The Pittsburgh Pirates (70-78) are favored on the moneyline (-113) in Sunday’s contest against the Kansas City Royals (82-67). Game time is at 1:35 p.m. ET on BSKC. The Royals, with +160 odds, are favored against the spread (1.5).
Pittsburgh’s Jared Jones gets the start, and he’ll go against Kansas City’s Brady Singer.
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The Pirates have won 33 of the 59 games they were listed as the moneyline favorite this season (55.9%).
In games it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -113 or shorter, Pittsburgh has a record of 32-25 (56.1%).
This season, the Royals have won 35 out of the 76 games, or 46.1%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
Kansas City has a record of 31-39 in games where sportsbooks have it as underdogs of at least -106 on the moneyline.
The Pirates have had an over/under set by oddsmakers 148 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 73 of those games (73-73-2).
The Royals and their opponents have gone over the total this season in 66 of their 149 opportunities.
Pirates Stats & Insights
The Pirates have the No. 21 offense in MLB play scoring 4.2 runs per game (623 total runs).
Pittsburgh is fifth-worst in MLB action with 144 home runs.
The Pirates’ .236 batting average ranks 23rd in the majors.
Pittsburgh strikes out 9.2 times per game, the No. 25 average in the majors.
The Pirates pitching staff is 18th in MLB with a collective 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings.
Pittsburgh has the 19th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.14).
Royals Stats & Insights
The Royals have scored the 10th-most runs in the league this season with 706.
Kansas City has hit 166 homers this season, which ranks 17th in the majors.
The Royals rank seventh in MLB with a .253 team batting average.
Kansas City ranks second in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of seven Ks per contest.
The Royals have an 8.4 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 20th in the big leagues.
Kansas City has the 10th-best ERA (3.85) in the majors this season.
Pirates Key Players to Watch
Jones gets the start for the Pirates, his 20th of the season. He is 6-7 with a 3.82 ERA and 115 strikeouts in 108 1/3 innings pitched.
Bryan Reynolds is batting .282 with 22 home runs and 84 RBI. All three of those stats rank first among Pittsburgh hitters this season.
Oneil Cruz has 135 hits and an OBP of .324 to go with a slugging percentage of .458 this season.
Andrew McCutchen has collected 99 base hits, an OBP of .338 and a slugging percentage of .429 this season.
Bryan De La Cruz has collected 130 hits this season and has an OBP of .274. He’s slugging .382 on the year.
Royals Key Players to Watch
The Royals will hand the ball to Singer (9-10) for his 30th start of the season.
Bobby Witt Jr. leads the Royals with 31 home runs and 102 runs batted in, while racking up a team-best batting average of .333.
Salvador Perez has racked up 102 runs batted in to pace his team.
Maikel Garcia is hitting .238 with 26 doubles, five triples, seven home runs and 37 walks.
Hunter Renfroe is hitting .237 with 18 doubles, 13 home runs and 35 walks.
Pirates and Royals Injuries
Pirates: Ke’Bryan Hayes: 10 Day IL (Herniated disc), Henry Davis: 10 Day IL (Hand), Ben Heller: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Marco Gonzales: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Daulton Jefferies: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Dauri Moreta: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Hunter Stratton: 60 Day IL (Patella), Johan Oviedo: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Endy Rodriguez: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Royals: Vinnie Pasquantino: 10 Day IL (Thumb), Hunter Harvey: 15 Day IL (Back), Will Smith: 15 Day IL (Back), Michael Lorenzen: 15 Day IL (Hamstring), Chris Stratton: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Josh Taylor: 60 Day IL (Biceps), Kyle Wright: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
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