Royals vs. Rockies Prediction: Expert Picks, Odds, Stats & Best Bets – Sunday, June 4, 2023

Jun 04, 2023

The Kansas City Royals (17-41) stumble into Sunday’s matchup with the Colorado Rockies (26-34) looking to break a three-game losing streak. The contest starts at 2:10 PM ET on BSKC with the Royals listed as -144 favorites to right the ship.

Kansas City’s Brady Singer gets the start, and he’ll go against Colorado’s Kyle Freeland.

Royals vs. Rockies Odds

Royals odds to win: -144

Rockies odds to win: +124

Spread: Royals -1.5

Total: 9 runs

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Game Time and Information

Date: Sunday, June 4, 2023

Time: 2:10 PM ET

TV: BSKC

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Who Will Win Royals vs. Rockies?

Royals and Rockies Betting Trends

The Royals are 2-9 in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 18.2% of those games).

Kansas City has played as moneyline favorites of -144 or shorter in just two games this season, which it lost both.

The Rockies have been underdogs in 51 games this season and won 23 (45.1%) of those contests.

Colorado has entered 37 games this season as the underdog by +124 or more and is 13-24 in those contests.

The Royals have had an over/under set by oddsmakers 57 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 25 of those games (25-30-2).

The Rockies and their opponents have hit the over in 26 of their 60 games with a total this season.

Royals Stats & Insights

The Royals have the No. 26 offense in MLB action scoring 3.9 runs per game (227 total runs).

Kansas City ranks 21st in MLB action with 59 total home runs.

The Royals rank 24th in the majors with a .233 batting average.

Kansas City’s 9.1 strikeouts per game rank 22nd in the majors.

The Royals pitching staff is 13th in the majors with a collective 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings.

Kansas City has the 28th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (5.07).

Rockies Stats & Insights

The Rockies have scored 273 runs (4.6 per game) this season, which ranks 12th in MLB.

Colorado’s 49 home runs rank 26th in MLB this season.

The Rockies rank seventh in MLB with a .259 team batting average.

Colorado ranks 18th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.6 Ks per contest.

The Rockies average just 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 29th in the league.

Colorado has pitched to a 5.16 ERA this season, which ranks 29th in baseball.

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Royals Key Players to Watch

Singer gets the start for the Royals, his 12th of the season. He is 3-4 with a 7.12 ERA and 49 strikeouts through 54 1/3 innings pitched.

Vinnie Pasquantino is batting .258 with nine home runs and 26 RBI for Kansas City this season.

Bobby Witt Jr. has collected 56 hits this season and has an OBP of .272. He’s slugging .430 on the year.

Salvador Perez leads Kansas City in home runs with 12, runs batted in with 33 and his batting average of .282 is also best on his team.

Edward Olivares is batting .236 with an OBP of .302 and a slugging percentage of .412 this season.

Rockies Key Players to Watch

The Rockies’ Freeland (4-6) will make his 13th start of the season.

Charlie Blackmon has 13 doubles, two triples, five home runs and 19 walks while batting .276.

Ryan McMahon’s nine home runs and 34 runs batted in are both team-highs.

Elias Diaz has put up a team-best batting average of .309.

Jurickson Profar is batting .229 with 12 doubles, a triple, five home runs and 25 walks.

Royals and Rockies Injuries

Royals: Kyle Isbel: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Brad Keller: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Josh Taylor: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Amir Garrett: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Ryan Yarbrough: 60 Day IL (Head), Kris Bubic: 60 Day IL (Flexor), Jake Brentz: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Angel Zerpa: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Diego Hernandez: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Carlos Hernandez: day-to-day (Undisclosed)

Rockies: C.J. Cron: 10 Day IL (Back), Kris Bryant: 10 Day IL (Heel), Antonio Senzatela: 15 Day IL (Elbow), German Márquez: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Ryan Feltner: 60 Day IL (Skull), Lucas Gilbreath: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Brendan Rodgers: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Tyler Kinley: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Sean Bouchard: 60 Day IL (Biceps)