Kansas City Royals vs. Tampa Bay Rays Series July 2-4: Odds, Starting Pitchers & Predictions

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A three-game series between the Kansas City Royals and Tampa Bay Rays will wrap up on Thursday at 8:10 PM ET, after the teams split the first two matchups.

Royals vs. Rays Series Info

Rays @ Royals

  • Time: Tuesday, July 2 at 8:10 PM ET
  • Royals Starting Pitcher: Brady Singer
  • Rays Starting Pitcher: Zack Littell
  • TV Channel: BSKC
  • Livestream: Fubo
  • Rays @ Royals

  • Time: Wednesday, July 3 at 8:10 PM ET
  • Royals Starting Pitcher: Michael Wacha
  • Rays Starting Pitcher: Ryan Pepiot
  • TV Channel: BSKC
  • Livestream: Fubo
  • Rays @ Royals

  • Time: Thursday, July 4 at 8:10 PM ET
  • Royals Starting Pitcher: Alec Marsh
  • Rays Starting Pitcher: Zach Eflin
  • TV Channel: BSSUN
  • Livestream: Fubo
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    Royals vs. Rays Betting Insights

  • The Royals have been favored on the moneyline 32 total times this season. They’ve gone 22-10 in those games.
  • This season, Kansas City has been the underdog 50 times and won 23, or 46%, of those games.
  • The Rays have won 52.1% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (25-23).
  • Tampa Bay has been the underdog in 31 games this season and won 14 (45.2%) of those contests.
  • Royals vs. Rays Head to Head Betting Results

    Date Favorite Spread Total Favorite Moneyline Underdog Moneyline Result
    7/3/2024 Royals 8 -110 -110 4-2 KC
    7/2/2024 Royals 9.5 -115 -105 5-1 TB
    5/26/2024 Rays 8 -125 +105 4-1 TB
    5/25/2024 Rays 7.5 -110 -110 7-4 KC
    5/24/2024 Royals 8 -120 +100 8-1 KC
    7/16/2023 Rays 9 -225 +180 8-4 KC
    7/15/2023 Rays -2.5 9.5 -225 +180 4-2 TB
    7/15/2023 Rays -2.5 9 -275 +220 6-1 TB
    6/25/2023 Rays -2.5 8.5 -275 +210 3-1 TB
    6/24/2023 Rays 9 -250 +200 9-4 KC

    Royals Leaders

    Royals’ Best Hitters

    Name GP AVG OBP SLG HR% K% BB%
    Bobby Witt Jr. 88 .314 .366 .543 3.4% 16.6% 7.3%
    Vinnie Pasquantino 84 .247 .320 .431 2.9% 13.4% 9.3%
    Maikel Garcia 86 .227 .281 .335 1.3% 16.1% 7.0%
    Salvador PĂ©rez 85 .278 .348 .466 4.1% 18.4% 7.6%
    Hunter Renfroe 64 .207 .288 .379 3.5% 19.0% 9.7%

    Royals’ Leading Pitchers

    Player IP W-L H R ER K BB ERA OPP AVG
    Cole Ragans 102.2 5-6 86 39 38 126 34 3.33 .224
    Seth Lugo 116 11-2 93 29 28 105 27 2.17 .218
    Brady Singer 94.1 4-5 82 35 32 89 29 3.05 .229
    Michael Wacha 84.1 5-6 77 36 35 75 26 3.74 .243
    Alec Marsh 81.2 6-5 73 39 38 74 25 4.19 .238

    Rays Leaders

    Rays’ Best Hitters

    Name GP AVG OBP SLG HR% K% BB%
    Isaac Paredes 81 .276 .365 .481 4.1% 16.7% 10.2%
    Yandy DĂ­az 85 .267 .324 .380 1.9% 14.9% 7.4%
    Randy Arozarena 83 .197 .305 .355 3.3% 25.7% 11.2%
    Jose Caballero 72 .243 .305 .364 1.9% 27.3% 6.1%
    Richard Palacios 68 .250 .343 .346 1.7% 22.9% 11.3%

    Rays’ Leading Pitchers

    Player IP W-L H R ER K BB ERA OPP AVG
    Zack Littell 91.1 3-5 105 42 40 86 16 3.94 .284
    Ryan Pepiot 75.2 4-5 57 37 37 83 28 4.40 .208
    Taj Bradley 55.1 3-4 42 23 21 72 20 3.42 .207
    Zach Eflin 87.1 4-5 91 40 38 69 7 3.92 .259
    Garrett Cleavinger 34 5-1 25 12 11 44 19 2.91 .205

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