The Pittsburgh Pirates and the Kansas City Royals meet 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 Royals vs Pirates Prediction.
Starting Pitching Matchup
The Pittsburgh Pirates will send out Mitch Keller for the start here, and Keller is 3-10 with a 3.64 ERA and 84 strikeouts this season. In his career, Keller is 0-2 with a 7.56 ERA and 8 strikeouts against the Royals. The Kansas City Royals will send out Seth Lugo for the start here, and Lugo is 6-5 with a 2.65 ERA and 83 strikeouts this season. In his career, Lugo is 0-2 with a 3.00 ERA and 12 strikeouts against the Pirates.
Pittsburgh Pirates Recap
The Pittsburgh Pirates will be looking to rebound from a 9-3 loss at the hands of the Kansas City Royals last time out to sit at 38-54 on the year. After this series, the Pirates will head on the road for a series against the Minnesota Twins.
Pirates Lose Four Straight
Bryan Reynolds has 77 hits with 16 doubles, 10 home runs, and 45 RBIs while also posting 98 strikeouts so far this season. Oneil Cruz has posted a team-high 15 home runs and 35 RBIs with 28 stolen bases, while Isiah Kiner-Falefa has 70 hits with 10 doubles and 11 stolen bases. Cruz also has a team-high 113 strikeouts this season. Tommy Pham has 6 doubles and Andrew McCutchen has 74 hits with 14 doubles, and KeBryan Hayes has 74 hits with 29 RBIs and 10 stolen bases.
Why the Pittsburgh Pirates will win
- The Royals have lost 11 of their last 12 games as home favorites.
- The Pirates have won five of their last six night games against AL Central opponents that held a losing record.
- The Royals have failed to cover the run line in each of their last 15 Tuesday games as favorites.
- The Pirates have covered the run line in nine of their last 10 road games against American League opponents that held a losing record.
Pittsburgh Pirates Player Prop Facts
- Tommy Pham has hit a home run in each of his last two appearances in night games against AL teams that held a losing record.
- Mitch Keller has recorded seven or more strikeouts in each of his last eight appearances with the Pirates as road underdogs against AL opponents.
- Bryan Reynolds has recorded at least one hit in each of his last nine appearances against the Royals.
- Andrew McCutchen has recorded a Double in four of his last five road appearances against AL opponents that held a losing record.
- Mitch Keller has recorded a win in three of his last four appearances with the Pirates as road underdogs against AL opponents.
- Oneil Cruz ranks 2nd in the league in Steals (28) this season.
Kansas City Royals Recap
The Kansas City Royals come into this game looking to build on their win over the Pirates from Monday’s opener to sit at 44-48 on the year. After this series, the Royals will take on the New York Mets at home.
Royals Win 5 Of Their Last 7
Bobby Witt Jr. has 107 hits with 30 doubles and 24 stolen bases, along with 3 triples, 13 home runs, and 52 RBIs, while Vinnie Pasquantino has 95 hits with 12 doubles, a triple, 15 home runs, and 56 RBIs. Maikel Garcia added 101 hits with 23 doubles, 3 triples, 8 home runs, and 40 RBIs, and 18 stolen bases, and Salvador Perez also has 11 home runs and 52 RBIs, but also has 73 strikeouts so far this season.
Why the Kansas City Royals will win
- The home team has won each of the Pirates’ last 12 games.
- The Pirates have lost each of their last six road games.
- The Royals have covered the run line in each of their last eight games against the Pirates following a win.
- The Pirates have failed to cover the run line in each of their last six games as underdogs against AL Central opponents.
Kansas City Royals Player Prop Facts
- Bobby Witt Jr. has hit a home run in each of the Royals’ last two home games against the Pirates.
- Jonathan India has recorded two or more hits in seven of his last eight home appearances against the Pirates after playing the previous day.
- Seth Lugo has recorded seven or more strikeouts in each of his last four appearances.
- Salvador Perez has recorded a Double in three of the Royals’ last four night games against opponents that held a losing record.
- Seth Lugo has recorded a win in three of his last four appearances.
- Bobby Witt Jr. ranks 4th in the league in Hits (107) this season.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the Pirates’ last five games against AL Central opponents have gone OVER the total runs line.
- Each of the Royals’ last four games against NL Central opponents have gone OVER the total runs line.
Royals vs Pirates Prediction
I’m on the under here. I just don’t trust the offenses here in a spot like this, as both of these starters have been quality over the last little while. We normally don’t see these two teams drum up offense consistently, and I think that we get back to the lack of scoring between these two teams. Give me the under in this one.