Orioles vs. Royals: Betting Preview for AL Wild Card Game 1
Published 5:25 am Tuesday, October 1, 2024
Game 1 of the Wild Card round will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 1 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards, with Gunnar Henderson and the Baltimore Orioles hosting Bobby Witt Jr. and the Kansas City Royals. The first pitch will be thrown at 4:08 p.m. ET.
At +135, the Royals are listed as the moneyline underdogs in this matchup against the Orioles, who are listed at -160. The over/under for this game is 7.
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Orioles vs. Royals Game Info
- Date: Tuesday, October 1, 2024
- Time: 4:08 p.m. ET
- Location: Baltimore, Maryland
- Venue: Oriole Park at Camden Yards
- TV Channel: ESPN2
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo
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Matchup Betting Info
- Moneyline Favorite: Orioles -160
- Moneyline Underdog: Royals +135
- Over/Under: 7 runs (Over: +105, Under: -125)
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Orioles Probable Starting Pitcher
- Corbin Burnes (15-9 with a 2.92 ERA and 181 strikeouts in 194 1/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Orioles, his 33rd of the season.
- His most recent appearance was on Thursday against the New York Yankees, when the right-hander threw five innings, surrendering one earned run while allowing two hits.
- Burnes is looking to collect his 23rd quality start of the year.
- Burnes will look to continue an eight-game streak of lasting five or more innings (he’s averaging 6.1 innings per outing).
- In five of his 32 total appearances this season he has not allowed an earned run.
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Orioles Hitting & Pitching Performance
- The Orioles average 1.5 home runs per game to rank second in MLB action with 235 total home runs.
- Baltimore’s .435 slugging percentage ranks third-best in baseball.
- The Orioles have the seventh-best batting average in the league (.250).
- Baltimore is the fourth-highest scoring team in MLB action, averaging 4.9 runs per game (786 total).
- The Orioles rank 11th in baseball with a .315 on-base percentage.
- The Orioles’ 8.4 strikeouts per game rank 13th in the majors.
- Baltimore’s 3.95 team ERA ranks 14th among all MLB pitching staffs.
- The 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by Baltimore’s pitching staff ranks 15th in MLB.
- The Orioles have the 10th-lowest WHIP in the majors (1.238).
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