Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. prepares for the team's matchup against the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday, May 4. Witt went without a hit in his prior game, finishing 0-for-4.
The Kansas City Royals face the Baltimore Orioles at 1:35 p.m. ET. Baltimore will send pitcher Kyle Gibson to the mound to start the game.
Witt holds a .302 batting average this season. He has recorded 12 doubles, three home runs, and 14 walks.
He has a career batting record of 3-for-7 against Gibson, including one double and one triple.
Gibson is making his second start of the season for the Orioles. He holds an 0-1 record.
In his last appearance on Tuesday, Gibson pitched 3 2/3 innings against the New York Yankees, allowing nine earned runs on 11 hits.
Witt has recorded a hit in 30 of 34 games played this season, an 88.2% rate. He has posted at least two hits in eight games, or 23.5% of his contests.
He has scored a run in 16 of 34 games this year, 47.1% of the time. Witt has scored more than one run in four games, an 11.8% frequency.
Witt has tallied an RBI in 13 of his 34 games this season. He has one game with multiple runs batted in.
The game is scheduled to air on MLB Network, MASN, and FDSKC. Streaming is available on Fubo. Regional restrictions may apply.
