Nicky Lopez returns to the lineup when the Kansas City Royals take on the Tampa Bay Rays and starter Zach Eflin at on Saturday, July 15. The first pitch will be thrown at 7:10 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Lopez
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -146 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -107 |
| RBI | 0.5 | +102 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -120 |
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Stats and Trends for the Tampa Bay Rays
- Eflin (10-4) will take to the mound for the Rays and make his 18th start of the season.
- The right-hander’s last appearance was on Sunday, when he threw five innings against the Atlanta Braves, giving up two earned runs while allowing four hits.
- Among qualified pitchers in the majors this year, the 29-year-old ranks 21st in ERA (3.25), third in WHIP (.987), and 25th in K/9 (9.2).
- The Rays strike out 9.1 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, ninth-best in MLB.
- 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 allowed the ninth-fewest home runs this season at just 96, or one per game.
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Nicky Lopez Stats vs. the Rays
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/24/2023 | Yonny Chirinos | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 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 |
Lopez Stats and Trends
- Lopez has recorded a hit in 44% of his 50 games this year, with at least two hits in 12% of them (six).
- He has not yet gone yard this season in 50 games.
- He has scored at least a run 12 times this year in 50 contests (24%), including scoring multiple runs in 8% of games (four times).
- Lopez has driven in at least one run in eight of 50 games played this season (16%), including two games with more than one run driven in.
- He has fanned 24 times this year in 50 games played (48%), including four times punching out multiple times (8%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | GP | 28 |
| 10 (45.5%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 12 (42.9%) |
| 1 (4.5%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 5 (17.9%) |
| 5 (22.7%) | Games w/1+ Run | 7 (25%) |
| 0 (0%) | Games w/1+ HR | 0 (0%) |
| 2 (9.1%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 6 (21.4%) |
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