Two of the league’s top hitters will meet Saturday when the Atlanta Braves (87-71) and Kansas City Royals (85-75) take to the field at 7:20 p.m. ET, live on BSKC. Marcell Ozuna is batting .308 for the Braves (-226 favorites on the moneyline) while Bobby Witt Jr. leads the underdog Royals (+190) with a .332 average.
Reynaldo Lopez will get the ball for Atlanta while Kansas City will counter with Seth Lugo.
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The Braves have won 73 of the 126 games they were favored on the moneyline this season (57.9%).
Atlanta has gone 19-6 when it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -226 or shorter (76% winning percentage).
The Royals have entered the game as underdogs 79 times this season and won 35, or 44.3%, of those games.
Kansas City has played as an underdog of +190 or more twice this season and split those games.
The Braves have combined with opponents to go over the total 58 times this season for a 58-94-6 record against the over/under.
The Royals and their opponents have gone over the total this season in 69 of their 160 opportunities.
Braves Stats & Insights
The Braves are the 16th-highest scoring team in MLB action averaging 4.4 runs per game (690 total).
Atlanta averages 1.3 home runs per game to rank fourth in MLB action with 209 total home runs.
The Braves have the 14th-ranked batting average in the league (.243).
Atlanta strikes out nine times per game to rank 20th in baseball.
The 9.7 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Braves pitching staff paces the majors.
Atlanta’s 3.50 team ERA ranks second among all MLB pitching staffs.
Royals Stats & Insights
The Royals have scored the 13th-most runs in the league this season with 730 (4.6 per game).
Kansas City ranks 21st in Major League Baseball with 168 home runs.
The Royals rank seventh in MLB with a .249 team batting average.
Kansas City has shown good bat-to-ball skills at the plate this season with the second-best strikeout rate (7.1 per game) among MLB offenses.
The Royals average the 21st-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.4) in the majors this season.
Kansas City has the eighth-best ERA (3.79) in the majors this season.
Braves Key Players to Watch
The Braves will send Lopez (8-5) to the mound to make his 25th start of the season. He is 8-5 with a 2.03 ERA and 137 strikeouts through 128 2/3 innings pitched.
Ozuna leads Atlanta in home runs with 39, runs batted in with 102 and his batting average of .308 is also best on his team.
Matt Olson has 143 hits and an OBP of .332 to go with a slugging percentage of .461 this season.
Jorge Soler has collected 116 base hits, an OBP of .337 and a slugging percentage of .440 this season.
Michael Harris II has collected 112 hits this season and has an OBP of .303. He’s slugging .425 on the year.
Royals Key Players to Watch
Lugo (16-9) will take to the mound for the Royals and make his 33rd start of the season.
Witt paces the Royals in home runs (32), runs batted in (109) and has accumulated a team-best batting average of .332.
Salvador Perez is batting .271 with 27 doubles, 27 home runs and 44 walks.
Maikel Garcia has 27 doubles, five triples, seven home runs and 40 walks while hitting .233.
Hunter Renfroe is hitting .228 with 18 doubles, 14 home runs and 36 walks.
Braves and Royals Injuries
Braves: Austin Riley: 10 Day IL (Hand), Spencer Strider: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Alex Jordan Minter: 60 Day IL (Hip), Angel Perdomo: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Huascar Ynoa: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Ronald Acuรฑa Jr.: 60 Day IL (Knee), Raymond Kerr: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Royals: Vinnie Pasquantino: 10 Day IL (Thumb), Hunter Harvey: 15 Day IL (Back), Will Smith: 15 Day IL (Back), Chris Stratton: 15 Day IL (Forearm), James McArthur: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Josh Taylor: 60 Day IL (Biceps), Kyle Wright: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
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