Matt Duffy and the Kansas City Royals take on starter Zach Eflin and the Tampa Bay Rays at 6:40 PM ET on Friday, June 23 at Tropicana Field.
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Player Prop Odds for Duffy
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +110 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -109 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -105 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -137 |
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Stats and Trends for the Tampa Bay Rays
- The Rays will hand the ball to Eflin (8-3) for his 14th start of the season.
- The right-hander gave up two earned runs in six innings pitched on Saturday in his last outing, a matchup with the San Diego Padres.
- The 29-year-old has pitched in 13 games this season with a 3.26 ERA, 9 strikeouts per nine innings and a batting average against of .219.
- The Rays strike out 8.8 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 14th in MLB.
- Rays pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.57 this year, second-best in baseball.
- The Rays have a combined WHIP of just 1.199 as a pitching staff, which is the third-best in baseball this season.
- With just 76 homers allowed, the Rays rank fifth in the league at preventing long balls.
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Matt Duffy Stats vs. the Rays
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/22/2023 | Shane McClanahan | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
Duffy Stats and Trends
- In 21 of 36 games this season (58.3%), Duffy has gotten a hit, and he collected two or more knocks in three of those contests (8.3%).
- He has hit only one home run despite logging a trip the plate in 36 games this season.
- In five of 36 games this season, he has crossed the plate, with one game where he scored multiple runs.
- Duffy has tallied at least one RBI seven times so far this season in 36 games played (19.4%), including one game in which he plated multiple runs.
- In 18 of 36 games this season (50.0%), he has gone down on strikes. Plus, four of those games (11.1%) included a performance that resulted in more than one punchout.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | GP | 20 |
| 13 (81.3%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 8 (40.0%) |
| 2 (12.5%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 1 (5.0%) |
| 3 (18.8%) | Games w/1+ Run | 2 (10.0%) |
| 1 (6.3%) | Games w/1+ HR | 0 (0.0%) |
| 5 (31.3%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 2 (10.0%) |
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