Cedric Mullins (10 games) will look to add to his hitting streak when the Baltimore Orioles (12-7) and Kansas City Royals (13-7) meet Saturday at 7:10 PM ET, live on MASN2 from Kauffman Stadium. Mullins and the Orioles are favored by sportsbooks with -123 odds on the moneyline.
Baltimore’s Corbin Burnes and Kansas City’s Cole Ragans have been named the starters for this contest.
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Orioles and Royals Betting Trends
The Orioles have been favored on the moneyline 17 total times this season. They’ve gone 11-6 in those games.
Baltimore has gone 10-5 (winning 66.7% of its games) when playing as moneyline favorites of -123 or shorter.
The Royals have been underdogs in 12 games this season and won seven (58.3%) of those contests.
Kansas City has a record of 5-4, a 55.6% win rate, when it’s set as an underdog of +103 or more by oddsmakers this season.
The Orioles have combined with opponents to hit the over on the total 12 times this season for a 12-5-2 record against the over/under.
The Royals and their opponents have hit the over in seven of their 20 games with a total this season.
Orioles Stats & Insights
The Orioles score the eighth-most runs in baseball (108 total, 5.7 per game).
The Baltimore Orioles lead baseball with 31 total home runs, averaging 1.6 per game.
The Orioles have the seventh-best batting average in the majors (.257).
Baltimore strikes out 8.2 times per game, the eighth-fewest mark in MLB.
The nine strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Orioles pitching staff ranks 11th in the majors.
Baltimore’s 3.99 team ERA ranks 13th among all MLB pitching staffs.
Royals Stats & Insights
The Royals rank 11th in the majors with 101 total runs scored this season.
Kansas City has hit 25 homers this season, which ranks fifth in the majors.
The Royals have a team batting average of .243 this season, which ranks 14th among MLB teams.
Kansas City is one of the best teams in baseball at making contact this season, ranking fourth with an average of 7.5 strikeouts per game.
The Royals average just nine strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 27th in the majors.
Kansas City pitchers have a combined ERA of 2.86 ERA this year, second-best in baseball.
Orioles Key Players to Watch
Burnes gets the start for the Orioles, his fifth of the season. He is 2-0 with a 2.28 ERA and 25 strikeouts in 23 2/3 innings pitched.
Gunnar Henderson leads Baltimore in home runs (six) and runs batted in (15) this season while batting .273.
Jordan Westburg leads Baltimore in batting with a .313 average while slugging four homers and driving in 14 runs.
Mullins leads Baltimore in RBI with 15 while batting .258 with five home runs.
Colton Cowser leads Baltimore in runs batted in with 15 while batting .383 with four homers.
Royals Key Players to Watch
The Royals will send Ragans (0-1) to the mound for his fifth start this season.
Bobby Witt Jr. is hitting .309 with six doubles, three triples, four home runs and six walks.
Vinnie Pasquantino has five doubles, four home runs and 11 walks while hitting .266.
Salvador Perez has put up a team-best .324 batting average, while leading the Royals in home runs (five) and runs batted in (17).
MJ Melendez is hitting .242 with five doubles, four home runs and eight walks.
Orioles and Royals Injuries
Orioles: Cionel Pérez: 15 Day IL (Oblique), Tyler Wells: 15 Day IL (Elbow), John Means: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Kyle Bradish: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Felix Bautista: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Royals: Carlos Hernandez: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Jake Brentz: 15 Day IL (Hamstring), Josh Taylor: 60 Day IL (Biceps), Kris Bubic: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Kyle Wright: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
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