Michael Massey: MLB Player Prop Bets for Royals Vs Rays – July 16, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on July 16, 2023

The upcoming contest between Michael Massey’s Kansas City Royals and the Tampa Bay Rays (with Zach Eflin getting the start) is scheduled for Sunday, July 16 at 2:10 PM ET.

Looking to put down a bet on Massey ahead of his matchup on Sunday? Keep reading for everything you need to know, then head over to DraftKings Sportsbook to place your bets!

Player Prop Odds for Massey

Prop O/U Over Odds
Hits 0.5 -144
Runs 0.5 -107
RBI 0.5 -110
Strikeouts 1.5 +107

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Stats and Trends for the Tampa Bay Rays

  • The Rays will hand the ball to Eflin (10-4) for his 18th start of the season.
  • The right-hander’s last start was on Sunday, when he tossed five innings while giving up two earned runs on four hits in a matchup with the Atlanta Braves.
  • Among qualified pitchers in the majors this campaign, the 29-year-old ranks 21st in ERA (3.25), third in WHIP (.987), and 26th in K/9 (9.2).
  • The Rays average 9.1 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, ninth-most in the league.
  • The Rays have the second-best ERA (3.64) in the majors this season.
  • The Rays have a combined 1.198 WHIP as a pitching staff, third-lowest in MLB.
  • The Rays have given up the eighth-fewest long balls so far this season with only 97 home runs allowed.

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Michael Massey Stats vs. the Rays

Date Opp. SP H/AB XBH HR RBI R K/BB SB
7/15/2023 Shawn Armstrong 0-for-2 0 0 0 0 0/0 0
7/15/2023 Tyler Glasnow 0-for-4 0 0 0 0 1/0 0
8/21/2022 Ryan Yarbrough 0-for-3 0 0 0 0 1/1 0
8/20/2022 Drew Rasmussen 0-for-4 0 0 0 0 2/0 0
8/19/2022 Shane McClanahan 0-for-1 0 0 1 0 1/0 0
8/18/2022 Luis Patiño 2-for-4 1 1 1 1 0/0 0

Massey Stats and Trends

  • In 46.3% of his games this year (31-of-67), Massey has posted a hit. In 11 of those games (16.4%), he’s recorded at least two base hits.
  • He has homered in four games this season, leaving the ballpark in 1.8% of his plate appearances.
  • In 14 of 67 games this season, he has touched home plate, with one game where he scored multiple runs.
  • Massey has picked up at least one RBI 16 times this year in 67 games played (23.9%), including six games with more than one RBI (9.0%).
  • In 64.2% of his 67 games this season, he has gone down on strikes (43 times). He’s also had 16 games with multiple Ks in 2023 (23.9%).
Home Away
32 GP 35
16 (50.0%) Games w/1+ Hit 15 (42.9%)
6 (18.8%) Games w/2+ Hits 5 (14.3%)
10 (31.3%) Games w/1+ Run 4 (11.4%)
2 (6.3%) Games w/1+ HR 2 (5.7%)
10 (31.3%) Games w/1+ RBI 6 (17.1%)

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