Maikel Garcia Player Props: August 2, Royals vs. Tigers
Maikel Garcia will try to build on a one-hit showing in his most recent game (1-for-5). His Kansas City Royals face Tarik Skubal and the Detroit Tigers on Friday at 6:40 PM ET on Apple TV+.
Find odds, stats, and more below to make your Maikel Garcia player prop bets.
Garcia is hitting .237 with 18 doubles, five triples, six home runs and 30 walks.
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Maikel Garcia Prop Bets and Odds
- Hits Prop: 0.5 hits (Over odds: )
- Home Runs Prop: 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +950)
- RBI Prop: 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +230)
- Runs Prop: 0.5 runs (Over odds: +130)
- Total Bases Prop: 1.5 total bases (Over odds: +125)
- Stolen Bases Prop: 0.5 stolen bases (Over odds: +425)
How to Watch Kansas City Royals vs. Detroit Tigers
- Matchup: Kansas City Royals vs. Detroit Tigers
- Time: 6:40 PM ET
- Date: Friday, August 2, 2024
- TV Channel: Apple TV+
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch now!)
Maikel Garcia vs. Tarik Skubal
- Garcia is 2-for-10 with a double over his career against Tarik Skubal.
- Garcia is 2-for-6 with a double when stepping into the box against Tarik Skubal this season.
- Last year against Tarik Skubal, Garcia was 0-for-4 at the plate.
Maikel Garcia prop bet insights
- In 69 of 107 games this season (64.5%) Garcia has recorded a hit, and in 29 of those contests (27.1%) he posted more than one hit.
- In six of 107 games this season, he has gone yard (5.6%). He’s taken the pitcher deep in 1.3% of his trips to the dish in 2024.
- Garcia has touched home plate at least one time in 46.7% of his games this season (50 of 107), with two or more runs scored in 16 of those games (15.0%).
- He has notched at least one RBI in 31 out of 107 games this season (29.0%), with two or more RBI in 11 of them (10.3%).
- In 49.5% of his games this season (53 of 107), Garcia has struck out one or more times, and in 13 of those games (12.1%) he registered more than one strikeout.
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Maikel Garcia stats against the Tigers
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/1/2024 | Keider Montero | 1-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 2 |
| 5/22/2024 | Tarik Skubal | 2-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1/0 | 1 |
| 5/21/2024 | Casey Mize | 4-for-5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 5/20/2024 | Reese Olson | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 4/28/2024 | Tarik Skubal | 1-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 4/27/2024 | Casey Mize | 2-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0/0 | 1 |
| 4/26/2024 | Reese Olson | 2-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 9/28/2023 | Tarik Skubal | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3/0 | 0 |
| 9/26/2023 | Reese Olson | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 7/20/2023 | Michael Lorenzen | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
Tigers starter: Tarik Skubal
- Skubal (12-3) toes the rubber for the Tigers in his 22nd start of the season. He has produced a 2.35 ERA in 130 2/3 innings pitched, with 154 Ks.
- His last outing came on Saturday versus the Minnesota Twins, when the lefty tossed seven innings, allowing two earned runs while giving up five hits.
- Among qualifying pitchers this season, the 27-year-old currently ranks first in ERA (2.35), second in WHIP (.923), and seventh in K/9 (10.7).
- Skubal is aiming to extend a sixth-game quality start streak in this matchup.