Maikel Garcia Preview, Player Props: Royals vs. Red Sox
Maikel Garcia -- .188 average over his past 10 games -- will be in action for the Kansas City Royals versus the Boston Red Sox, with James Paxton on the hill, on September 1 at 8:10 PM ET.
He had a one-hit performance in his previous game (1-for-3) against the Pirates.
Maikel Garcia Game Info & Props vs. the Red Sox
- Game Day: Friday, September 1, 2023
- Game Time: 8:10 PM ET
- Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
- Red Sox Starter: James Paxton
- TV Channel: BSKC
- Hits Prop: Over/under 1.5 hits (Over odds: +180)
- Home Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +725)
- RBI Prop: Over/under 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +200)
- Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 runs (Over odds: +105)
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Maikel Garcia At The Plate
- Garcia has 17 doubles, three triples, four home runs and 28 walks while batting .277.
- Garcia has gotten at least one hit in 69.4% of his games this season (68 of 98), with more than one hit 25 times (25.5%).
- He has homered in four games this year (4.1%), leaving the park in 1% of his plate appearances.
- In 36.7% of his games this year, Garcia has driven in at least one run. In six of those games (6.1%) he recorded more than one RBI, while he was responsible for three or more of his team's runs in one contest.
- He has scored a run in 38 games this season, with multiple runs six times.
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Maikel Garcia Home/Away Batting Splits
Red Sox Pitching Rankings
- The 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Red Sox pitching staff ranks 14th in MLB.
- The Red Sox have a 4.47 team ERA that ranks 18th among all MLB pitching staffs.
- Red Sox pitchers combine to surrender 176 total home runs at a rate of 1.3 per game (to rank 25th in baseball).
- The Red Sox are sending Paxton (7-4) to make his 19th start of the season. He is 7-4 with a 3.99 ERA and 101 strikeouts through 94 2/3 innings pitched.
- The left-hander last appeared on Saturday against the Los Angeles Dodgers, when he tossed 4 1/3 innings, allowing four earned runs while giving up four hits.
- In 18 games this season, the 34-year-old has amassed an ERA of 3.99, with 9.6 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .242 against him.
