Maikel Garcia has his sights set on a more productive showing after a hitless showing in his most recent game (0-for-4). He and the Kansas City Royals face the Oakland Athletics on Thursday, who will send out Mitch Spence to start, at 3:37 PM ET on BSKC.
Find odds, stats, and more below to make your Maikel Garcia player prop bets.
Garcia is hitting .240 with 14 doubles, three triples, five home runs and 23 walks. Garcia ranks 177th in homers and 41st in RBI among all hitters in MLB play.
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Maikel Garcia Odds, Prop Bets and Game Info
- Matchup: Kansas City Royals vs. Oakland Athletics
- Time: 3:37 PM ET
- Date: Thursday, June 20, 2024
- TV Channel: BSKC
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch now!)
- Hits Prop: 1.5 hits (Over odds: +170)
- Home Runs Prop: 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +850)
- RBI Prop: 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +230)
- Runs Prop: 0.5 runs (Over odds: -105)
- Total Bases Prop: 1.5 total bases (Over odds: +110)
- Stolen Bases Prop: 0.5 stolen bases (Over odds: +250)
Maikel Garcia prop bet insights
- Garcia has a hit in 48 of 73 games this season (65.8%), with multiple base knocks in 23 of those contests (31.5%).
- He has hit a long ball in five of 73 games in 2024 (6.8%), which is 1.5% of his trips to the dish.
- Garcia has scored at least a run 34 times this year in 73 tries (46.6%), including scoring multiple runs in 15.1% of games (11 times).
- He has driven in at least one run in 37.0% of his games this year (27 of 73), with two or more RBI in 10 of them (13.7%). He has also driven in three or more of his team’s runs in two contests.
- In 56.2% of his games this year (41 of 73), Garcia has gone down on strikes one or more times, and in 11 of those games (15.1%) he registered two or more strikeouts.
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Thursday at 3:25 AM 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 |
| 6/19/2024 |
Luis Medina |
0-for-4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1/0 |
0 |
| 6/18/2024 |
Hogan Harris |
0-for-5 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3/0 |
0 |
| 5/19/2024 |
JP Sears |
2-for-4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0/0 |
1 |
| 5/18/2024 |
Ross Stripling |
2-for-4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1/0 |
0 |
| 5/17/2024 |
Mitch Spence |
1-for-5 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1/0 |
0 |
| 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 |
Athletics starter: Mitch Spence
- Spence makes the start for the Athletics in his seventh of the season. He holds a record of 4-3 with a 3.95 ERA and 43 Ks in 57 2/3 innings pitched.
- The right-hander’s last appearance was on Saturday versus the Minnesota Twins, as he tossed 5 2/3 innings, giving up four earned runs while surrendering nine hits.
- The 26-year-old has put up an ERA of 3.95, with 6.8 strikeouts per nine innings, in 17 games this season. Opponents are hitting .257 against him.
- Spence has posted one quality start this year.
