Royals vs. Orioles Player Props Today: Maikel Garcia - April 19
Maikel Garcia has his sights set on a more productive showing after a hitless showing in his most recent game (0-for-4). He and the Kansas City Royals face the Baltimore Orioles on Friday, who will send out Dean Kremer to start, at 7:40 PM ET on BSKC.
Garcia is batting .164 with two doubles, a triple, three home runs and five walks. Among all hitters in MLB play, Garcia’s home run total ranks 45th and his RBI tally ranks 37th.
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- Matchup: Kansas City Royals vs. Baltimore Orioles
- Time: 7:40 PM ET
- Date: Friday, April 19, 2024
- TV Channel: BSKC
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- Hits Prop: 1.5 hits (Over odds: +170)
- Home Runs Prop: 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +900)
- RBI Prop: 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +215)
- Runs Prop: 0.5 runs (Over odds: -110)
- Total Bases Prop: 1.5 total bases (Over odds: +105)
- Stolen Bases Prop: 0.5 stolen bases (Over odds: +340)
Maikel Garcia prop bet insights
- Garcia has reached base with a hit eight times this year in 18 games played (44.4%), including multiple hits in 22.2% of them (four times).
- He has homered in 16.7% of his games this season (18 contests), leaving the ballpark in 3.8% of his trips to the plate.
- In six of 18 games this year, Garcia has crossed the plate, including one game with multiple runs scored.
- He has driven in at least one run in nine of 18 games played this season (50.0%), including two games with multiple RBI.
- Garcia has struck out at least once in 72.2% of his games this season (13 of 18), with two or more strikeouts in four of those contests (22.2%).
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Maikel Garcia stats against the Orioles
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/3/2024 | Corbin Burnes | 2-for-5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2/0 | 1 |
| 4/2/2024 | Cole Irvin | 2-for-4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 4/1/2024 | Dean Kremer | 1-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 6/11/2023 | Kyle Gibson | 2-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 6/10/2023 | Cole Irvin | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 6/9/2023 | Tyler Wells | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 5/4/2023 | Grayson Rodriguez | 2-for-5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1/0 | 1 |
| 5/3/2023 | Kyle Gibson | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 5/2/2023 | Tyler Wells | 2-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
Orioles starter: Dean Kremer
- Kremer (0-1 with a 4.96 ERA and 14 strikeouts in 16 1/3 innings pitched) gets the nod for the Orioles in his fourth start of the season.
- When he last took the hill on Saturday versus the Milwaukee Brewers, the right-hander went four innings, giving up six earned runs while surrendering 10 hits.
- The 28-year-old has put up an ERA of 4.96, with 7.7 strikeouts per nine innings, in three games this season. Opponents are hitting .261 against him.