Pirates vs. Royals odds, tips and betting trends

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28 August 2023

Pirates vs. Royals odds, tips and betting trends

The Kansas City Royals (41-91) will host the Pittsburgh Pirates (58-73), Monday at 8:10 PM ET, with both teams on losing streaks — three and two in a row, respectively.

The Pirates are favored (-113) in a projected tight game against the Royals (-107). The Pittsburgh Pirates will give the start to Johan Oviedo (7-13, 4.46 ERA), who is looking for win No. 8 on the season, and the Royals will counter with Zack Greinke (1-12, 5.02 ERA).

The Pirates’ matchup yesterday versus the Cubs resulted in a 10-1 loss. Joshua Palacios went 2-for-3 in the defeat, while Bailey Falter threw 4 2/3 innings, giving up six earned runs on seven hits while striking out three en route to taking the loss.

The Royals fell to the Mariners 3-2 yesterday. Nelson Velazquez led the way offensively after going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI in the defeat, while Alec Marsh took the loss on the mound, throwing 5 2/3 innings, giving up three earned runs on five hits while striking out nine.

Here is everything you need to prepare for Monday’s Pirates vs. Royals matchup, including viewing options.

Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Kansas City Royals Odds and Betting Lines

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Favorite: Pirates (-113, bet $113 to win $100)
Underdog: Royals (-107, bet $107 to win $100)
Over/under: 9

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Pirates Stats and Trends

Pirates Betting Records

The Pirates have won 15, or 57.7%, of the 26 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
Pittsburgh has a record of 14-10, a 58.3% win rate, when favored by -113 or more by oddsmakers this season.
The sportsbooks’ moneyline implies a 53.1% chance of a victory for the Pirates.
So far this season, Pittsburgh and its opponents have hit the over in 71 of 131 games with a total.
The Pirates have an ATS record of 64-67-0 in 131 games with a spread this season.

Johan Oviedo (Pirates Probable Starter)

The Pirates will send Oviedo (7-13) to make his 27th start of the season. He is 7-13 with a 4.46 ERA and 129 strikeouts in 145 1/3 innings pitched.
The right-hander’s last appearance came on Tuesday against the St. Louis Cardinals, when he threw five innings, surrendering one earned run while allowing four hits.
In 26 games this season, the 25-year-old has put up an ERA of 4.46, with 8.0 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .236 against him.
Oviedo is looking to pick up his 13th quality start of the year in this game.
Oviedo has put up 20 starts this year in which he pitched five or more innings.
He has made two appearances this season in which he did not allow an earned run.
The opposing Royals offense has the 23rd-ranked slugging percentage (.393) and is 26th in MLB play with 127 home runs. It has a collective .242 batting average, and is 21st in MLB with 1072 total hits and 27th in MLB action scoring 526 runs.
Among qualifying pitchers in MLB play this season, the 25-year-old’s 4.46 ERA ranks 43rd, 1.328 WHIP ranks 45th, and 8.0 K/9 ranks 40th.

Pirates Batting Stats

The Pirates rank 26th in Major League Baseball with just 127 home runs as a team.
Hitters for Pittsburgh have combined to rank 26th in the majors with a .385 team slugging percentage.
The Pirates have a team batting average of just .234 this season, which ranks 27th among MLB teams.
Pittsburgh has scored 547 runs (4.2 per game) this season, which ranks 24th in MLB.
The Pirates have an on-base percentage of .313 this season, which ranks 23rd in the league.
Pittsburgh is ranked 21st in strikeouts per game (8.9) among MLB offenses.

Royals Stats and Trends

Royals Betting Records

The Royals have been victorious in 36, or 31.3%, of the 115 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
This season, Kansas City has been victorious 36 times in 115 chances when named as an underdog of at least -107 or worse on the moneyline.
The Royals have an implied victory probability of 51.7% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
Kansas City’s games have gone over the total in 65 of its 131 opportunities.
In 131 games with a line this season, the Royals have a mark of 58-73-0 against the spread.

Zack Greinke (Royals Probable Starter)

Greinke (1-12) gets the starting nod for the Royals in his 23rd start of the season. He has a 5.02 ERA in 114 2/3 innings pitched, with 78 strikeouts.
In his most recent appearance — out of the bullpen on Wednesday — the right-hander tossed four scoreless innings against the Oakland Athletics while surrendering two hits.
In 23 games this season, the 39-year-old has a 5.02 ERA and 6.1 strikeouts per nine innings, while allowing a batting average of .280 to his opponents.
Greinke heads into this game with two quality starts under his belt this year.
Greinke heads into this game with 17 outings of five or more innings pitched this campaign.
He has held his opponents without an earned run in three of his 23 appearances this season.
The opposing Pirates offense has the 26th-ranked slugging percentage (.385) and ranks 26th in home runs hit (127) in all of MLB. They have a collective .234 batting average, and are 27th in the league with 1017 total hits and 24th in MLB action scoring 547 runs.

Royals Batting Stats

The Royals are fifth-worst in MLB play with 127 home runs.
This season, Kansas City is 23rd in baseball with a .393 slugging percentage.
The Royals have the 20th-ranked batting average in the majors (.242).
Kansas City scores the fourth-fewest runs in baseball (526 total, 4.0 per game).
The Royals rank 29th in the majors with a .299 on-base percentage.

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