In this article, we will formulate a Kansas City Royals vs San Francisco Giants prediction for this MLB game on Saturday, September 21st at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. Let’s take a look at the prediction for game two in the series.
Kansas City Royals Betting Preview
The Kansas City Royals are 82-72 this season and they have lost five games in a row. Kansas City lost game one in this series and only managed one run. Prior to this series, the Royals lost all three against the Tigers, won two out of three against the Pirates, and lost two out of three against the Yankees. Kansas City is 2-6 in their last eight games and they are second in the AL Central.
The Kansas City pitching staff has a 3.83 ERA, a 1.26 WHIP, and a .245 opponent batting average. The Royals offense has scored 719 runs with a .252 batting average and a .309 on-base percentage. Bobby Witt is batting .334 with 32 home runs and 108 RBI’s for the Royals this season.
San Francisco Giants Betting Preview
The San Francisco Giants are 75-79 this year and they have won three of their last four games. San Francisco won game one in this series by a score of 2-1 on Friday night. Prior to this series, the Giants won two out of three against the Orioles, lost all three against the Padres, and lost two out of three against the Brewers. San Francisco is 3-5 in their last eight games and they are fourth in the NL West.
The San Francisco pitching staff has a 4.13 ERA, a 1.30 WHIP, and a .246 opponent batting average. The Giants’ offense has scored 653 runs with a .238 batting average and a .306 on-base percentage. Heliot Ramos is batting .270 with 21 home runs and 70 RBI’s for the Giants this season.
Starting Pitchers
The projected starting pitcher for San Francisco is Landen Roupp, who is 0-1 with a 3.02 ERA and a 1.25 WHIP over 41.2 innings pitched this year. Roupp has allowed two earned runs and seven hits in his last two starts (10 IP). The projected starting pitcher for Kansas City is Brady Singer, who is 9-11 with a 3.53 ERA and a 1.27 WHIP over 168.1 innings pitched this season. Singer has allowed at least three earned runs in three of his last five starts.
Why the Giants will beat the Royals
- The underdogs have won each of the Giants’ last four games at Kauffman Stadium.
- The Royals have lost each of their last three games as favorites.
- The road team has covered the run line in each of the Royals’ last nine games.
- The Royals have failed to cover the run line in seven of their last eight home games following a loss.
- The Giants have led after 3 innings in each of their last three games as underdogs against AL Central opponents.
- The Giants have won the first inning in each of their last five night games against American League opponents that held a winning record.
- The Giants have led after 5 innings in each of their last six night games against American League opponents.
Total Runs Facts
- Eight of the Royals’ last nine games as favorites have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- Five of the Giants’ last six road games have gone OVER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Giants’ last five night games.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Royals’ last three games.
Kansas City Royals Player Prop Facts
- Bobby Witt Jr. has hit a home run in two of the Royals’ last three games as favorites against NL opponents.
- Tommy Pham has recorded at least one Double in four of his last five appearances with his team as a home favorite against the Giants.
- Tommy Pham has recorded an RBI in each of his last four appearances against the Giants after playing the previous day.
- Brady Singer has recorded a win in each of his four previous appearances in night games against NL teams that held a losing record.
- Brady Singer has recorded six or more strikeouts in three of his four previous home appearances against NL West opponents.
- Bobby Witt Jr. has recorded at least one Single in eight of the Royals’ last nine games against NL West opponents that held a losing record.
- Vinnie Pasquantino has recorded two or more total bases in each of his last six appearances against NL opponents.
- Vinnie Pasquantino has scored at least one run in seven of his last eight appearances in night games against teams that held a losing record.
- Vinnie Pasquantino has recorded at least one hit in each of his last eight appearances against NL West opponents.
- Bobby Witt Jr. ranks 1st amongst qualified players for Batting Average (.334) this season.
San Francisco Giants Player Prop Facts
- Mike Yastrzemski has hit a home run in three of the Giants’ last five games against AL opponents that held a winning record.
- Casey Schmitt has recorded at least one RBI in five of his last six appearances against AL opponents that held a winning record.
- Heliot Ramos has scored a run in each of the Giants’ last six night games against AL opponents that held a winning record.
- LaMonte Wade Jr has recorded at least one Single in each of his last seven appearances in night games against teams that held a winning record.
- LaMonte Wade Jr has recorded at least one hit in each of his last seven appearances in night games against teams that held a winning record.
- Tom Murphy has recorded a Double in four of his last five road appearances against AL Central opponents.
- Matt Chapman has recorded at least one total base in each of his last seven appearances at Kauffman Stadium.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Kansas City Royals rank 1st in the league for home runs allowed this season (137).
- The Kansas City Royals rank T2nd in the league for triples this season (35).
- The San Francisco Giants rank 28th in the league for steals this season (66).
- The San Francisco Giants rank 3rd in the league for home runs allowed this season (150).
Kansas City Royals vs San Francisco Giants Prediction
Kansas City comes into this game trying to snap a five-game losing streak and they are starting to worry about losing a wild card spot to the hard-charging Tigers. Kansas City is currently in the second wild card spot in the AL, but they are just two games up on the Tigers, who are the first team out. The Giants are just 34-42 on the road this year, while the Royals are 45-34 at home. I don’t like what I have seen out of KC recently and I am not a huge fan of Brady Singer, so give me the Giants to stay hot.