Kansas City Royals (5-18) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (13-11)
April 25, 2023 9:40 pm EDT
The Line: Arizona Diamondbacks -156 / Kansas City Royals +125; Over/Under: +9
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The Kansas City Royals and Arizona Diamondbacks meet Tuesday in MLB action at Chase Field. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Kansas City Royals have scored 18 runs in their last 3 games and 3 or fewer runs in 6 of their last 9 games. The Royals are 1-14 this season when scoring 3 or fewer runs. Bobby Witt Jr. leads the Royals with 22 hits and 9 RBI, while Vinnie Pasquantino and Salvador Perez have combined for 38 hits and 14 RBI. Brady Singer gets the ball, and he is 1-2 with a 8.14 ERA and 19 strikeouts this season. This will be Singer’s second career game against the Diamondbacks.
The Arizona Diamondbacks have scored 13 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 8 of their last 9 games. The Diamondbacks are 10-4 this season when scoring 4 or more runs. Ketel Marte leads the Diamondbacks with 24 hits and 6 RBI, while Corbin Carroll and Josh Rojas have combined for 46 hits and 18 RBI. Ryne Nelson gets the ball, and he is 1-0 with a 4.91 ERA and 14 strikeouts this season. This will be Nelson’s first career game against the Royals.
The Royals are 15-37 in their last 52 road games and 17-37 in their last 54 overall. The Diamondbacks are 6-14 in their last 20 interleague home games and 1-4 in their last 5 overall. The over is 12-4 in Royals last 16 road games. The over is 5-1-1 in Diamondbacks last 7 overall. The Royals are 5-2 in the last 7 meetings in Arizona and 1-4 in the last 5 meetings.
The Kansas City Royals still have issues scoring runs and finishing games, and they’re hard to back these days. Brady Singer doesn’t help the Royals’ case in this spot. The Arizona Diamondbacks have shown more flashes offensively, and they simply need to take advantage of games like this at home if they’re going to stay above a .500 record. Give me the Diamondbacks.
