The upcoming matchup between Xander Bogaerts’ San Diego Padres and the Kansas City Royals (with Carlos Hernandez drawing the start) is scheduled for Wednesday, May 17 at 4:10 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Bogaerts
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +108 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -117 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -112 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -138 |
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Stats and Trends for the Kansas City Royals
- The Royals’ Hernandez (0-1) will make his fourth start of the season.
- The right-hander last pitched on Sunday, when he did not allow a hit in one scoreless inning against the Milwaukee Brewers.
- The 26-year-old has pitched to a 4.50 ERA this season with 10.8 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 3.6 walks per nine across 18 games.
- The Royals strike out 8.6 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 15th in MLB.
- Royals pitchers have a combined ERA of 5.29 this year, which ranks 28th in MLB.
- The Royals have a combined 1.441 WHIP as a pitching staff, fifth-highest in MLB.
- The Royals have allowed the fifth-most home runs this season with 57, or 1.3 per game.
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Xander Bogaerts Stats vs. the Royals
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/16/2023 | Brady Singer | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 5/15/2023 | Brad Keller | 1-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/2 | 0 |
| 9/18/2022 | Kris Bubic | 2-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 9/16/2022 | Jon Heasley | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/7/2022 | Brad Keller | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/6/2022 | Daniel Lynch | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/5/2022 | Zack Greinke | 4-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/4/2022 | Kris Bubic | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 7/1/2021 | Kris Bubic | 1-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 6/30/2021 | Mike Minor | 2-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
Bogaerts Stats and Trends
- Bogaerts has a hit in 78.6% of his games this year (33 of 42), and he posted at least two hits in seven of those contests (16.7%).
- Out of the 42 games he has had a plate appearance in this season, he’s homered in six contests (14.3%), homering in 3.3% of his plate appearances.
- In 42.9% of his 42 games this season, he has scored a run (18 times). Also, he’s notched seven games with multiple runs in 2023 (16.7%).
- In 23.8% of his contests this season (10 of 42), Bogaerts has picked up at least one RBI. In five of those games (11.9%) he recorded two or more RBI.
- He has gone down on strikes at least once 21 times this season in 42 games (50.0%), including seven games with more than one strikeout (16.7%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | GP | 20 |
| 19 (86.4%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 14 (70.0%) |
| 5 (22.7%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 2 (10.0%) |
| 10 (45.5%) | Games w/1+ Run | 8 (40.0%) |
| 4 (18.2%) | Games w/1+ HR | 2 (10.0%) |
| 7 (31.8%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 3 (15.0%) |
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