The upcoming matchup between Taylor Walls’ Tampa Bay Rays and the Kansas City Royals (with Zack Greinke getting the start) is scheduled for Friday, June 23 at 6:40 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Walls
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -134 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -114 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -104 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +110 |
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Stats and Trends for the Kansas City Royals
- The Royals will hand the ball to Greinke (1-7) for his 16th start of the season.
- The right-hander gave up four earned runs in five innings pitched on Sunday in his last outing, a matchup with the Los Angeles Angels.
- The 39-year-old ranks 57th in ERA (4.81), 29th in WHIP (1.161), and 57th in K/9 (6.8) among qualified pitchers in the majors this campaign.
- The Royals average the 20th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.5) in the league this season.
- The Royals have pitched to a 5.15 this season, which ranks 28th in baseball.
- The Royals have a combined WHIP of 1.414 as a pitching staff, which ranks 25th in MLB.
- The Royals have given up 88 home runs so far this season (the 20th-ranked total in MLB play).
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Taylor Walls Stats vs. the Royals
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/22/2023 | Jose Cuas | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/20/2022 | Kris Bubic | 1-for-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 8/19/2022 | Brady Singer | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 8/18/2022 | Maximo Castillo | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 7/24/2022 | Kris Bubic | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 7/23/2022 | Brady Singer | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 7/22/2022 | Brad Keller | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 5/27/2021 | Brady Singer | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 5/26/2021 | Mike Minor | 0-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 5/25/2021 | Brad Keller | 1-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
Walls Stats and Trends
- Walls has collected a base hit 30 times this season in 59 games played (50.8%), including multiple knocks on five occasions (8.5%).
- He has hit a home run in six games this season, leaving the ballpark in 3.1% of his trips to the plate.
- He has scored at least a run 27 times this year in 59 games played (45.8%), including seven games with more than one run (11.9%).
- Walls has picked up at least one RBI in 16 of 59 games this year (27.1%). He has collected two or more RBI in three of those contests (5.1%).
- In 62.7% of his 59 games this season, he has struck out (37 times). He’s also had 16 games with multiple Ks in 2023 (27.1%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 28 | GP | 31 |
| 13 (46.4%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 17 (54.8%) |
| 1 (3.6%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 4 (12.9%) |
| 12 (42.9%) | Games w/1+ Run | 15 (48.4%) |
| 1 (3.6%) | Games w/1+ HR | 5 (16.1%) |
| 5 (17.9%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 11 (35.5%) |
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