Drew Waters returns to the lineup when the Kansas City Royals match up with the Tampa Bay Rays and starter Tyler Glasnow at Kauffman Stadium on Friday, July 14. The first pitch will be thrown at 8:10 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Waters
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +100 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -130 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -136 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | -144 |
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Stats and Trends for the Tampa Bay Rays
- Glasnow (2-3) will take the mound for the Rays, his ninth start of the season.
- The right-hander’s last appearance was on Friday, when he threw 5 2/3 innings against the Atlanta Braves, giving up one earned run while allowing two hits.
- The 29-year-old has pitched to a 4.10 ERA this season with 13.8 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 3.5 walks per nine across eight games.
- The Rays average 9.1 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, ninth-most in the league.
- Rays pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.69 this year, fourth-best in baseball.
- The Rays have a combined 1.204 WHIP as a pitching staff, third-lowest in MLB.
- The Rays have given up the ninth-fewest long balls so far this season with only 96 home runs allowed.
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Drew Waters Stats vs. the Rays
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/25/2023 | Tyler Glasnow | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3/0 | 0 |
| 6/24/2023 | Yonny Chirinos | 2-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 6/23/2023 | Zach Eflin | 2-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 6/22/2023 | Shane McClanahan | 2-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1/0 | 1 |
Waters Stats and Trends
- In 57.6% of his games this season (19-of-33), Waters has recorded a hit. In eight of those games (24.2%), he’s recorded at least two hits.
- Out of the 33 games he has appeared in this season, he’s gone yard in three contests (9.1%), going deep in 2.4% of his plate appearances.
- He has scored at least one run in 30.3% of his contests this season (10 of 33), with more than one run scored in four of them (12.1%).
- In nine of 33 games this year (27.3%), Waters has knocked in at least one run, including two games with multiple RBI.
- He has struck out at least once 28 times this season in 33 games (84.8%), including 15 games with more than one strikeout (45.5%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | GP | 18 |
| 10 (66.7%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 9 (50.0%) |
| 4 (26.7%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 4 (22.2%) |
| 8 (53.3%) | Games w/1+ Run | 2 (11.1%) |
| 1 (6.7%) | Games w/1+ HR | 2 (11.1%) |
| 5 (33.3%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 4 (22.2%) |
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