Bobby Witt Jr. and the Kansas City Royals will take the field at PETCO Park on Wednesday, May 17, where they will face off against the San Diego Padres and starting pitcher Yu Darvish. The contest will begin at 4:10 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Witt
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | -102 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -139 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -136 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +102 |
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Stats and Trends for the San Diego Padres
- The Padres will send Darvish (2-2) to the mound for his eighth start this season.
- The right-hander’s last appearance was on Thursday, when he threw six innings against the Minnesota Twins, giving up two earned runs while allowing four hits.
- The 36-year-old has an ERA of 3.16, 9.9 strikeouts per nine innings and a batting average against of .215 in seven games this season.
- The Padres have a 8.6 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 15th in the majors.
- The Padres have the 11th-ranked ERA (3.97) in the majors this season.
- Padres pitchers have a 1.265 WHIP this season, 10th-best in the majors.
- The Padres have allowed 49 home runs this season, or 1.1 per game. That ranks 15th in MLB play.
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Bobby Witt Jr. Stats vs. the Padres
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/16/2023 | Seth Lugo | 2-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 5/15/2023 | Michael Wacha | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 8/28/2022 | Sean Manaea | 0-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 8/27/2022 | Yu Darvish | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 2 |
| 8/26/2022 | Joe Musgrove | 2-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
Witt Stats and Trends
- In 26 of 43 games this season (60.5%), Witt has recorded a hit, and he collected more than one hit in 12 of those contests (27.9%).
- In seven of 43 games this season, he has homered (16.3%). He’s taken the pitcher deep in 3.7% of his trips to the dish.
- In 55.8% of his games this season (24 of 43), he has scored at least one run. In three of those games (7.0%), he tallied two or more runs scored.
- Witt has produced at least one run in 15 out of 43 games this year (34.9%). He has collected two or more RBI in three of those contests (7.0%).
- He has fanned 26 times this year in 43 games played (60.5%), including 11 times punching out multiple times (25.6%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | GP | 21 |
| 13 (59.1%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 13 (61.9%) |
| 6 (27.3%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 6 (28.6%) |
| 12 (54.5%) | Games w/1+ Run | 12 (57.1%) |
| 4 (18.2%) | Games w/1+ HR | 3 (14.3%) |
| 7 (31.8%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 8 (38.1%) |
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