The AL Wild Card Series starts Tuesday at 4:08 p.m. ET when the Baltimore Orioles host the Kansas City Royals live from Oriole Park at Camden Yards, and airing on ESPN2. The Orioles are -148 favorites on the moneyline to win this matchup with the Royals (+126).
Baltimore’s Corbin Burnes gets the start, and he’ll go against Kansas City’s Cole Ragans.
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The Orioles have won 57.6% of the games this season when they were favored on the moneyline (68-50).
Baltimore has a 35-28 record (winning 55.6% of its games) when playing as moneyline favorites of -148 or shorter.
This season, the Royals have won 36 out of the 81 games, or 44.4%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
Kansas City has a record of 8-20, a 28.6% win rate, when it’s set as an underdog of +126 or more by oddsmakers this season.
The Orioles have played in 160 games with set over/under, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 87 times (87-61-12).
Games involving the Royals have gone over the total set by bookmakers in 69 of 162 chances this season.
Orioles Stats & Insights
The Orioles have the No. 4 offense in MLB action scoring 4.9 runs per game (786 total runs).
Baltimore is second-best in MLB action with 235 total home runs.
The Orioles’ .250 batting average is seventh-best in the majors.
Baltimore’s 8.4 strikeouts per game rank 13th in the majors.
The Orioles pitching staff ranks 15th in the majors with a collective 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings.
Baltimore has the 14th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.95).
Royals Stats & Insights
The Royals have scored the 13th-most runs in the league this season with 735 (4.5 per game).
Kansas City ranks 20th in Major League Baseball with 170 home runs.
The Royals rank eighth in MLB with a .248 team batting average.
Kansas City has shown good bat-to-ball skills at the plate this season with the second-best strikeout rate (7.2 per game) among MLB offenses.
The Royals have an 8.5 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 18th in the majors.
Kansas City pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.76 ERA this year, eighth-best in baseball.
Orioles Key Players to Watch
Burnes makes the start for the Orioles, his 33rd of the season. He is 15-9 with a 2.92 ERA and 181 strikeouts in 194 1/3 innings pitched.
Gunnar Henderson leads Baltimore with a .281 batting average. He’s also hit 37 homers and has 92 RBI.
Anthony Santander leads Baltimore in home runs (44) and runs batted in (102) this season while batting .235.
Adley Rutschman is slashing .250/.318/.391 this season for the Orioles.
Ryan O’Hearn has 117 hits and an OBP of .334 to go with a slugging percentage of .427 this season.
Royals Key Players to Watch
The Royals will send Ragans (11-9) to the mound for his 33rd start this season.
Bobby Witt Jr. has put up a team-high batting average of .332, and paces the Royals in home runs (32) and runs batted in (109).
Vinnie Pasquantino is batting .262 with 30 doubles, two triples, 19 home runs and 40 walks.
Salvador Perez is batting .271 with 28 doubles, 27 home runs and 44 walks.
Maikel Garcia has 27 doubles, five triples, seven home runs and 42 walks while hitting .231.
Orioles and Royals Injuries
Orioles: Burch Smith: 15 Day IL (Groin), Grayson Rodriguez: 15 Day IL (Lat), Jorge Mateo: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Tyler Wells: 60 Day IL (Elbow), John Means: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Kyle Bradish: 60 Day IL (Ucl sprain), Felix Bautista: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Royals: 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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