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The Kansas City Royals will take the field against the Los Angeles Angels (14-23) on Thursday. The game begins at 9:38 PM ET on Fox Sports 1, with the Royals listed as -121 favorites on the moneyline.
Kansas City’s Michael Wacha gets the start, and he’ll go against Los Angeles’ Reid Detmers.
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The Royals have gone 9-5 in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 64.3% of those games).
When it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -121 or shorter, Kansas City has an 8-2 record (winning 80% of its games).
This season, the Angels have won 13 out of the 33 games, or 39.4%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
This season, Los Angeles has won 10 of its 26 games, or 38.5%, when it’s the underdog by at least +100 on the moneyline.
The Royals have played in 38 games with over/under set, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 13 times (13-23-2).
The Angels and their opponents have gone over the total this season in 20 of their 37 opportunities.
Royals Stats & Insights
The Royals rank 11th in runs scored with 175, 4.6 per game.
Kansas City is 17th in MLB play with 37 home runs. They average one per game.
The Royals rank 14th in the majors with a .241 batting average.
Kansas City’s batters strike out 6.7 times per game, the second-fewest strikeouts in the majors.
The pitching staff for the Royals has a collective 7.8 K/9, the third-worst in MLB.
Kansas City’s 3.41 team ERA ranks eighth among all MLB pitching staffs.
Angels Stats & Insights
The Angels have scored the 18th-most runs in the league this season with 154 (4.2 per game).
Los Angeles’ 40 home runs rank ninth in Major League Baseball.
The Angels rank 11th in MLB with a .244 team batting average.
Los Angeles ranks 18th with an average of 8.8 strikeouts per game.
The Angels average 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, 10th-most in the majors.
Los Angeles has pitched to a 4.73 ERA this season, which ranks 26th in baseball.
Royals Key Players to Watch
Wacha makes the start for the Royals, his eighth of the season. He is 1-4 with a 5.50 ERA and 31 strikeouts in 37 2/3 innings pitched.
Bobby Witt Jr. leads Kansas City with a batting average of .327. He’s also hit five home runs with 20 RBI.
Salvador Perez is batting .326 this season with a team-high eight home runs and 31 RBI.
Vinnie Pasquantino has collected 31 base hits, an OBP of .338 and a slugging percentage of .424 this season.
Maikel Garcia is batting .235 with an OBP of .293 and a slugging percentage of .376 this season.
Angels Key Players to Watch
Detmers (3-3) will take the mound for the Angels, his eighth start of the season.
Taylor Ward has sent home a team-high 24 runs batted in.
Luis Rengifo is hitting .330 with six doubles, two home runs and six walks.
Jo Adell is batting .259 with three doubles, a triple, five home runs and five walks.
Nolan Schanuel is batting .236 with two doubles, three home runs and 12 walks.
Royals and Angels Injuries
Royals: Carlos Hernandez: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Jake Brentz: 15 Day IL (Hamstring), Alec Marsh: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Josh Taylor: 60 Day IL (Biceps), Kris Bubic: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Kyle Wright: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
Angels: Miguel Sanó: 10 Day IL (Knee), Mike Trout: 10 Day IL (Meniscus), José Cisnero: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Guillermo Zuniga: 15 Day IL (Pectoral strain), Kelvin Caceres: 60 Day IL (Undisclosed), Chase Silseth: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Sam Bachman: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Anthony Rendon: 60 Day IL (Hamstring), Robert William Stephenson: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Michael Stefanic: 60 Day IL (Quadricep), José Quijada: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Brandon Drury: day-to-day (Hamstring)
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