The Baltimore Orioles (45-51) will try for a sweep of the Kansas City Royals (38-58) on Sunday at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. The Orioles lead 2-0, and are favored (-155) against the underdog Royals (+126) in the matchup, which begins at 1:35 p.m. ET. Baltimore’s Shane Baz gets the start against Kansas City’s Seth Lugo.
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Orioles to win vs Royals -155
Orioles vs. Royals betting lines
- Favorite: Orioles (-155)
- Underdog: Royals (+126)
- Over/under: 9.5
Orioles betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching
Orioles betting info
- The Orioles have compiled a 24-25 record in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 49% of those games).
- In games it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -155 or shorter, Baltimore has a 5-3 record (winning 62.5% of its games).
- The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Orioles a 60.8% chance to win.
- Baltimore has played in 96 games with an over/under set, and have combined with its opponents to go over the total 52 times (52-42-2).
- The Orioles have a 47-49-0 record ATS this season.
Orioles hitting info
- Pete Alonso leads the Orioles in home runs (21) and runs batted in (64).
- Alonso ranks 12th in homers and ninth in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
- Alonso enters this matchup on a two-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is hitting .294 with a double, two home runs, three walks and four RBIs.
- Gunnar Henderson is batting .219 with 16 doubles, two triples, 17 home runs and 34 walks.
- Henderson ranks 34th in homers and 83rd in RBI among MLB hitters this season.
- Henderson has safely hit in two games in a row. In his last five games he is batting .150 with a home run and two RBIs.
- Taylor Ward has a team-best batting average of .256.
- Ward heads into this game on a four-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is hitting .333 with a home run, six walks and two RBIs.
- Adley Rutschman is hitting .253 with 18 doubles, a triple, eight home runs and 28 walks.
Orioles pitching rankings
- The Orioles pitching staff is 23rd in the majors with a collective eight strikeouts per nine innings.
- Baltimore’s 4.33 team ERA ranks 20th among all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Orioles have the 21st-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.360).
- Orioles pitchers combine to allow 108 total home runs at a rate of 1.1 per game (17th-fewest in the majors).
- In its 6-1 win last time out, Baltimore struck out nine Royals batters while allowing two hits.
Royals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching
Royals betting info
- The Royals have won 22, or 35.5%, of the 62 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
- Kansas City is 5-9 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +126 or more on the moneyline.
- The sportsbooks’ moneyline implies a 44.2% chance of a victory for the Royals.
- Kansas City and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 46 of its 96 opportunities.
- The Royals are 41-55-0 against the spread in their 96 chances this season.
Royals hitting info
- Bobby Witt Jr. leads Kansas City with a .285 batting average. He’s also hit 13 homers and has 39 RBI.
- Among all hitters in the big leagues, Witt’s home run total is 70th, and his RBI total is 104th.
- Carter Jensen leads Kansas City in runs batted in (49) this season. He’s batting .240 while slugging .428.
- Jensen is 70th in homers and 52nd in RBI among all hitters in the big leagues.
- Jac Caglianone’s 15 home runs lead all Kansas City hitters, and he’s slugging .463.
- Caglianone enters this game on a six-game hitting streak. In his last 10 games he is hitting .256 with three doubles, a home run and five RBIs.
- Vinnie Pasquantino has 57 hits and an OBP of .308 to go with a slugging percentage of .346 this season.
Royals pitching rankings
- The Royals have a 7.8 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 26th in baseball.
- Kansas City has pitched to a 4.92 ERA this season, which ranks 28th in baseball.
- Royals pitchers have a 1.449 WHIP this season, third-worst in the majors.
- With 127 homers allowed, the Royals rank 25th in the league at preventing long balls.
- Kansas City pitchers struck out 10 Orioles hitters while allowing six base hits in a 6-1 loss its last time out.
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