Royals vs. White Sox Player Props Today: Maikel Garcia - April 17
Maikel Garcia has his sights set on a better performance after a hitless showing in his previous game (0-for-3). He and the Kansas City Royals take on the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday, who will send out Jonathan Cannon to start, at 2:10 PM ET on NBCS-CHI.
Garcia is hitting .174 with two doubles, a triple, three home runs and five walks. Garcia ranks 41st in homers and 31st in RBI among all hitters in baseball.
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- Matchup: Kansas City Royals vs. Chicago White Sox
- Time: 2:10 PM ET
- Date: Wednesday, April 17, 2024
- TV Channel: NBCS-CHI
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch now!)
- Hits Prop: 1.5 hits (Over odds: +150)
- Home Runs Prop: 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +475)
- RBI Prop: 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +175)
- Runs Prop: 0.5 runs (Over odds: -145)
- Total Bases Prop: 1.5 total bases (Over odds: -110)
- Stolen Bases Prop: 0.5 stolen bases (Over odds: +260)
Maikel Garcia prop bet insights
- Garcia has tallied a hit eight times this season in 17 games played (47.1%), including four multi-hit games (23.5%).
- In 17.6% of his games this season, he has homered (three of 17). During the 2024 campaign, he’s hit a round-tripper in 3.9% of his trips to the plate.
- In six of 17 games this season, Garcia has touched home plate, including one game with multiple runs scored.
- He has picked up at least one RBI in nine of 17 games played this season (52.9%), including two games with multiple RBI.
- Garcia has gone down on strikes one or more times 13 times this season in 17 games played (76.5%), including four times punching out multiple times (23.5%).
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Maikel Garcia stats against the White Sox
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/15/2024 | Nick Nastrini | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 4/7/2024 | Garrett Crochet | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 4/6/2024 | Chris Flexen | 2-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 4/5/2024 | Erick Fedde | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 4/4/2024 | Mike Soroka | 1-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 9/13/2023 | Mike Clevinger | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 9/12/2023 | Touki Toussaint | 3-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1/1 | 1 |
| 9/12/2023 | Dylan Cease | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 9/6/2023 | Touki Toussaint | 0-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 9/5/2023 | Dylan Cease | 1-for-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2/0 | 0 |
White Sox starter: Jonathan Cannon
- In his first start of the season, Cannon gets the nod for the White Sox.
- The righty is pitching in his big league debut as a 23-year-old.