Bobby Witt Jr. Preview, Player Props: Royals vs. Tigers
The Kansas City Royals, including Bobby Witt Jr. (hitting .282 in his past 10 games, with a double, two triples, a home run, four walks and five RBI), battle starting pitcher Sawyer Gipson-Long and the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park, Thursday at 1:10 PM ET.
He had two hits (going 2-for-3 with a triple) in his last appearance against the Tigers.
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Bobby Witt Jr. Game Info & Props vs. the Tigers
- Game Day: Thursday, September 28, 2023
- Game Time: 1:10 PM ET
- Stadium: Comerica Park
- Tigers Starter: Sawyer Gipson-Long
- TV Channel: BSDET
- Hits Prop: Over/under 0.5 hits (Over odds: -250)
- Home Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +550)
- RBI Prop: Over/under 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +185)
- Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 runs (Over odds: +135)
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Bobby Witt Jr. At The Plate
- Witt Jr. has 172 hits to go with a slugging percentage of .494, both of which are tops among Kansas City hitters this season.
- He ranks 27th in batting average, 92nd in on base percentage, and 24th in slugging among the qualified hitters in MLB action.
- Witt Jr. has gotten at least one hit in 67.3% of his games this season (103 of 153), with at least two hits 50 times (32.7%).
- Looking at the 153 games he has played this season, he's hit a home run in 28 of them (18.3%), and in 4.3% of his trips to the dish.
- Witt Jr. has had at least one RBI in 38.6% of his games this season (59 of 153), with more than one RBI 19 times (12.4%). He has also accounted for three or more of his team's runs in eight contests.
- He has scored in 49.0% of his games this year (75 of 153), with two or more runs 16 times (10.5%).
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Bobby Witt Jr. Home/Away Batting Splits
Tigers Pitching Rankings
- The pitching staff for the Tigers has a collective 8.6 K/9, which ranks 18th in MLB.
- The Tigers' 4.34 team ERA ranks 18th among all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Tigers rank 12th in baseball in home runs allowed (183 total, 1.2 per game).
- Gipson-Long (1-0 with a 2.40 ERA and 20 strikeouts in 15 2/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Tigers, his fourth of the season.
- The righty's most recent time out came on Saturday against the Oakland Athletics, when he went five innings, surrendering one earned run while giving up four hits.
- In three games this season, the 25-year-old has a 2.40 ERA and 12 strikeouts per nine innings, while allowing a batting average of .185 to opposing batters.
