Christian Yelich and the Milwaukee Brewers meet starter Jordan Lyles and the Kansas City Royals at 2:10 PM ET on Sunday, May 14 at American Family Field.
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Player Prop Odds for Yelich
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | -104 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -142 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -119 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | -105 |
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Stats and Trends for the Kansas City Royals
- The Royals will send Lyles (0-6) to the mound for his ninth start this season.
- The right-hander gave up four earned runs in nine innings pitched on Tuesday in his last outing, a matchup with the Chicago White Sox.
- Among qualified pitchers in the majors this season, the 32-year-old ranks 74th in ERA (5.84), 44th in WHIP (1.236), and 64th in K/9 (6.6).
- The Royals strike out 8.6 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 15th in MLB.
- The Royals have pitched to a 5.30 this season, which ranks 28th in baseball.
- The Royals have a combined WHIP of 1.441 as a pitching staff, which is fifth-worst in baseball this season.
- With 54 homers allowed, the Royals rank 26th in the league at preventing long balls.
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Christian Yelich Stats vs. the Royals
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/13/2023 | Carlos Hernandez | 2-for-4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 5/13/2023 | Zack Greinke | 2-for-4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 5/13/2023 | Taylor Clarke | 2-for-4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 5/13/2023 | Josh Taylor | 2-for-4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 5/13/2023 | Aroldis Chapman | 2-for-4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 5/12/2023 | Jose Cuas | 2-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0/1 | 1 |
| 5/12/2023 | Josh Staumont | 2-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0/1 | 1 |
| 5/12/2023 | Maximo Castillo | 2-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0/1 | 1 |
| 5/12/2023 | Josh Taylor | 2-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0/1 | 1 |
| 5/12/2023 | Amir Garrett | 2-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0/1 | 1 |
Yelich Stats and Trends
- Yelich has collected a base hit 23 times this year in 38 games played (60.5%), including multiple knocks on 11 occasions (28.9%).
- Out of the 38 games he has gone to the plate in this season, he’s hit a long ball in five contests (13.2%), leaving the yard in 3.7% of his plate appearances.
- He has scored at least a run 20 times this season in 38 contests (52.6%), including scoring multiple runs in 26.3% of games (10 times).
- Yelich has picked up at least one RBI 14 times this year in 38 tries (36.8%), including driving in more than one run in 15.8% of games (six times) and producing three or more of his team’s runs on one occasion.
- In 21 of 38 games this season (55.3%), he has gone down on strikes. Plus, 12 of those games (31.6%) included an effort that resulted in two or more strikeouts.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | GP | 19 |
| 11 (57.9%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 12 (63.2%) |
| 5 (26.3%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 6 (31.6%) |
| 11 (57.9%) | Games w/1+ Run | 9 (47.4%) |
| 2 (10.5%) | Games w/1+ HR | 3 (15.8%) |
| 9 (47.4%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 5 (26.3%) |
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