Kansas City Royals (12-28) vs. Milwaukee Brewers (21-17)
May 13, 2023 7:10 pm EDT
The Line: Milwaukee Brewers -161 / Kansas City Royals +125; Over/Under: +9.5
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The Kansas City Royals and Milwaukee Brewers meet Saturday in MLB action at American Family Field. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Kansas City Royals have scored 14 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 10 of their last 12 games. The Royals have won 4 straight games when scoring 4 or more runs. Vinnie Pasquantino leads the Royals with 42 hits and 19 RBI, while Salvador Perez and Bobby Witt Jr. have combined for 75 hits and 36 RBI. Zack Greinke gets the ball, and he is 1-4 with a 5.18 ERA and 27 strikeouts this season. Greinke is 1-5 with a 4.09 ERA and 55 strikeouts in his career against the Brewers.
The Milwaukee Brewers have scored 8 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 5 of their last 8 games. The Brewers have won 9 of their last 12 games when scoring 4 or more runs. Christian Yelich leads the Brewers with 35 hits and 18 RBI, while Brian Anderson and Willy Adames have combined for 63 hits and 44 RBI. Adrian Houser gets the ball, and he is 0-0 with a 3.86 ERA and 5 strikeouts this season. Houser is 0-0 with a 3.00 ERA and 2 strikeouts in his career against the Royals.
The Royals are 15-40 in their last 55 road games and 15-36 in their last 51 overall. The Brewers are 1-4 in their last 5 during game 2 of a series and 3-8 in their last 11 overall. The under is 5-2 in Royals last 7 overall. The over is 5-2 in Brewers last 7 overall. The Royals are 4-1 in the last 5 meetings.
Adrian Houser has just 4.2 innings under his belt this season, so we’ll see what he looks like with a larger sample size. Still, Zack Greinke is a shell of himself at this point, and he’s getting rocked most nights. Greinke is just around to be a leader in the clubhouse and an innings’ eater. Give me the Brewers and the somewhat reasonable price.
