Bobby Witt Jr. and the Kansas City Royals meet starter Lucas Giolito and the Chicago White Sox at 7:40 PM ET on Tuesday, May 9 at Kauffman Stadium.
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Player Prop Odds for Witt
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +110 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -125 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -122 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -150 |
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Stats and Trends for the Chicago White Sox
- Giolito (1-2) will take the mound for the White Sox, his eighth start of the season.
- The right-hander gave up one earned run and allowed two hits in seven innings pitched against the Minnesota Twins on Thursday.
- The 28-year-old ranks 38th in ERA (3.67), 24th in WHIP (1.104), and 34th in K/9 (8.9) among qualified pitchers in the majors this year.
- The White Sox strike out 10.1 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, first-best in MLB.
- The White Sox have the 29th-ranked ERA (5.76) in the majors this season.
- The White Sox have a combined 1.530 WHIP as a pitching staff, second-highest in MLB.
- The White Sox have given up the second-most long balls so far this season with 59 home runs allowed.
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Bobby Witt Jr. Stats vs. the White Sox
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/8/2023 | Dylan Cease | 2-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/0 | 2 |
| 9/1/2022 | Johnny Cueto | 1-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 8/31/2022 | Lance Lynn | 1-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/30/2022 | Lucas Giolito | 1-for-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/22/2022 | Michael Kopech | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/0 | 1 |
| 8/11/2022 | Dylan Cease | 1-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0/0 | 1 |
| 8/10/2022 | Johnny Cueto | 2-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 8/9/2022 | Davis Martin | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/9/2022 | Lance Lynn | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/3/2022 | Lance Lynn | 2-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2/0 | 0 |
Witt Stats and Trends
- In 22 of 35 games this season (62.9%), Witt has recorded a hit, and he collected at least two in nine of those contests (25.7%).
- He has homered in 17.1% of his games in 2023 (six of 35), which amounts to 3.9% of his trips to the dish.
- He has touched home plate in 20 of 35 games this year, including multiple runs scored in three of them.
- In 13 of 35 games this year (37.1%), Witt has knocked in at least one run, including two games with multiple RBI.
- In 57.1% of his contests this year (20 of 35), he has gone down on strikes one or more times. In eight of those games (22.9%), he registered two or more punchouts.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | GP | 16 |
| 12 (63.2%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 10 (62.5%) |
| 6 (31.6%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 3 (18.8%) |
| 11 (57.9%) | Games w/1+ Run | 9 (56.3%) |
| 4 (21.1%) | Games w/1+ HR | 2 (12.5%) |
| 7 (36.8%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 6 (37.5%) |
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