Kauffman Stadium is where Andrew Velazquez and the Los Angeles Angels will take on starter Mike Mayers and the Kansas City Royals on Saturday, June 17 at 4:10 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Velazquez
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -137 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -109 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -106 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | -102 |
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Stats and Trends for the Kansas City Royals
- Mayers will get the start for the Royals, his second of the season.
- The right-hander last pitched out of the bullpen on Sunday, when he threw five innings, giving up four earned runs while allowing seven hits to the Baltimore Orioles.
- The Royals had a 7.6 K/9 last season as a pitching staff, which ranked 25th in the majors.
- The Royals had the 27th-ranked ERA (4.72) in the majors last season.
- The Royals had a combined WHIP of 1.472 as a pitching staff, which was first-worst in baseball last season.
- With 173 homers allowed, the Royals ranked 17th in the league at preventing long balls.
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Andrew Velazquez Stats vs. the Royals
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/16/2023 | Brady Singer | 1-for-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 1 |
| 7/27/2022 | Brad Keller | 1-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 7/26/2022 | Angel Zerpa | 0-for-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 7/25/2022 | Zack Greinke | 1-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 6/22/2022 | Daniel Lynch | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 6/21/2022 | Jon Heasley | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 6/20/2022 | Kris Bubic | 1-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/0 | 1 |
| 8/11/2021 | Brady Singer | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/10/2021 | Daniel Lynch | 1-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 8/9/2021 | Carlos Hernandez | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2/0 | 0 |
Velazquez Stats and Trends
- Velazquez had a hit in 54 of 112 games a season ago, with multiple hits in eight of those games.
- He hit a home run in 8.0% of his games last season (112 in all), going deep in 2.6% of his plate appearances.
- He touched home plate in 28.6% of his games last season (32 of 112), with two or more runs on four occasions (3.6%).
- Velazquez picked up an RBI in 24 of 112 games last season (21.4%), including three occasions when he drove in multiple runs (2.7%). He had three or more RBIs in one game.
- He went down on strikes one or more times in 78 out of 112 games a year ago (69.6%), with multiple strikeouts in 32 of those games (28.6%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 52 | GP | 60 |
| 24 (46.2%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 30 (50.0%) |
| 4 (7.7%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 4 (6.7%) |
| 15 (28.8%) | Games w/1+ Run | 17 (28.3%) |
| 4 (7.7%) | Games w/1+ HR | 5 (8.3%) |
| 12 (23.1%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 12 (20.0%) |
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