Kansas City Royals vs Los Angeles Angels 4/23/2023 – On Sunday night, the Kansas City Royals will be taking on the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium for the second game of the series between the two teams. The Kansas City Royals are 5-16 on the table after losing to the Angels last time out. The Los Angeles Angels managed a fantastic win last time out which improved them to 10-11 on the table. The Royals are hoping to win this game and shake off their losing spell. However, the Los Angeles Angels will be winning this matchup as per the top MLB sports betting picks.
Kansas City Royals vs Los Angeles Angels 4/23/2023
| When: | Sunday, April 23, 4:07 PM EDT |
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| Where: | Angel Stadium Anaheim, California |
| TV: | ESP+ |
| Stream: | MLB.TV |
Kansas City Royals vs Los Angeles Angels 4/23/2023
| Team | RL | TOTAL | ML | |
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| Kansas City Royals | +1.5 (-115) | 9.5 o (-108) | +183 |  |
| Los Angeles Angels | -1.5 (-105) | 9.5 u (-112) | -199 | |
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Kansas City Royals
The Kansas City Royals last played the Texas Rangers and lost all three games in that series. The Royals are batting with an average of .203 this baseball season and have accumulated 59 runs so far. The lead homerun scorer for Kansas City this season is Bobby Witt Jr. who has knocked a trio of homers out of the park so far. The Royals will be handing the ball to Jordan Lyles who is 0-3 this season with a 3.91 ERA.
Players to watch: Bobby Witt Jr. SS (GP 20, AB 77, R 11, H 20, 2B 2, 3B 2, HR 3, RBI 7, TB 35, BB 5, SO 15, SB 5, AVG 0.26, OBP 0.305, SLG 0.455, OPS 0.759, WAR 0.4, Salvador Perez C (GP 19, AB 75, R 5, H 17, 2B 5, 3B 0, HR 2, RBI 7, TB 28, BB 1, SO 15, SB 0, AVG 0.227, OBP 0.247, SLG 0.373, OPS 0.62, WAR 0.1
Los Angeles Angels
The Los Angeles Angels entered this series after playing against the New York Rangers and won only one game in that. The Angels are batting with an average of .237 this season and have collected 93 runs so far. The highest number of home runs for the team has been scored by Hunter Renfroe who has scored six homers for the team. The Angels will be planting Reid Detmers on the hill for this game. Detmers is 0-1 this season with a 4.50 ERA.
Players to watch: Taylor Ward LF (GP 20, AB 79, R 14, H 18, 2B 2, 3B 0, HR 2, RBI 8, TB 26, BB 8, SO 20, SB 1, AVG 0.228, OBP 0.319, SLG 0.329, OPS 0.648, WAR 0, Hunter Renfroe RF (GP 20, AB 76, R 11, H 20, 2B 5, 3B 0, HR 4, RBI 16, TB 37, BB 10, SO 14, SB 0, AVG
Kansas City Royals vs Los Angeles Angels Betting Numbers
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Kansas City Royals
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Kansas City’s last 11 games.
Kansas City are 1-7 SU in their last 8 games.
Kansas City are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games against LA Angels.
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Kansas City’s last 15 games on the road.
Kansas City are 4-10 SU in their last 14 games when playing on the road against LA Angels.
Los Angeles Angels
LA Angels are 3-6 SU in their last 9 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Angels’ last 6 games against Kansas City.
LA Angels are 13-5 SU in their last 18 games at home.
LA Angels are 10-4 SU in their last 14 games when playing at home against Kansas City.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of LA Angels’ last 11 games against an opponent in the American League Central Division.
Kansas City Royals vs Los Angeles Angels Betting Picks
The Kansas City Royals are easily the weaker team in this pairing and will struggle to keep their heads above the water. The latest baseball betting odds are in favor of a win for the Los Angeles Angels in this game.
Score Prediction: Angels 4, Royals 1.
