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The Kansas City Royals and Bobby Witt Jr. will take on Yu Darvish and the San Diego Padres on Saturday at 7:10 PM.
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Game Info, Witt Jr. Props for Royals vs Padres
- Game Day: Saturday, August 27, 2022
- Game Time: 7:10 PM ET
- Location: Kansas City, Missouri
- Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
| Hits | Home Runs | RBI | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Over/Under | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Over Odds | +180 | +390 | +165 |
Witt Jr. in 2022
- Witt Jr. leads the Royals in home runs (18), runs batted in (64) and has accumulated a team-best batting average of .254.
- Witt Jr.’s home runs rank 43rd in MLB and he ranks 36th in RBI in MLB.
- Witt Jr. has a hit in 67.2% of his 116 games this season, with at least two hits in 25.9% of those contests (30).
- Witt Jr. has homered in 17 of 116 games in 2022 (14.7%), which is 3.8% of his trips to the dish.
Last Five Games
| Opponent | Date | H/AB | R | HR | RBI | K | BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Padres | August 26 | 2-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Diamondbacks | August 24 | 1-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Diamondbacks | August 23 | 2-for-4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| White Sox | August 22 | 1-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Rays | August 21 | 1-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Padres Pitching in 2022
- Darvish (10-7) takes the mound for the Padres in his 24th start of the season. He has a 3.39 ERA in 148 2/3 innings pitched, with 147 strikeouts.
- The 36-year-old’s 3.39 ERA ranks 31st, .989 WHIP ranks 11th, and 8.9 K/9 ranks 18th among qualifying pitchers this season.
- The pitching staff for the Padres has a collective nine K/9, the fifth-best in MLB.
- Padres pitchers combine to rank 11th in baseball in home runs surrendered (128 total, one per game).
