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Bobby Witt Jr. and the Kansas City Royals will take on starting pitcher Jameson Taillon and the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on Friday at 2:20 PM ET.
Game Info and Bobby Witt Jr. Props
- Day: Friday, August 18, 2023
- Time: 2:20 PM ET
- TV Channel: MLB Network
- Hits Prop: Over/under 2 hits (Over odds: +150)
- Home Runs Prop: Over/under 1 home run (Over odds: +400)
- Total Bases Prop: Over/under 2 total bases (Over odds: -114)
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Bobby Witt Jr. Stats
- Witt Jr. leads Kansas City in home runs with 23, runs batted in with 76 and a batting average of .276.
- Of all MLB hitters, Witt Jr. ranks 22nd in home runs and 18th in RBI.
- Among qualifying hitters, his batting average ranks 34th, his on-base percentage ranks 97th, and he is 22nd in the league in slugging.
- He has picked up a hit in 66.7% of his 120 games this season, collecting at least two hits in 32.5% of them.
- Looking at the 120 games he has played this season, he’s hit a home run in 22 of them (18.3%), and in 4.4% of his plate appearances.
- Witt Jr. has produced an RBI in 44 games this year (36.7%), including 17 multi-RBI outings (14.2%). He has also driven home three or more of his team’s runs in eight contests.
Cubs Pitching Stats and Rankings
- The Cubs pitching staff ranks 22nd in the majors with a K/9 of 8.4.
- The Cubs sport a 4.25 team ERA that ranks 16th among all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Cubs have allowed the ninth-fewest homers in the majors (135 total, 1.1 per game).
- The Cubs’ Taillon (7-7) will make his 22nd start of the season.
- The 31-year-old has pitched to a 5.71 ERA this season with 7.9 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 2.8 walks per nine across 21 games.
Witt Jr.’s recent games
- vs. Mariners on August 17: 2-for-4, 1 R
- vs. Mariners on August 16: 0-for-5
- vs. Mariners on August 15: 1-for-4, 2 R, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 1 BB
- vs. Mariners on August 14: 4-for-5, 3 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI
- vs. Cardinals on August 12: 2-for-4
- vs. Cardinals on August 11: 2-for-5, 2 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI
- at Red Sox on August 10: 1-for-4, 2 K
- at Red Sox on August 9: 1-for-3, 1 BB
- at Red Sox on August 8: 1-for-5, 2 SB
- at Red Sox on August 7: 1-for-3, 1 RBI, 1 BB
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