The upcoming matchup between Maikel Garcia’s Kansas City Royals and the Cleveland Guardians (with Shane Bieber drawing the start) is scheduled for Sunday, July 9 at 1:40 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Garcia
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | -102 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -128 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -124 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +100 |
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Stats and Trends for the Cleveland Guardians
- Bieber (5-5) will take to the mound for the Guardians and make his 19th start of the season.
- The right-hander’s last appearance was on Tuesday, when he threw 4 2/3 innings against the Atlanta Braves, giving up four earned runs while allowing six hits.
- The 28-year-old ranks 32nd in ERA (3.66), 37th in WHIP (1.238), and 54th in K/9 (7.2) among qualified pitchers in the majors this year.
- The Guardians strike out just 7.9 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 28th in MLB.
- The Guardians have the seventh-best ERA (3.82) in the majors this season.
- The Guardians rank 15th in MLB with a combined 1.266 WHIP this season.
- With just 90 homers allowed, the Guardians rank fifth in the league at preventing long balls.
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Maikel Garcia Stats vs. the Guardians
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/8/2023 | Gavin Williams | 1-for-5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 7/7/2023 | Aaron Civale | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 7/6/2023 | Tanner Bibee | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/2 | 1 |
| 6/29/2023 | Shane Bieber | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3/0 | 0 |
| 6/28/2023 | Logan Allen | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 6/27/2023 | Gavin Williams | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
Garcia Stats and Trends
- In 36 of 57 games this season (63.2%), Garcia has recorded a hit, and he collected at least two hits in 16 of those contests (28.1%).
- He has hit a long ball in 5.3% of his games this season (57 contests), going yard in 1.3% of his plate appearances.
- He has scored a run in 22 of 57 games this year, including multiple runs scored in four of them.
- In 33.3% of his contests this year (19 of 57), Garcia has tallied at least one RBI. In three of those games (5.3%) he recorded two or more RBI.
- He has struck out in 35 of 57 games this year, including multiple Ks in 16 of them.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | GP | 27 |
| 20 (66.7%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 16 (59.3%) |
| 10 (33.3%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 6 (22.2%) |
| 14 (46.7%) | Games w/1+ Run | 8 (29.6%) |
| 1 (3.3%) | Games w/1+ HR | 2 (7.4%) |
| 12 (40.0%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 7 (25.9%) |
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