Kansas City Royals (23-59) vs Los Angeles Dodgers (46-35)
2023-07-01 19:15:00 EDT
The Line: Betting Odds: Kansas City Royals / Los Angeles Dodgers --- Over/Under:
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The Los Angeles Dodgers and the Kansas City Royals meet in MLB interleague action from Kauffman Stadium on Saturday. Let’s dive into the starting pitching matchup, history and make a prediction for this game.
Starting Pitching Matchup
Julio Urias is tabbed as the starter for the Dodgers and is 5-4 with a 4.39 ERA and 53 strikeouts this season. Daniel Lynch will start for the Royals and is 1-3 with a 3.96 ERA and 24 strikeouts this season.
Matchup History
Los Angeles’ 9-3 win over the Royals on Friday made it 8 wins in the last 9 head-to-head meetings between these two teams.
Trends
Los Angeles is 5-1 in their last 6 road games and 43-17 in their last 60 road games while the over is 5-1 in their last 6 games overall. Kansas City is 16-35 in their last 51 interleague games and 23-61 in their last 84 games overall while the over is 4-1 in their last 5 games against a team with a winning record.
Pick
I’m backing the Dodgers here. Julio Urias hasn’t been as sharp as he was around this time last year, or even before he went down with injury, but he’s the better option here and the Royals have been one of the best teams in baseball in terms of hitting against lefties in the last two weeks. I just don’t trust Daniel Lynch in this spot and I look for the Dodgers to win this one convincingly.
