Orioles vs. Royals: Betting Preview for AL Wild Card Game 2
Published 5:25 am Wednesday, October 2, 2024
Gunnar Henderson and the Baltimore Orioles will square off against Bobby Witt Jr. and the Kansas City Royals in Game 2 of the Wild Card round. The first pitch will be thrown at 4:38 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Oct. 2 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. The Royals currently lead the series 1-0.
The Orioles, at -155, are favored in this matchup, while the Royals are underdogs at +130. This game’s over/under is 7.5. You can get -110 odds on the over and -110 odds on the under.
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Orioles vs. Royals Game Info
- Date: Wednesday, October 2, 2024
- Time: 4:38 p.m. ET
- Location: Baltimore, Maryland
- Venue: Oriole Park at Camden Yards
- TV Channel: ESPN
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo
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Matchup Betting Info
- Moneyline Favorite: Orioles -155
- Moneyline Underdog: Royals +130
- Over/Under: 7.5 runs (Over: -110, Under: -110)
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Orioles Probable Starting Pitcher
- Zach Eflin gets the start for the Orioles, his 29th of the season. He is 10-9 with a 3.59 ERA and 134 strikeouts in 165 1/3 innings pitched.
- The right-hander’s last time out was on Wednesday against the New York Yankees, when he threw 4 2/3 innings, surrendering three earned runs while allowing four hits.
- Eflin is trying to record his 14th quality start of the season.
- Eflin has pitched five or more innings in a game 26 times this year entering this game.
- In four of his appearances this season he did not surrender an earned run.
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Orioles Hitting & Pitching Performance
- The Orioles are second in MLB play with 235 home runs. They average 1.5 per game.
- Baltimore is third in MLB, slugging .435.
- The Orioles are seventh in the majors with a .250 batting average.
- Baltimore is the fourth-highest scoring team in MLB play, averaging 4.9 runs per game (786 total).
- The Orioles rank 11th in MLB with an on-base percentage of .315.
- The Orioles strike out 8.4 times per game to rank 13th in baseball.
- Baltimore has a 3.95 team ERA that ranks 14th among all MLB pitching staffs.
- The pitching staff for Baltimore has a collective 8.6 K/9, which ranks 15th in MLB.
- The Orioles have the 10th-lowest WHIP in the majors (1.238).
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