JJ Bleday, coming off a one-hit showing in his most recent game (1-for-4), will take the field for the Oakland Athletics versus Seth Lugo and the Kansas City Royals on Saturday. First pitch is at 7:10 PM ET on NBCS-CA.
Find odds, stats, and more below to make your JJ Bleday player prop bets.
Bleday has 12 doubles, a triple, five home runs and 18 walks while batting .242.
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JJ Bleday Odds, Prop Bets and Game Info
- Matchup: Oakland Athletics vs. Kansas City Royals
- Time: 7:10 PM ET
- Date: Saturday, May 18, 2024
- TV Channel: NBCS-CA
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch now!)
- Hits Prop: 0.5 hits (Over odds: -175)
- Home Runs Prop: 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +500)
- RBI Prop: 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +215)
- Runs Prop: 0.5 runs (Over odds: +120)
- Total Bases Prop: 0.5 total bases (Over odds: -175)
- Stolen Bases Prop: 0.5 stolen bases (Over odds: +1200)
JJ Bleday prop bet insights
- Bleday has a hit in 57.4% of his 47 games this year, with multiple hits in 19.1% of those games (nine).
- He has hit a home run in four games this season (47 opportunities, 8.5%), leaving the ballpark in 2.8% of his trips to the dish.
- In 12 of 47 games this year (25.5%), Bleday has touched home plate at least one time, including two games with multiple runs scored.
- In 19.1% of his games this season (nine of 47), he has notched at least one RBI. In six of those games (12.8%) he recorded more than one RBI, while he was responsible for three or more of his team’s runs in two contests.
- Bleday has been set down on strikes in 57.4% of his 47 games this season, with more than one strikeout in 17.0% of those contests (eight).
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Saturday at 3:26 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
JJ Bleday stats against the Royals
| Date |
Opp. SP |
H/AB |
XBH |
HR |
RBI |
R |
K/BB |
SB |
| 5/17/2024 |
Cole Ragans |
1-for-4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0/0 |
0 |
| 5/7/2023 |
Ryan Yarbrough |
1-for-2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0/0 |
0 |
| 5/6/2023 |
Brady Singer |
2-for-5 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2/0 |
0 |
| 5/5/2023 |
Brad Keller |
2-for-3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0/1 |
0 |
Royals starter: Seth Lugo
- Lugo toes the rubber for the Royals in his 10th of the season. He is 6-1 with a 1.66 ERA and 48 Ks in 59 2/3 innings pitched.
- When he last got the call on Sunday, the righty tossed eight innings against the Los Angeles Angels, allowing one earned run while surrendering five hits.
- Among qualifying pitchers this season, the 34-year-old currently ranks fourth in ERA (1.66), ninth in WHIP (.955), and 55th in K/9 (7.2).
- Lugo is aiming to continue a fourth-game quality start streak in this game.
