The struggling Baltimore Orioles will try to avoid their ninth straight loss when they play host to the Kansas City Royals at Oriole Park. This AL matchup will begin at 7:05 p.m. ET and fans looking to watch it can tune in to Fox Sports Kansas City.
Kansas City Royals at Baltimore Orioles Odds
Kansas City (+100) is the underdog against Baltimore (-110) and oddsmakers have the Over/Under for this one at 10 runs. The odds for betting on the game’s total currently sit at +100 for the over and -120 for the under. Bettors can also wager on the game’s spread with the most recent runline odds sitting at Royals +1.5 runs (-210) and Orioles -1.5 runs (+175).
The Royals are 45-80 SU and have gone 57-67 against the spread (ATS). They’ve lost 22.2 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 22.7 units ATS. The Orioles, on the other hand, are 39-86 SU and 52-72 ATS. The team’s lost 16.9 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 25.3 units ATS.
Baltimore games have a 65-50-9 over/under record in 2019. The Royals have an over/under record of 59-57-8.
The right-handed Brad Keller is projected to start for the visiting Royals. Keller is 7-13 with a 4.10 ERA and 117 strikeouts. He has yet to face the Orioles this year and only made one start against them in 2018 (1-0, 2.25 ERA and four strikeouts across eight innings).
The Orioles are putting the ball in the right hand of Dylan Bundy (5-13, 5.25 ERA, 1.34 WHIP), who has 122 strikeouts and 41 walks. Bundy made two starts against the team in 2018, putting together a 0-1 record in 2018, compiling a 0-1 record with a 16.88 ERA.
Baltimore’s pitchers have given up 6.4 runs per game overall this season as a unit. The club’s starters have an ERA of 5.82, a WHIP of 1.43 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 7.2. The bullpen has a 6.39 ERA, 1.59 WHIP and 8.5 K/9.
The Baltimore hitters have put up 4.3 runs per contest, including 4.3 per game over its last 10 games and 3.4 per game over their last five. The team’s hit .221/.321/.331 over its last five contests and is 0-5 SU during that span.
The Orioles’ offense has been led by Jonathan Villar, who is slashing .276/.347/.449 with 16 home runs, 55 RBIs, 83 runs and 28 stolen bases.
In the other dugout, Kansas City’s pitching staff allowed 5.2 runs per game and its starters own a 5.06 ERA, 1.41 WHIP and 7.44 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 4.85, along with a WHIP of 1.41 and a K-per-9 of 8.51.
Royals hitters have slashed .243/.308/.399 on their way to 4.3 runs scored per game this season, including 4.2 runs per game over the team’s last 10 games and 3.0 per game over the team’s last five outings (2-3 SU).
Whit Merrifield has led Kansas City’s offense. Merrifield is slashing .299/.352/.475 with 14 home runs, 64 RBIs, 84 runs and 16 stolen bases.
The Royals are looking for another victory following a 5-4 win in the prior game of the series.
Royals at Orioles Prediction
Predictions: SU Winner – Orioles, ATS Winner – Royals, O/U – OVER
Betting Notes
- The over has hit in five of Baltimore’s last seven games.
- The Royals have hit 14 home runs in their last 10 games. The Orioles have hit 12 over their last 10.
- The Royals have a team OPS of .707 this season and an OPS of .714 when facing right-handed pitchers. The Orioles’ OPS stands at .717 overall and .714 versus righties.
- Baltimore has posted 20.3 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 games and 17.8 over its last five.
- The Orioles have dropped 13 of their last 14 games SU.
