On Saturday, June 24 at 4:10 PM ET, Nicky Lopez and the Kansas City Royals will challenge starter Yonny Chirinos and the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field, airing on MLBN.
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Player Prop Odds for Lopez
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -150 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -108 |
| RBI | 0.5 | +101 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -121 |
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Stats and Trends for the Tampa Bay Rays
- The Rays will hand the ball to Chirinos (3-2) for his fourth start of the season.
- The right-hander’s last start was on Sunday, when he tossed 4 2/3 innings while giving up three earned runs on six hits in a matchup with the San Diego Padres.
- The 29-year-old has pitched in 10 games this season with an ERA of 2.72, a 1.43 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.023.
- The Rays average 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, 10th-most in the league.
- The Rays have the second-best ERA (3.56) in the majors this season.
- The Rays have a combined 1.204 WHIP as a pitching staff, fourth-lowest in MLB.
- With just 78 homers allowed, the Rays rank seventh in the league at preventing long balls.
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Nicky Lopez Stats vs. the Rays
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/23/2023 | Zach Eflin | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/21/2022 | Ryan Yarbrough | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/20/2022 | Drew Rasmussen | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/19/2022 | Shane McClanahan | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/18/2022 | Luis Patiño | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 7/24/2022 | Jeffrey Springs | 2-for-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 7/23/2022 | Luis Patiño | 2-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 7/22/2022 | Drew Rasmussen | 2-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/0 | 1 |
| 5/27/2021 | Shane McClanahan | 0-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 5/26/2021 | Tyler Glasnow | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
Lopez Stats and Trends
- Lopez has collected a hit in 16 out of 38 games this season (42.1%), with multiple base knocks in three of those contests (7.9%).
- In the 38 games in which he’s logged a plate appearance this season, he has zero homers.
- He has scored at least one run seven times this year in 38 games played (18.4%), including three times when he tallied multiple runs (7.9%).
- In six of 38 games this season, Lopez has tallied an RBI. He has one game with multiple RBI.
- He has gone down on strikes in 52.6% of his 38 games this season, while fanning more than once in 10.5% of those contests (four).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | GP | 22 |
| 7 (43.8%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 9 (40.9%) |
| 0 (0.0%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 3 (13.6%) |
| 3 (18.8%) | Games w/1+ Run | 4 (18.2%) |
| 0 (0.0%) | Games w/1+ HR | 0 (0.0%) |
| 1 (6.3%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 5 (22.7%) |
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