Baltimore Orioles vs Kansas City Royals 5/3/2023 Picks Predictions

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03 May 2023

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The Baltimore Orioles and Kansas City Royals will continue their three-game series on Wednesday night in Kansas City, with first pitch scheduled for 7:40 PM EST.

While the Orioles have been one of the hottest teams in baseball lately, the rebuilding Royals are currently sitting in last place in the AL Central Division.

The starting pitching matchup for Wednesday night’s game will feature Orioles’ righty Kyle Gibson, who has yet to suffer a loss this season (4-0, 3.93 ERA), taking on Royals’ veteran righty Zack Greinke, who is still searching for his first win of the season (0-4, 6.10 ERA).

The Orioles are entering May on a high note, coming off their best month of April in over a decade.

They’ve won six straight series overall, and if it weren’t for the strong start of division rival Tampa Bay, they would have the top record in the American League.

In Tuesday night’s series opener, the Orioles initially fell behind 3-0 and struggled to get hits through the first three innings. However, their offense came alive and pounded out 11 runs and 15 hits to pull away for an 11-7 win.

Ryan Mountcastle was the standout performer with two homers and three runs scored, helping the Orioles secure their 20th win of the season.

Tyler Wells overcame a rough start to go six innings, giving up just three hits and four runs to earn the victory.

The Baltimore Orioles are 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road.
The Orioles are 11-2 SU in its last 13 games.
Baltimore is 26-56 in their last 82 Wednesday games.

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The Kansas City Royals are struggling in the early going of the season, hampered by injuries to their pitching staff and a lackluster start to their campaign.

The Royals are sitting on just six wins this season, and they’ve had a rough go of it at home with a 1-12 record. Their woes continued on Tuesday night, as they fell 11-7 to the Baltimore Orioles.

Despite a hot start with solo homers from Bobby Witt Jr. and MJ Melendez, the Royals were eventually overtaken by the Orioles’ offense, with Salvador Perez hitting two homers in a losing effort.

Looking ahead to game two of the series, the Royals will be calling on veteran Zack Greinke, who’s been struggling mightily so far this season.

Greinke is currently winless with an ERA of 6.10, having given up 39 hits in 31 innings.

He’s struck out 22 batters and walked six, but has also allowed seven homers. At home, Greinke has a record of 0-2 with an ERA of 3.63 in three starts.

He’s only allowed one home run at Kauffman Stadium, where he’s walked three and struck out 11. However, Greinke’s hard-hit rate is currently at a career-high 43%.

He faced the Orioles once last season, getting a no-decision after allowing ten hits and two runs in 5.2 innings.

The total went OVER in 9 of Kansas City’s last 11 games at home against the Orioles.
The Royals are 18-7 SU in its last 25 games at home against Baltimore.
The Royals are 3-13 in their last 16 home games and 16-37 in their last 53 overall.

Baltimore Orioles vs Kansas City Royals. The MLB pick for this game is the Baltimore Orioles. The Kansas City Royals are facing a major hurdle with the absence of two key starters, Kris Bubic and Daniel Lynch.

Meanwhile, the Baltimore Orioles have a more reliable offensive unit and are backed by the solid pitching of Kyle Gibson. On the other hand, the Royals have struggled to generate runs and their veteran pitcher, Zack Greinke, is not performing at his best at 39 years of age.

Based on these factors, it can be argued that the Orioles are not getting enough credit as favorites in this matchup. A predicted score of 7-3 in favor of the Orioles could be a likely outcome.

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