Tropicana Field is where Bobby Witt Jr. and the Kansas City Royals will take on starter Zach Eflin and the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday, June 23 at 6:40 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Witt
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +110 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -117 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -118 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -145 |
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Stats and Trends for the Tampa Bay Rays
- The Rays will send Eflin (8-3) to the mound for his 14th start this season.
- The right-hander’s last start was on Saturday, when he tossed six innings while giving up two earned runs on four hits in a matchup with the San Diego Padres.
- The 29-year-old has an ERA of 3.26, 9 strikeouts per nine innings and a batting average against of .219 in 13 games this season.
- The Rays average the 14th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.8) in the league this season.
- The Rays have pitched to a 3.57 this season, which ranks second in baseball.
- Rays pitchers have a 1.199 WHIP this season, third-best in the majors.
- With just 76 homers allowed, the Rays rank fifth in the league at preventing long balls.
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Bobby Witt Jr. Stats vs. the Rays
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/22/2023 | Shane McClanahan | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/1 | 0 |
| 8/21/2022 | Ryan Yarbrough | 1-for-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/20/2022 | Drew Rasmussen | 1-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 8/19/2022 | Shane McClanahan | 1-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/18/2022 | Luis Patiño | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 7/24/2022 | Jeffrey Springs | 1-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 1 |
| 7/23/2022 | Luis Patiño | 2-for-5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1/0 | 1 |
| 7/22/2022 | Drew Rasmussen | 1-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 1 |
Witt Stats and Trends
- In 60.8% of his 74 games this season, Witt has notched a base hit (45 times). He’s also registered 20 multi-hit games in 2023 (27.0%).
- He has homered in 11 of 74 games in 2023 (14.9%), which is 3.7% of his trips to the dish.
- He has scored at least a run 35 times this season in 74 contests (47.3%), including scoring multiple runs in 6.8% of games (five times).
- Witt has notched at least one RBI 24 times this year in 74 games played (32.4%), including six games with more than one RBI (8.1%). He has also been responsible for three or more of his team’s runs in three contests.
- He has gone down on strikes one or more times 44 times this year in 74 games (59.5%), including 16 games with more than one strikeout (21.6%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 37 | GP | 37 |
| 22 (59.5%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 23 (62.2%) |
| 11 (29.7%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 9 (24.3%) |
| 19 (51.4%) | Games w/1+ Run | 16 (43.2%) |
| 6 (16.2%) | Games w/1+ HR | 5 (13.5%) |
| 12 (32.4%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 12 (32.4%) |
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