Betting Odds and Head-to-Head Stats: Royals vs. Reese Olson and the Tigers, Friday, April 26

When the Detroit Tigers and Kansas City Royals go head to head in Friday's 1:10 PM ET contest, how will the Royals' batters fare against starting pitcher Reese Olson? In the article below, we dissect the batter vs. pitcher stats ahead of the first pitch.

Tigers vs. Royals Game Info

  • Date: Friday, April 26, 2024
  • Time: 1:10 PM ET
  • TV: MLB Network
  • Location: Detroit, Michigan
  • Venue: Comerica Park

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Salvador Pérez vs. Reese Olson

  • Last Matchup: September 26, 2023
  • At Bats: 6
  • Hits: 1
  • Outs: 6
  • Strikeouts: 2
  • Walks: 0

Bobby Witt Jr. vs. Reese Olson

  • Last Matchup: September 26, 2023
  • At Bats: 5
  • Hits: 4
  • Outs: 1
  • Strikeouts: 0
  • Walks: 1

Royals Hitters vs. Reese Olson

Name At Bats Hits Strikeouts Walks AVG OBP HR
Maikel Garcia 6 2 2 0 0.333 0.333 1
Salvador Pérez 6 1 2 0 0.167 0.167 0
Bobby Witt Jr. 5 4 0 1 0.8 0.833 1
MJ Melendez 5 0 4 1 0 0.167 0
Nelson Velazquez 3 0 2 0 0 0 0
Michael Massey 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kyle Isbel 1 0 0 1 0 0.5 0

All pitcher vs. batter data begins in 2021.

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Reese Olson Insights

  • The Tigers are sending Olson (0-3) to the mound for his fifth start of the season. He is 0-3 with a 3.80 ERA and 18 strikeouts in 21 1/3 innings pitched.
  • His most recent time out was on Saturday against the Minnesota Twins, when the right-hander threw five innings, surrendering two earned runs while giving up five hits.
  • The 24-year-old has amassed an ERA of 3.80, with 7.6 strikeouts per nine innings, in four games this season. Opponents are hitting .280 against him.
  • Olson will try to build on a three-game streak of pitching five or more innings (he's averaging 5.3 frames per outing).
  • He will take the hill against a Royals offense that ranks 18th in MLB with 202 total hits (on a .238 batting average). The squad also slugs a collective .401 (10th in MLB) with 29 total home runs (fifth in MLB).

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