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 is set for 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 -160, the Orioles are listed as the moneyline favorites in this matchup versus the Royals (+135). The total for this game is 7. The odds to exceed the over are +105, while the odds are -125 to go under.
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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) gets the starting nod for the Orioles in his 33rd start of the season. He has a 2.92 ERA in 194 1/3 innings pitched, with 181 strikeouts.
- In his most recent time out on Thursday, the right-hander went five innings against the New York Yankees, giving up one earned run while surrendering two hits.
- Burnes is trying to collect his 23rd quality start of the season.
- Burnes will aim to pitch five or more innings for his eighth straight start. He’s averaging 6.1 innings per outing.
- He has had five appearances this season in which he kept his opponents to zero earned runs.
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Orioles Hitting & Pitching Performance
- The Orioles are second in baseball with 235 home runs. They average 1.5 per game.
- Baltimore is third in MLB with a .435 slugging percentage.
- The Orioles have the seventh-best batting average in the league (.250).
- Baltimore has the No. 4 offense in MLB play, scoring 4.9 runs per game (786 total runs).
- The Orioles are 11th in MLB with a .315 on-base percentage.
- The Orioles’ 8.4 strikeouts per game rank 13th in MLB.
- Baltimore has the 14th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.95).
- The 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings put together by Baltimore’s pitching staff ranks 15th in the majors.
- Orioles pitchers combine for the No. 10 WHIP in MLB (1.238).
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