Maikel Garcia and the Kansas City Royals will hit the field at Kauffman Stadium on Tuesday, May 9, where they will challenge the Chicago White Sox and starting pitcher Lucas Giolito. The matchup will begin at 7:40 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Garcia
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -149 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -110 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -113 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -125 |
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Stats and Trends for the Chicago White Sox
- Giolito (1-2) will take to the mound for the White Sox and make his eighth start of the season.
- The right-hander’s last start was on Thursday, when he tossed seven innings while giving up one earned run on two hits in a matchup with the Minnesota Twins.
- Among qualified pitchers in the majors this season, the 28-year-old ranks 38th in ERA (3.67), 24th in WHIP (1.104), and 34th in K/9 (8.9).
- The White Sox strike out a league-high 10.1 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff.
- The White Sox have pitched to a 5.76 this season, which ranks 29th in baseball.
- White Sox pitchers have a 1.530 WHIP this season, second-worst in the majors.
- The White Sox have allowed the second-most home runs this season with 59, or 1.6 per game.
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Maikel Garcia Stats vs. the White Sox
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/8/2023 | Dylan Cease | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2/1 | 0 |
| 8/2/2022 | Lucas Giolito | 1-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/1/2022 | Michael Kopech | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
Garcia Stats and Trends
- This season, Garcia has posted at least one hit in six of eight games played (75.0%), with two multi-hit games.
- He has not yet hit a home run this season in eight games.
- He has touched home plate four times this season in eight games played (50.0%). He does not, however, have a multi-run effort.
- Garcia has notched at least one RBI five times this year in eight games played (62.5%). He does not, however, have multiple RBI in any of those games.
- He has struck out in two of eight contests this year, including multiple Ks in one of them.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | GP | 1 |
| 6 (85.7%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2 (28.6%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 0 (0.0%) |
| 4 (57.1%) | Games w/1+ Run | 0 (0.0%) |
| 0 (0.0%) | Games w/1+ HR | 0 (0.0%) |
| 5 (71.4%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 0 (0.0%) |
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