Kansas City Royals (4-16) vs. Los Angeles Angels (10-10)
April 22, 2023 9:07 pm EDT
The Line: Los Angeles Angels -238 / Kansas City Royals +180; Over/Under: +9.5
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The Kansas City Royals and Los Angeles Angels meet Saturday in MLB action at Angel Stadium. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Kansas City Royals have scored 5 runs in their last 3 games and 3 or fewer runs in 6 of their last 7 games. The Royals are 1-13 this season when scoring 3 or fewer runs. Bobby Witt Jr. leads the Royals with 20 hits and 7 RBI, while Vinnie Pasquantino and Salvador Perez have combined for 35 hits and 13 RBI. Zack Greinke gets the ball, and he is 0-3 with a 4.03 ERA and 17 strikeouts this season. Greinke is 7-5 with a 3.43 ERA and 94 strikeouts in his career against the Angels.
The Los Angeles Angels have scored 7 runs in their last 3 games and 3 or fewer runs in 7 of their last 10 games. The Angels are 3-7 this season when scoring 3 or fewer runs. Gio Urshela leads the Angels with 20 hits and 9 RBI, while Mike Trout and Hunter Renfroe have combined for 40 hits and 25 RBI. Tyler Anderson gets the ball, and he is 1-0 with a 6.75 ERA and 10 strikeouts this season. Anderson is 0-2 with a 3.32 ERA and 15 strikeouts in his career against the Royals.
The Royals are 15-37 in their last 52 road games and 16-36 in their last 52 overall. The Angels are 10-3 in their last 13 home games and 2-5 in their last 7 overall. The over is 7-3 in Royals last 10 overall. The under is 7-3-1 in Angels last 11 overall. The Royals are 3-10 in the last 13 meetings in Los Angeles and 1-4 in the last 5 meetings.
The Angels at this price given their lack of offense is a bit strange, but the Kansas City Royals have been a mess from the start and a washed up Zack Greinke doesn’t move the needle. The Royals have scored 3 or fewer runs in 14 of their first 20 games. It’s hard to win when the offense never shows up. Give me the Angels and the RL for max betting value.
