Royals  vs Orioles Prediction, Pick and Preview, September 9 (9/9): MLB

Royals vs Orioles Prediction, Pick and Preview, September 9 (9/9): MLB

Credit: photo by Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports

 

Odds
Time 7:05 p.m. EST
Royals money line -105
Royals run line -1.5 (+155)
Orioles money line -115
Orioles run line +1.5 (-190)
Over / under 8.5 (-105)

 

Key stats
  Royals Orioles
Record 62-77 45-93
Road / home record 31-38 28-42
Last 10 record 9-1 3-7
Streak W7 L5
Over / under record 68-58-5 57-70-4
Runs / game 5.13 4.88
Runs allowed / game 4.04 4.37

 

Preview

The Kansas City Royals and the Baltimore Orioles will wrap up their four-game set at Camden Yards tonight. KC took the first game, but the O's have taken the last two.

The Royals are one of the more competitive sub-500 teams in the league. KC struggled mightily during the months of May and June, pushing them way out of the playoff picture early. They've figured things out over the past two months and have avoided extrended stretchs of bad play, only losing three straight games once in the past two months. Their in a spot to respond tonight.

The Orioles had an abysmal month of August, but they've blessed bettors with four victories out of their last five, including two wins in the Bronx. They capitalized on a blooper from the Royals outfield last night and scored an uncharacteristic nine runs in the eighth inning. Last night may have been a fluke, as they had been shut out to that point, but they will have a chance with Means on the mound tonight as they look to win their first game as favorites in over a month.

Pitching matchup

Royals

Carlos Hernandez (5-1, 3.57 ERA) will the get the road start for the Royals. The rookie pitcher has been a delight since joining the rotation in late July. He's yet to lose a decision, and he's only given up more than two runs once during that span. In his last road start at Safeco against Seattle, he struck out six in six innings of work.

Orioles

John Means (5-6, 3.47 ERA) will start for the Orioles. The third-year pitcher got off to a strong start this season before a DL stint slowed things down. Despite not winning a decision, he was solid in the month of August. He's struck out five or more in six of his last seven starts, and the Royals are among the league leaders in strikeouts.  

Prediction

Another tough American League contest. Last night's game was a tough pill for KC bettors, but tonight may just go better. The Orioles are still the Orioles, and the Royals are sending theiir future ace to the mound tonight. We feel good trusting them on these generous odds. Kansas City's moneyline feels safe, but the run line is much more appealing. Take the KC RL tonight.

PICK: Kansas City Royals -1.5 (+155)

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