -111 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -116 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +103 |
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Stats and Trends for the Toronto Blue Jays
- Kikuchi (4-0) will take to the mound for the Blue Jays and make his seventh start of the season.
- The left-hander gave up five earned runs and allowed nine hits in 4 1/3 innings pitched against the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday.
- The 31-year-old has an ERA of 4.02, a 5 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.245 in six games this season.
- The Blue Jays average 9.5 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, fifth-most in the league.
- Blue Jays pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.15 this year, which ranks 13th in MLB.
- Blue Jays pitchers have a 1.258 WHIP this season, 11th in the majors.
- The Blue Jays have given up 45 home runs so far this season (the 23rd-ranked total in MLB play).
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Rodolfo Castro Stats vs. the Blue Jays
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/6/2023 | José Berríos | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 5/5/2023 | Chris Bassitt | 1-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 9/4/2022 | Ross Stripling | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3/1 | 0 |
| 9/3/2022 | Trevor Richards | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 9/2/2022 | Alek Manoah | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3/0 | 0 |
Castro Stats and Trends
- Castro has collected a hit in 17 out of 33 games this season (51.5%), with multiple hits in six of them (18.2%).
- In 9.1% of his games this season, he has hit a home run (three of 33). He’s taken the pitcher deep in 2.8% of his trips to the dish during the 2023 campaign.
- He has scored at least one run six times this year in 33 games played (18.2%), including four times when he tallied multiple runs (12.1%).
- Castro has plated a run in 18.2% of his 33 games this year, with more than one RBI in 12.1% of those contests (four). He has also knocked in three or more runs in one contest.
- In 57.6% of his contests this season (19 of 33), he has struck out one or more times. In seven of those games (21.2%), he registered more than one punchout.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | GP | 18 |
| 7 (46.7%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 10 (55.6%) |
| 3 (20.0%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 3 (16.7%) |
| 3 (20.0%) | Games w/1+ Run | 3 (16.7%) |
| 1 (6.7%) | Games w/1+ HR | 2 (11.1%) |
| 3 (20.0%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 3 (16.7%) |
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