The upcoming matchup between Drew Waters’ Kansas City Royals and the Cleveland Guardians (with Aaron Civale drawing the start) is scheduled for Friday, July 7 at 7:10 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Waters
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -145 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -112 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -116 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | -108 |
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Stats and Trends for the Cleveland Guardians
- The Guardians will hand the ball to Civale (2-2) for his ninth start of the season.
- The right-hander last pitched on Sunday, when he gave up one earned run and allowed three hits in six innings against the Chicago Cubs.
- The 28-year-old has pitched to a 2.96 ERA this season with 6.9 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 3.2 walks per nine across eight games.
- The Guardians average just 7.9 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 28th in the league.
- The Guardians have pitched to a 3.84 this season, which ranks eighth in baseball.
- Guardians pitchers have a 1.273 WHIP this season, 16th in the majors.
- The Guardians have allowed the fourth-fewest home runs this season at just 89, or one per game.
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Drew Waters Stats vs. the Guardians
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/6/2023 | Tanner Bibee | 2-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 6/29/2023 | Shane Bieber | 2-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2/0 | 1 |
| 6/28/2023 | Logan Allen | 2-for-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 6/27/2023 | Gavin Williams | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 10/5/2022 | Aaron Civale | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4/0 | 0 |
| 10/4/2022 | Cal Quantrill | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3/0 | 0 |
| 10/3/2022 | Triston McKenzie | 2-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 10/2/2022 | Shane Bieber | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3/1 | 0 |
| 10/1/2022 | Zach Plesac | 2-for-4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 9/30/2022 | Aaron Civale | 1-for-3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
Waters Stats and Trends
- Waters has collected a base hit 19 times this season in 31 games played (61.3%), including multiple knocks on eight occasions (25.8%).
- He has homered in three of 31 games in 2023 (9.7%), which is 2.6% of his trips to the plate.
- He has touched home plate at least one time 10 times this season in 31 games played (32.3%), including four games with more than one run (12.9%).
- In eight of 31 games this year (25.8%), Waters has knocked in at least one run, including two games with multiple RBI.
- In 83.9% of his 31 games this season, he has struck out (26 times). He’s also had 13 games with multiple Ks in 2023 (41.9%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | GP | 16 |
| 10 (66.7%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 9 (56.3%) |
| 4 (26.7%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 4 (25.0%) |
| 8 (53.3%) | Games w/1+ Run | 2 (12.5%) |
| 1 (6.7%) | Games w/1+ HR | 2 (12.5%) |
| 5 (33.3%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 3 (18.8%) |
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