Royals vs. Nationals odds, tips and betting trends

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26 May 2023

Royals vs. Nationals odds, tips and betting trends

A series opener between the Washington Nationals (21-29) and Kansas City Royals (15-36) is on deck Friday at 8:10 PM ET, at Kauffman Stadium.

The Royals are favored at home (-126) against the Nationals (+107). The Royals will give the ball to Jordan Lyles (0-8) against the Nationals and Patrick Corbin (3-5).

The Royals lost their most recent game against the Tigers by a 6-4 score Friday. Vinnie Pasquantino went 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI to lead them offensively. Josh Taylor picked up the loss after throwing one inning, giving up three earned runs on three hits while striking out one.

The Nationals fell to the Padres 8-6 yesterday. Riley Adams went 1-for-1 with a triple in the defeat, while Hunter Harvey took the loss on the mound, throwing one inning, giving up three earned runs on three hits while striking out two.

Prepare for the Royals vs. Nationals with what you need to know ahead of Friday’s game, including viewing options.

Kansas City Royals vs. Washington Nationals Odds and Betting Lines

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Favorite: Royals (-126, bet $126 to win $100)
Underdog: Nationals (+107, bet $100 to win $107)
Over/under: 9

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Royals Stats and Trends

Royals Betting Records

The Royals have been favorites in six games this season and won one (16.7%) of those contests.
Kansas City has played as favorites of -126 or more twice this season and lost both games.
The Royals have a 55.8% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
Kansas City and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 23 of 50 opportunities.
The Royals are 19-31-0 against the spread this season.

Jordan Lyles (Royals Probable Starter)

Lyles (0-8 with a 6.99 ERA and 43 strikeouts in 56 2/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Royals, his 11th of the season.
In his last appearance on Saturday, the righty went five innings against the Chicago White Sox, giving up four earned runs while surrendering four hits.
In 10 games this season, the 32-year-old has amassed a 6.99 ERA and 6.8 strikeouts per nine innings, while giving up a batting average of .248 to opposing batters.
Lyles has one quality start under his belt this year.
Lyles has pitched five or more innings in a game eight times this season heading into this game.
He will face off against a Nationals offense that is hitting .265 as a unit (third in MLB). It is also slugging a collective .383 (22nd in MLB) with 36 total home runs (29th in MLB).
The 32-year-old’s 6.99 ERA ranks 72nd, 1.324 WHIP ranks 51st, and 6.8 K/9 ranks 61st among qualifying pitchers this season.

Royals Batting Stats

The Royals have hit 49 homers this season, which ranks 22nd in the league.
Hitters for Kansas City have combined to rank 26th in MLB with a slugging percentage of only .380 this season.
The Royals rank 25th in MLB with a .229 team batting average.
Kansas City has scored the fifth-fewest runs in the majors this season with just 198 (3.9 per game).
The Royals have an OBP of just .292 this season, which ranks last in MLB.
Kansas City ranks 24th in strikeouts per game (8.9) among MLB offenses.

Nationals Stats and Trends

Nationals Betting Records

The Nationals have been chosen as underdogs in 47 games this year and have walked away with the win 18 times (38.3%) in those games.
This year, Washington has won 17 of 44 games when listed as at least +107 or worse on the moneyline.
The Nationals have an implied victory probability of 48.3% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
Contests with Washington has gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 22 of 49 chances this season.
The Nationals are 30-19-0 against the spread in their 49 games that had a posted line this season.

Patrick Corbin (Nationals Probable Starter)

Corbin makes the start for the Nationals, his 11th of the season. He is 3-5 with a 4.47 ERA and 34 strikeouts in 56 1/3 innings pitched.
The lefty’s most recent time out was on Saturday against the Detroit Tigers, when he threw six innings, surrendering two earned runs while allowing six hits.
The 33-year-old has a 4.47 ERA and 5.4 strikeouts per nine innings in 10 games this season, while allowing a batting average of .291 to opposing hitters.
Corbin is aiming for his fifth quality start in a row.
Corbin is looking for his 10th straight appearance lasting five or more innings. He averages 5.6 innings per start.
He meets a Royals offense that ranks 26th in the league with 198 total runs scored while batting .229 as a unit. His opponent has a collective .380 slugging percentage (26th in MLB action) and has hit a total of 49 home runs (22nd in the league).
This season, the 33-year-old ranks 52nd in ERA (4.47), 57th in WHIP (1.385), and 71st in K/9 (5.4) among qualifying pitchers.

Nationals Batting Stats

The Nationals are second-worst in MLB action with 36 home runs.
This season, Washington’s .383 slugging percentage ranks 22nd in the majors.
The Nationals have the third-best batting average in the majors (.265).
The offense for Washington is the No. 23 offense in the majors, scoring 4.2 runs per game (208 total runs).
The Nationals’ .325 on-base percentage ranks 12th in baseball.

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