Bobby Witt Jr. Preview, Player Props: Royals vs. Pirates

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29 August 2023

Bobby Witt Jr. Preview, Player Props: Royals vs. Pirates

The Kansas City Royals, including Bobby Witt Jr. and his .550 slugging percentage over his past 10 games, take on starting pitcher Colin Selby and the Pittsburgh Pirates at Kauffman Stadium, Tuesday at 8:10 PM ET.

In his most recent game he had a hitless showing (0-for-3) against the Pirates.

Bobby Witt Jr. Game Info & Props vs. the Pirates

Game Day: Tuesday, August 29, 2023
Game Time: 8:10 PM ET
Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
Pirates Starter: Colin Selby
TV Channel: BSKC
Hits Prop: Over/under 1.5 hits (Over odds: +150)
Home Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +625)
RBI Prop: Over/under 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +145)
Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 runs (Over odds: -120)

Bobby Witt Jr. At The Plate

Witt Jr. has 146 hits and an OBP of .317 to go with a slugging percentage of .499. All three of those stats are best among Kansas City hitters this season.
Among qualifying batters in MLB, his batting average ranks 30th, his on-base percentage ranks 99th, and he is 21st in the league in slugging.
Witt Jr. has gotten at least one hit in 66.9% of his games this season (87 of 130), with more than one hit 42 times (32.3%).
In 19.2% of his games this year, he has hit a long ball, and 4.6% of his trips to the plate.
Witt Jr. has had at least one RBI in 36.9% of his games this year (48 of 130), with more than one RBI 18 times (13.8%). He has also accounted for three or more of his team's runs in eight contests.
In 45.4% of his games this year (59 of 130), he has scored, and in 12 of those games (9.2%) he has scored more than once.

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Bobby Witt Jr. Home/Away Batting Splits

Pirates Pitching Rankings

The Pirates pitching staff ranks 17th in the league with a collective 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings.
The Pirates have the 21st-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (4.56).
Pirates pitchers combine to give up the seventh-fewest home runs in baseball (142 total, 1.1 per game).
Selby (1-0) gets the starting nod for the Pirates, his second this season.
The right-hander last appeared on Saturday against the Chicago Cubs, when he tossed two scoreless innings without surrendering a hit.

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