PETCO Park is where Juan Soto and the San Diego Padres will go up against starter Carlos Hernandez and the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday, May 17 at 4:10 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Soto
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -146 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -117 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -113 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -129 |
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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’s last appearance was on Sunday, when he threw one scoreless inning against the Milwaukee Brewers without allowing a hit.
- The 26-year-old has an ERA of 4.50, a 3 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.300 in 18 games this season.
- 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.
- Royals pitchers have a 1.441 WHIP this season, fifth-worst in the majors.
- The Royals have given up the fifth-most long balls so far this season with 57 home runs allowed.
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Juan Soto Stats vs. the Royals
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/16/2023 | Brady Singer | 2-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 5/15/2023 | Brad Keller | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 0 |
| 8/28/2022 | Jon Heasley | 1-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 8/27/2022 | Daniel Lynch | 2-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
Soto Stats and Trends
- Soto has tallied a hit 24 times this season in 43 games played (55.8%), with 13 multi-hit efforts (30.2%).
- 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.
- He has scored in 41.9% of his 43 games this season. That includes two or more runs scored in 7.0% of those contests (three).
- Soto has driven in a run in 32.6% of his 43 games this year, with two or more RBI in 11.6% of those contests (five). He has also knocked in three or more runs in one contest.
- He has fanned 29 times this year in 43 tries (67.4%), including striking out on multiple occasions in 23.3% of games (10 times).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | GP | 20 |
| 13 (56.5%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 11 (55.0%) |
| 6 (26.1%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 7 (35.0%) |
| 7 (30.4%) | Games w/1+ Run | 11 (55.0%) |
| 3 (13.0%) | Games w/1+ HR | 4 (20.0%) |
| 9 (39.1%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 5 (25.0%) |
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