Royals vs. Tigers Player Props Today: Bobby Witt Jr. - September 28
After he put up two hits in his last appearance (going 2-for-3 with a triple), Bobby Witt Jr. and the Kansas City Royals will see Sawyer Gipson-Long starting for the Detroit Tigers on Thursday at 1:10 PM ET on BSDET.
Witt Jr. paces the Royals with 29 home runs and 93 runs batted in, while racking up a team-high batting average of .277. Witt Jr.’s home runs rank 26th in MLB and he ranks 31st in RBI in MLB.
Watch MLB on Fubo!Bobby Witt Jr. prop lines and game time
- Matchup: Kansas City Royals vs. Detroit Tigers
- Time: 1:10 PM ET
- Date: Thursday, September 28, 2023
- TV Channel: BSDET
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch Now!)
- Hits Prop: 0.5 hits (Over odds: -250)
- Home Runs Prop: 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +550)
- RBI Prop: 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +185)
- Runs Prop: 0.5 runs (Over odds: +135)
- Total Bases Prop: 1.5 total bases (Over odds: +115)
- Stolen Bases Prop: 0.5 stolen bases (Over odds: +360)
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Wednesday at 11:41 PM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
Bobby Witt Jr. prop bet insights
- Witt Jr. has a hit in 103 of 153 games this season (67.3%), with multiple base knocks in 50 of those games (32.7%).
- In 18.3% of his games this season, he has homered (28 of 153). During the 2023 campaign, he’s gone deep in 4.3% of his trips to the plate.
- Witt Jr. has scored in 75 of 153 games this year, with multiple runs scored in 16 of them.
- He has driven in a run in 59 of 153 games this year, with multiple RBI in 19 of them. He has also plated three or more of his team’s runs in eight contests.
- Witt Jr. has struck out at least once in 85 of 153 games this year (55.6%), with two or more strikeouts in 27 of those contests (17.6%).
Bobby Witt Jr. stats against the Tigers
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/26/2023 | Reese Olson | 2-for-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 7/19/2023 | Eduardo Rodríguez | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 7/18/2023 | Tarik Skubal | 0-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 7/17/2023 | Matt Manning | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 6/21/2023 | Matthew Boyd | 1-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 6/20/2023 | Michael Lorenzen | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 6/19/2023 | Reese Olson | 2-for-3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 | 1 |
| 5/24/2023 | Matthew Boyd | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 5/23/2023 | Eduardo Rodríguez | 2-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/0 | 1 |
| 5/22/2023 | Michael Lorenzen | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
Tigers starter: Sawyer Gipson-Long
- Gipson-Long (1-0 with a 2.40 ERA and 20 strikeouts in 15 2/3 innings pitched) gets the call for the Tigers in his fourth start of the season.
- The righty last pitched on Saturday against the Oakland Athletics, when he lasted five innings, allowing one earned run while giving up four hits.
- The 25-year-old has put up a 2.40 ERA and 12 Ks per nine innings across three games this season, while allowing a batting average of .185 to opposing batters.