Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Kauffman Stadium

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Probable Pitchers: Wei-Yin Chen (7-6) vs. Johnny Cueto (2-2)

The Kansas City Royals welcome the Baltimore Orioles to Kauffman Stadium on Wednesday. Wei-Yin Chen is the probable starter for the Orioles and he'll face Johnny Cueto of the Royals. The opening line for this matchup has Baltimore at +155 and Kansas City at -165. The over/under was set at 8. The Orioles have a 53-64 over/under record and a 64-60 run line mark, meaning they cover 52% of the time. The Royals have a 53-59 over/under record and a 70-54 run line mark, which means they are covering the spread 57% of the time.

The Orioles head into this matchup with a 62-62 record, including 23-36 on the road. Starting pitcher Wei-Yin Chen holds a 7-6 record with an earned run average of 3.13 and a WHIP of 1.19. The Orioles are 15-9 over his 149.1 innings pitched and he's also given up 143 hits over that time period. The Orioles are also 6-16 against the over/under in his starts. He is getting 4.3 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen has an earned run average of 2.86 and they have given up 334 base hits on the year. Teams are hitting .230 against the bullpen while being struck out 392 times and walking 139 times this season. As a team, Baltimore has allowed 8.57 hits per nine innings while striking out 7.8 batters per nine. They are 13th in the league in team earned run average at 3.83.

As a team, Baltimore is batting .255, good for 9th in the league while putting together a .241 average away from home. The Orioles hold a .424 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .308 which is good for 20th in baseball. They rank 13th in baseball with 8.64 hits per game and Manny Machado leads the team with 144.

With a 43-20 home record, Kansas City will hope to improve on their 76-48 overall mark. With an earned run average of 3.00, Johnny Cueto will come into this game holding a 2-2 record and a 1.14 WHIP. The Royals have a record of 2-3 over the 36 innings he's pitched during which he's given up 37 hits. The Royals are also 3-2 against the over/under in his starts. He is getting 4.4 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen has an earned run average of 2.34 and they have given up 305 base hits on the year. Teams are hitting .205 against the Royals bullpen while being struck out 373 times and walking 135 times this season. As a team, Kansas City has allowed 8.31 hits per nine innings while striking out 6.9 batters per nine. They are 7th in the league in team earned run average at 3.56.

As a team, they are batting .270, good for 2nd in the league while putting together a .279 average at home. The Royals hold a .408 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .322 which is good for 10th in baseball. They rank 5th in baseball with 9.22 hits per game and Eric Hosmer leads the team with 146.

Baltimore has a team fielding percentage of .988 after having committed 53 errors with 1,190 assists and 3,297 put outs for the season. For the home team, they hold a .986 team fielding percentage while committing 66 errors, accumulating 1242 assists and compiling 3,319 put outs.

Baltimore Orioles Betting Trends

The Baltimore Orioles are 53-64 against the over/under so far this season

The Baltimore Orioles are 64-60 against the run line so far this season

Kansas City Royals Betting Trends

The Kansas City Royals are 53-59 against the over/under so far this season

The Kansas City Royals are 70-54 against the run line so far this season

Injuries to Watch

Baltimore Orioles

08/24/15 SS J.J. Hardy Groin Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (8/24)
08/01/15 P Mike Wright Calf Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (8/1)
05/13/15 P Jason Garcia Shoulder Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (5/11)

Kansas City Royals

07/22/15 P Jason Vargas Elbow Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (7/22); out for season
07/09/15 LF Alex Gordon Groin Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (7/9)
05/17/15 P Brian Flynn Shoulder Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (5/16)
04/06/15 P Tim Collins Elbow Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (4/6)

Josh's Pick: Take the Orioles

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