Atlanta Braves (10-4) vs. Kansas City Royals (4-10)
April 15, 2023 4:10 pm EDT
The Line: Kansas City Royals +130 / Atlanta Braves -161; Over/Under: +9.5
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The Atlanta Braves and Kansas City Royals meet Saturday in MLB action at Kauffman Stadium. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Atlanta Braves have scored 22 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 9 of their last 11 games. The Braves are 10-1 this season when scoring 4 or more runs. Ronald Acuna Jr. leads the Braves with 23 hits and 11 RBI, while Austin Riley and Matt Olson have combined for 34 hits and 22 RBI. Bryce Elder gets the ball, and he is 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA and 13 strikeouts this season. This will be Elder’s first career game against the Royals.
The Kansas City Royals have scored 18 runs in their last 3 games and 3 or fewer runs in 7 of their last 10 games. The Royals are 1-8 this season when scoring 3 or fewer runs. Bobby Witt Jr. leads the Royals with 14 hits and 6 RBI, while Vinnie Pasquantino and Salvador Perez have combined for 23 hits and 10 RBI. Kris Bubic gets the ball, and he is 0-1 with a 1.64 ERA and 13 strikeouts this season. This will be Bubic’s first career game against the Braves.
The Braves are 27-10 in their last 37 Saturday games and 88-41 in their last 129 overall. The Royals are 1-6 in their last 7 home games and 4-11 in their last 15 overall. The over is 4-0 in Braves last 4 overall. The over is 4-1 in Royals last 5 overall. The Braves are 1-4 in the last 5 meetings.
Kris Bubic is off to a very strong start and would be worth a look in the underdog role if the Royals could find some sort of offense. The Royals have scored 3 or fewer runs in 9 of their first 14 games, and that’s just not going to get it done, especially against a team as balanced and explosive as the Braves. Price is reasonable. Give me the Braves.
