Kansas City Royals (1-2) vs. Baltimore Orioles (2-1)
April 1, 2024 6:35 pm EDT
The Line: Baltimore Orioles -160 / Kansas City Royals +147; Over/Under: +8.5
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The Kansas City Royals and the Baltimore Orioles meet Monday in MLB action from Camden Yards. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Kansas City Royals vs. Baltimore Orioles prediction.
Kansas City Royals Team Preview
The Kansas City Royals come into this one looking to build on an 11-0 win over the Twins on Sunday, avoiding the series sweep to start the year. Salvador Perez leads the Royals with 4 RBIs while Maikel Garcia has a team-high 2 home runs, both of the solo variety as his lone hits this season. Bobby Witt Jr. has accumulated a team-high 6 hits with 5 XBH including 3 doubles, a triple and a home run. MJ Melendez also has 4 hits with a pair of doubles as well this season. Michael Wacha will make his Royals debut here and was 14-4 with a 3.22 ERA and 124 strikeouts with the Red Sox last season. The Royals will meet the White Sox in the series after this one.
Kansas City Royals Team Facts
- The Royals have lost each of their last 10 games against AL East opponents following a win.
- The Royals have failed to cover the run line in nine of their last 10 games as underdogs against AL East opponents following a win.
- The Royals have led after 3 innings in each of their last seven night games against American League opponents that held a winning record.
- The Royals have won the first inning in each of their last five night games against opponents that held a winning record.
- The Royals have led after 5 innings in each of their last six road night games.
Baltimore Orioles Team Preview
The Baltimore Orioles will be looking to bounce back after failing to complete the season-opening sweep of the Angels with a 4-1 loss to Los Angeles on Sunday. Anthony Santander leads the Orioles with 2 home runs and a double to make up his three hits this season while also accruing a team-high 7 RBIs while Gunnar Henderson, Cedric Mullins and Ryan Mountcastle each have 4 RBIs with a team-high 4 hits and a .400 batting average to go with it. Dean Kremer will get the start for the Orioles in this one and was 13-5 with a 4.12 ERA and 157 strikeouts last season.
Baltimore Orioles Team Facts
- The Orioles have won each of their last nine night games against the Royals at Oriole Park at Camden Yards following a home loss.
- The Orioles have covered the run line in eight of their last nine night games against the Royals at Oriole Park at Camden Yards following a home loss.
- The Orioles have led after 3 innings in each of their last four games against the Royals.
- The Orioles have won the first inning in each of their last four games against the Royals.
- The Orioles have led after 5 innings in each of their last five games against the Royals at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
Royals vs. Orioles Prediction
I’m rolling with the Orioles here. I do think Wacha was a nice pickup for Kansas City, but the Royals still have to do more at the plate for me to trust them even with Wacha on the hill. One win over the Twins won’t do that right away. The Orioles are the more proven team up to this point and while it still feels like the books are waiting for the other shoe to drop with Dean Kremer, the O’s won 75% of his starts as a team last year. I think the Orioles are the better team here and have a reasonable price tag attached, so I’ll side with the Orioles in this one.
