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The AL Wild Card Series begins on Tuesday when the Baltimore Orioles play host to the Kansas City Royals. Action begins at 4:08 p.m. ET at Oriole Park at Camden Yards, and can be watched on ESPN2. Corbin Burnes will get the ball for Baltimore while Kansas City will counter with Cole Ragans. The Orioles are -156 favorites on the moneyline to win this matchup with the Royals (+132).
Take a look at our betting preview for this game, and find all of our MLB picks, too!
Odds to Win
Bet $20, Payout $32.82
Orioles to win vs Royals -156
Orioles vs. Royals Betting Lines
- Favorite: Orioles (-156)
- Underdog: Royals (+132)
- Over/under: 7
Orioles vs. Royals Betting Insights
- The Orioles have been victorious in 67, or 57.3%, of the 117 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
- This year Baltimore has won 34 of 56 games when listed as at least -156 on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Orioles have a 60.9% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
- The Royals have won 35 of the 81 games they were the underdog on the moneyline this season (43.2%).
- In games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +132 or longer, Kansas City has a record of 8-16 (33.3%).
- Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Royals have an implied win probability of 43.1%.
Orioles vs. Royals Hitting Leaders
- Gunnar Henderson leads Baltimore in batting average (.281) this season while adding 37 home runs and 92 RBI.
- Henderson is ninth in homers and 22nd in RBI among all hitters in baseball.
- Anthony Santander is batting .235 this season with a team-high 44 home runs and 102 RBI.
- Bobby Witt Jr. leads the Royals in home runs (32), runs batted in (109) and has racked up a team-high batting average of .332.
- In all of MLB, Witt ranks 15th in homers and sixth in RBI.
- Salvador Perez is hitting .271 with 28 doubles, 27 home runs and 44 walks.
Orioles vs. Royals Pitching Rankings
- The Orioles strike out 8.6 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 15th in MLB.
- Orioles pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.95 this year, which ranks 15th in MLB.
- The Orioles have a combined 1.238 WHIP as a pitching staff, 10th-lowest in MLB.
- The pitching staff for the Royals has a collective 8.5 K/9, which ranks 18th in the majors.
- Kansas City has a 3.76 team ERA that ranks eighth among all MLB pitching staffs.
- Pitchers for the Royals combine for the 13th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.245).