The Los Angeles Angels and the Kansas City Royals square off Tuesday in MLB action from Kauffman Stadium. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Kansas City Royals vs LA Angels Prediction.
Starting Pitching Matchup
The Los Angeles Angels will start Tyler Anderson here and Anderson is 9-11 with a 3.30 ERA and 117 strikeouts this season. In his last five starts against the Royals, Anderson is 2-2 with a 4.80 ERA and 21 strikeouts. Cole Ragans will get the start for the Royals here and is 10-7 with a 3.18 ERA and 174 strikeouts this season. In his career, Ragans is 0-1 with a 5.63 ERA and 10 strikeouts against the Angels.
Los Angeles Angels Recap
The Los Angeles Angels will try to bounce back after starting the series on the wrong foot with a 5-3 loss in Monday’s series opener against the Royals. The loss wasn’t ideal for an Angels team that’s trying to snap their series losing skid, which includes losses to the Braves, Blue Jays and Nationals over the last two weeks.
Angels Trying To Find Positives Down The Stretch
Taylor Ward has 109 hits along with 22 doubles, 16 home runs and 56 RBIs while Zach Neto has 27 doubles, 106 strikeouts and 22 stolen bases. Luis Rengifo also has 85 hits and 24 stolen bases while Jo Adell has 18 home runs, 56 RBIs and 14 stolen bases as well. Logan O’Hoppe has 97 hits and Neto has a team-high 109 hits as well with O’Hoppe adding 17 homers and 48 RBIs.
Why the Los Angeles Angels will win
- The Royals have lost four of their last five games as home favorites following a win.
- The Angels have won four of their last five games as road underdogs following a road loss.
- The Royals have failed to cover the run line in each of their last 10 Tuesday night games.
- The Angels have covered the run line in seven of their last eight games against the Royals following a road loss.
Kansas City Royals Recap
The Kansas City Royals will try to build some momentum after building the win streak to five with Monday’s victory. The win gives the Royals a chance to build on their series sweep over the Reds this past weekend.
Royals Trying To Tighten Grip On Playoff Spot
Bobby Witt Jr. leads the Royals with 174 hits including 25 home runs, 91 RBIs and team-highs of 11 triples and 35 doubles with 25 stolen bases and a .349 batting average. Salvador Perez also has 22 home runs with 85 RBIs and 22 doubles. Maikel Garcia has 6 home runs, 49 RBIs and 30 stolen bases along with 5 triples and 22 doubles this season. Vinnie Pasquantino has 27 doubles with 18 homers and 92 RBIs of his own on the year.
Why the Kansas City Royals will win
- The Royals have won each of their last 19 home games against American League opponents that held a losing record.
- The Angels have lost each of their last seven night games after playing the previous day.
- The Royals have covered the run line each of their last 14 home games against American League opponents that held a losing record.
- The Angels have failed to cover the run line in each of their last six games after playing the previous day.
Kansas City Royals vs LA Angels Prediction
I’m on the Royals here. It was slightly more competitive than I would’ve expected on Monday in the opener, but still a decisive win for Kansas City and I think they get another here. Both have had issues vs. lefties, but I like Ragans more in this matchup and trust the Royals’ batting order more, especially at home. Give me Kansas City in this one.