Baltimore Orioles vs Kansas City Royals 5/3/2023 – On Wednesday evening, the Baltimore Orioles will be locking horns with the Kansas City Royals at Ewing M. Kauffman Stadium. This will be the second game of the series between these two teams. The Baltimore Orioles are 20-9 on the scoreboard after winning the first game of the series. The Kansas City Royals faced Minnesota in the previous series and are 7-23 on the scoreboard. The Baltimore Orioles will be winning this matchup as predicted by the best MLB betting splits.
Baltimore Orioles vs Kansas City Royals 5/3/2023
| When: | Wednesday, May 3, 7:40 PM EDT |
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| Where: | Ewing M. Kauffman Stadium Kansas City, Missouri |
| TV: | ESP+ |
| Stream: | MLB.TV |
Baltimore Orioles vs Kansas City Royals 5/3/2023
| Team | RL | TOTAL | ML | |
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| Baltimore Orioles | -1.5 (+116) | 9 o (-110) | -139 |  |
| Kansas City Royals | +1.5 (-136) | 9 u (-110) | +129 | |
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Baltimore Orioles
The Baltimore Orioles managed to win the first game of this series with a final score of 11-7. In this baseball season, the Orioles are batting with an average of .261 and have scored a total of 158 runs. The lead homerun scorer for the Orioles is Ryan Mountcastle who has knocked eight homers out of the park and put up 26 ribbies so far. On the mound, the Orioles will be posting Kyle Gibson who is 4-0 with a 3.93 ERA.
Players to watch: Ryan Mountcastle 1B (GP 29, AB 125, R 20, H 32, 2B 7, 3B 0, HR 8, RBI 26, TB 63, BB 4, SO 28, SB 2, AVG 0.256, OBP 0.275, SLG 0.504, OPS 0.779, WAR -0.1, Adley Rutschman C (GP 29, AB 108, R 15, H 34, 2B 5, 3B 0, HR 4, RBI 18, TB 51, BB 23, SO 18, SB 0, AVG 0.315, OBP 0.429, SLG 0.472, OPS 0.901, WAR 0.7
Kansas City Royals
The Kansas City Royals took on Minnesota last time out and won only one game out of four. The Royals are batting with an average of .220 this season and have accumulated a total of 103 runs so far. The Kansas City offense is being headed by Salvador Perez with five homers to his name and 16 ribbies. The Royals will be handing the ball to Zack Greinke who is 0-4 with a 6.10 ERA.
Players to watch: Bobby Witt Jr. SS (GP 30, AB 122, R 18, H 27, 2B 4, 3B 2, HR 5, RBI 11, TB 50, BB 7, SO 28, SB 7, AVG 0.221, OBP 0.264, SLG 0.41, OPS 0.673, WAR 0.3, Vinnie Pasquantino 1B (GP 30, AB 109, R 14, H 30, 2B 9, 3B 0, HR 5, RBI 11, TB 54, BB 15, SO 16, SB 0, AVG 0.275, OBP 0.368, SLG 0.495, OPS 0.863, WAR 0.6
Baltimore Orioles vs Kansas City Royals Betting Numbers
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Baltimore Orioles
Under is 2-0-2 in Orioles last 4 road games with the total set at 11.0 or higher.
Orioles are 4-0 in Gibsons last 4 starts with the total set at 7.0-8.5.
Over is 4-0 in Gibsons last 4 road starts.
Orioles are 1-12 in their last 13 games with the total set at 6.5 or lower.
Orioles are 1-10 in their last 11 road games with the total set at 6.5 or lower.
Kansas City Royals
Under is 3-0-1 in Royals last 4 home games with the total set at 11.0 or higher.
Royals are 0-4 in their last 4 home games with the total set at 7.0-8.5.
0-5 in Greinkes last 5 starts with the total set at 7.0-8.5.
Royals are 0-7 in their last 7 home games with the total set at 9.0-10.5.
Royals are 1-10 in their last 11 home games vs. a right-handed starter.
Baltimore Orioles vs Kansas City Royals Betting Picks
The Kansas City Royals are the weakest team in the American League Central and will not be doing well in this matchup. The Orioles are easily the stronger team in this pairing and will dominate the game right from the first second. The latest baseball betting lines are in favor of a win for the Baltimore Orioles in this game.
Score Prediction: Orioles 6, Royals 2.
