Maikel Garcia Player Props: May 17, Royals vs. Athletics
Maikel Garcia is looking to build on a one-hit performance in his most recent game (1-for-4 with an RBI). His Kansas City Royals take on Mitch Spence and the Oakland Athletics on Friday at 7:40 PM ET on NBCS-CA.
Find odds, stats, and more below to make your Maikel Garcia player prop bets.
Garcia is hitting .239 with nine doubles, a triple, four home runs and 13 walks. In MLB, Garcia ranks 107th in homers and 35th in RBI. Garcia takes a four-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is batting .182 with an RBI.
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Maikel Garcia Odds, Prop Bets and Game Info
- Matchup: Kansas City Royals vs. Oakland Athletics
- Time: 7:40 PM ET
- Date: Friday, May 17, 2024
- TV Channel: NBCS-CA
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch now!)
- Hits Prop: 1.5 hits (Over odds: +155)
- Home Runs Prop: 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +600)
- RBI Prop: 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +165)
- Runs Prop: 0.5 runs (Over odds: -145)
- Total Bases Prop: 1.5 total bases (Over odds: -105)
- Stolen Bases Prop: 0.5 stolen bases (Over odds: +310)
Maikel Garcia prop bet insights
- Garcia has a hit in 28 of 43 games this season (65.1%), with at least two hits in 13 of them (30.2%).
- He has hit a home run in four games this season (43 opportunities, 9.3%), going deep in 2.1% of his trips to the dish.
- Garcia has scored at least a run 17 times this season in 43 tries (39.5%), including scoring multiple runs in 7% of games (three times).
- He has driven in at least one run in 17 of 43 games this year (39.5%), with two or more RBI in seven of those games (16.3%).
- Garcia has gone down on strikes in 60.5% of his 43 games this year, with two or more punchouts in 16.3% of those contests (seven).
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Friday at 6:24 PM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
Maikel Garcia stats against the Athletics
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/23/2023 | Adrian Martinez | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/0 | 1 |
| 8/22/2023 | Dany Jimenez | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 8/21/2023 | Paul Blackburn | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 5/7/2023 | Mason Miller | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 5/6/2023 | Ken Waldichuk | 1-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/1 | 1 |
| 5/5/2023 | Kyle Muller | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
Athletics starter: Mitch Spence
- Spence will take the ball for the Athletics in his first start of the season.
- The 26-year-old right-hander has made 11 relief appearances this year.
- In 11 games this season, he has registered a 4.26 ERA and averages 7.8 strikeouts per nine innings while opposing batters are hitting .231 against him.