Baltimore Orioles (91-71) vs Kansas City Royals (86-76)
Game Info: Wednesday, October 2, 2024 at 4:38 pm (Oriole Park at Camden Yards)
() () vs Seth Lugo (16-9) (3.05)
Betting Odds: Baltimore Orioles -143 / Kansas City Royals +121 — Over/Under: 7.5
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The Kansas City Royals and Baltimore Orioles meet Wednesday in MLB game 2 of the AL Wild Card at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Here’s a Kansas City Royals vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction. This article will include a Kansas City Royals vs Baltimore Orioles Pick.
Kansas City Royals Betting Preview
The Kansas City Royals look for a sweep and to make the ALDS for the first time since 2015. The Kansas City Royals previously played the Nationals and Braves. The Kansas City Royals have scored 6 runs in their last 3 games and 3 or fewer runs in 10 of their last 12 games. The Kansas City Royals have lost 7 of their last 10 games when scoring 3 or fewer runs. Maikel Garcia leads the Kansas City Royals with 1 hit, while Yuli Gurriel and Michael Massey have combined for 2 hits.
Baltimore Orioles Betting Preview
The Baltimore Orioles need a win to force a game 3 on Thursday. The Baltimore Orioles previously played the Yankees and Twins. The Baltimore Orioles have scored 15 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 5 of their last 7 games. The Baltimore Orioles have won 5 straight games when scoring 4 or more runs. Cedric Mullins leads the Baltimore Orioles with 2 hits, while Colton Cowser and Ramón Urías have combined for 2 hits.
Kansas City Royals vs Baltimore Orioles Pitching Pick Matchup
Seth Lugo gets the ball for the Kansas City Royals, and he is 16-9 with a 3.00 ERA and 181 strikeouts this season. Lugo is 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA and 3 strikeouts in his postseason career. Lugo is 0-1 with a 3.86 ERA and 4 strikeouts in his career against the Baltimore Orioles. Lugo is without a win in his last three starts when he faced the Tigers, Giants, and Braves.
Zach Eflin gets the ball for the Baltimore Orioles, and he is 10-9 with a 3.59 ERA and 134 strikeouts this season. Eflin is 0-1 with a 5.17 ERA and 15 strikeouts in his postseason career. Eflin is 0-1 with a 3.86 ERA and 4 strikeouts in his career against the Kansas City Royals.
Why the Kansas City Royals will win
- The Orioles have lost each of their last six playoff games as favorites.
- The underdogs have won each of the Orioles’ last four games.
- The Orioles have failed to cover the run line in each of their last six home playoff games.
- The road team has covered the run line in eight of the Orioles’ last nine games.
Baltimore Orioles Player Prop Facts
- Zach Eflin has recorded a win in five of his last six appearances with his team as a home favorite against AL Central opponents.
- Zach Eflin has recorded six or more strikeouts in each of his three previous home appearances against AL opponents that held a winning record.
- Cedric Mullins has recorded at least one hit in 18 of his last 19 appearances at Oriole Park at Camden Yards against AL Central opponents that held a winning record.
- Cedric Mullins has recorded at least one total base in 18 of his last 19 appearances at Oriole Park at Camden Yards against AL Central opponents that held a winning record.
- Jorge Mateo has scored a run in 11 of his last 13 appearances at Oriole Park at Camden Yards against AL opponents that held a winning record.
- James McCann has hit at least one home run in two of his last three appearances against AL Central opponents.
- Austin Slater has recorded at least one Single in each of his last six home appearances against AL Central opponents.
- James McCann has recorded at least one RBI in three of his last four appearances against the Royals.
- Gunnar Henderson ranks 9th in the league in Home Runs (37) this season.
Kansas City Royals Player Prop Facts
- Bobby Witt Jr. has hit a home run in four of the Royals’ last seven-day games against AL opponents that held a winning record.
- Vinnie Pasquantino has recorded at least one RBI in each of the Royals’ last six Wednesday day games.
- Seth Lugo has recorded five or more strikeouts in eight of his last nine appearances in day games.
- Bobby Witt Jr. has scored at least one run in each of the Royals’ last six Wednesday day games.
- Salvador Perez has recorded at least one Single in each of the Royals’ last nine road games against AL East opponents that held a winning record.
- Yuli Gurriel has recorded a hit in each of his last 12 playoff appearances against AL East opponents.
- Yuli Gurriel has recorded at least one total base in each of his last 12 playoff appearances against AL East opponents.
- Seth Lugo ranks T3rd in the league for Wins (16) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Baltimore Orioles rank 4th in the league for runs scored this season (786).
- The Baltimore Orioles rank T4th in the league for triples this season (33).
- The Kansas City Royals rank 3rd in the league for triples this season (35).
- The Kansas City Royals rank 28th in the league for walks this season (429).
Kansas City Royals vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction
The Kansas City Royals haven’t been able to string together offense over these last couple of weeks, but they’re still finding ways to win. The Baltimore Orioles have the talent to turn things around, but they’re so hit or miss and yesterday was extremely frustrating both offensively and defensively. I just don’t trust the Orioles. Seth Lugo has also been better than Zach Eflin this season, and this will be Eflin’s just second career postseason start, despite it being his 12th appearance. The value is with the Royals and the plus money.
The pick in this article is the opinion of the writer, not a PickDawgz site consensus.
