Kyle Higashioka’s New York Yankees and the Kansas City Royals, who will be sending Jordan Lyles to the hill, match up at Yankee Stadium on Sunday, July 23. The first pitch will be thrown at 1:35 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Higashioka
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -134 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -104 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -115 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -149 |
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Stats and Trends for the Kansas City Royals
- Lyles (1-11) will take the mound for the Royals, his 19th start of the season.
- The right-hander’s last start was on Tuesday, when he tossed six innings without allowing a run on three hits in a matchup with the Detroit Tigers.
- Among qualified pitchers this campaign, the 32-year-old’s 5.87 ERA ranks 62nd, 1.247 WHIP ranks 36th, and 6.4 K/9 ranks 58th.
- The Royals have a 8.2 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 24th in the majors.
- The Royals have the 28th-ranked ERA (5.22) in the majors this season.
- Royals pitchers have a 1.425 WHIP this season, fifth-worst in the majors.
- With 119 homers allowed, the Royals rank 19th in the league at preventing long balls.
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Kyle Higashioka Stats vs. the Royals
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/21/2023 | Alec Marsh | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 7/31/2022 | Zack Greinke | 1-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 7/29/2022 | Kris Bubic | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 5/1/2022 | Daniel Lynch | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 4/29/2022 | Kris Bubic | 1-for-3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 8/10/2021 | Daniel Lynch | 1-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 8/9/2021 | Carlos Hernandez | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 6/22/2021 | Brady Singer | 1-for-3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
Higashioka Stats and Trends
- In 51.0% of his games this year (26-of-51), Higashioka has posted a hit. In seven of those games (13.7%), he’s recorded at least two base hits.
- In five of 51 games this season, he has hit a long ball (9.8%). He’s hit a round-tripper in 3% of his trips to the plate.
- In 13 of 51 games this season, he has crossed the plate, with one game where he scored multiple runs.
- In 39.2% of his contests this season (20 of 51), Higashioka has driven in at least one run. In four of those games (7.8%) he recorded two or more RBI.
- He has fanned 32 times this season in 51 games played (62.7%), including 11 times punching out multiple times (21.6%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | GP | 26 |
| 12 (48.0%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 14 (53.8%) |
| 4 (16.0%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 3 (11.5%) |
| 9 (36.0%) | Games w/1+ Run | 4 (15.4%) |
| 5 (20.0%) | Games w/1+ HR | 0 (0.0%) |
| 10 (40.0%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 10 (38.5%) |
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