The upcoming matchup between Drew Waters’ Kansas City Royals and the Minnesota Twins (with Kenta Maeda drawing the start) is scheduled for Tuesday, July 4 at 2:10 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Waters
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -144 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -112 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -117 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | -108 |
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Stats and Trends for the Minnesota Twins
- Maeda (1-5) will take to the mound for the Twins and make his seventh start of the season.
- The right-hander’s last appearance was on Wednesday, when he threw five innings against the Atlanta Braves, giving up two earned runs while allowing five hits.
- The 35-year-old has an ERA of 6.23, 9 strikeouts per nine innings and a batting average against of .284 in six games this season.
- The Twins have a 9.6 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, second-best in baseball.
- The Twins have the lowest ERA in baseball at 3.60.
- Twins pitchers have a 1.170 WHIP this season, first-best in the majors.
- The Twins have allowed the sixth-fewest home runs this season at just 88, or one per game.
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Drew Waters Stats vs. the Twins
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/3/2023 | Joe Ryan | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 9/22/2022 | Josh Winder | 1-for-3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 9/14/2022 | Sonny Gray | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 9/13/2022 | Joe Ryan | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
Waters Stats and Trends
- Waters has picked up a hit in 17 out of 29 games this season (58.6%), with multiple base hits in seven of those games (24.1%).
- He has homered in 10.3% of his games this season (29 contests), going yard in 2.8% of his plate appearances.
- In 10 of 29 contests this year (34.5%), he has scored, and four of those games (13.8%) included an effort that produced more than one run scored.
- Waters has plated at least one run in eight of 29 games played this season (27.6%), including two games with more than one run driven in.
- In 24 of 29 games this year (82.8%), he has gone down on strikes. Plus, 12 of those games (41.4%) included a performance that resulted in two or more strikeouts.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | GP | 14 |
| 10 (66.7%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 7 (50.0%) |
| 4 (26.7%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 3 (21.4%) |
| 8 (53.3%) | Games w/1+ Run | 2 (14.3%) |
| 1 (6.7%) | Games w/1+ HR | 2 (14.3%) |
| 5 (33.3%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 3 (21.4%) |
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