Royals vs. Yankees Player Props Today: Edward Olivares - September 29
After a multi-hit performance in his last game (2-for-4 with an RBI), Edward Olivares will look for more success Friday. The Kansas City Royals square off versus the New York Yankees, and will see starting pitcher Carlos Rodon at 8:10 PM ET on BSKC.
Olivares has 23 doubles, four triples, 10 home runs and 22 walks while batting .265.
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- Matchup: Kansas City Royals vs. New York Yankees
- Time: 8:10 PM ET
- Date: Friday, September 29, 2023
- TV Channel: BSKC
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- Hits Prop: 0.5 hits (Over odds: -250)
- Home Runs Prop: 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +400)
- RBI Prop: 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +165)
- Runs Prop: 0.5 runs (Over odds: +100)
- Total Bases Prop: 1.5 total bases (Over odds: +110)
- Stolen Bases Prop: 0.5 stolen bases (Over odds: +475)
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Friday at 8:26 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
Edward Olivares prop bet insights
- Olivares has reached base with a hit 64 times this year in 102 games played (62.7%), including multiple hits on 21 occasions (20.6%).
- Out of the 102 games he has had a plate appearance in this season, he’s hit a long ball in nine contests (8.8%), going deep in 2.7% of his trips to the plate.
- In 34.3% of his games this season (35 of 102), Olivares has scored at least a run, and in eight of those games (7.8%) he recorded two or more runs scored.
- In 26 of 102 games this season (25.5%), he has plated a run, and six of those games (5.9%) included an effort that produced more than one RBI. He has also accounted for three or more of his team’s runs in one contest.
- In 50.0% of his 102 games this season, Olivares has gone down on strikes (51 times). He’s also had 11 games with multiple punchouts in 2023 (10.8%).
Edward Olivares stats against the Yankees
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/22/2023 | Gerrit Cole | 2-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 7/21/2023 | Clarke Schmidt | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 5/1/2022 | Luis Severino | 1-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 4/30/2022 | Gerrit Cole | 2-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 1 |
| 4/29/2022 | Nestor Cortes Jr. | 1-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 8/9/2021 | Jameson Taillon | 1-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
Yankees starter: Carlos Rodón
- Rodon (3-7 with a 5.74 ERA and 64 strikeouts in 64 1/3 innings pitched) takes the hill for the Yankees in his 14th start of the season.
- When he last took the hill on Sunday versus the Arizona Diamondbacks, the lefty went 6 1/3 innings, allowing three earned runs while surrendering five hits.
- The 30-year-old has an ERA of 5.74, with 9 strikeouts per nine innings in 13 contests this year. Opposing batters have a .243 batting average against him.
- In this matchup, Rodon will try to claim his third straight quality start.