The Kansas City Royals (34-75) will try to extend a five-game winning streak on Thursday against the New York Mets (50-57), with first pitch at 2:10 PM ET at Kauffman Stadium. On the mound for the Royals will be Brady Singer (6-8), opposed by the Mets’ Carlos Carrasco (3-5).
How to Live Stream Royals vs. Mets
- Game Day: Thursday, August 3, 2023
- Game Time: 2:10 PM ET
- Location: Kansas City, Missouri
- Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
- TV: MLB.tv
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Royals and Mets Stats
- The Royals strike out just 8.1 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 26th in MLB.
- The Royals have the 28th-ranked ERA (5.11) in the majors this season.
- The Royals’ 98 home runs rank 28th in MLB this season.
- Hitters for Kansas City have combined to rank 26th in MLB with a team slugging percentage of just .382 this season.
- The pitching staff for the Mets has a collective 8.8 K/9, which ranks 14th in MLB.
- New York’s 4.34 team ERA ranks 18th among all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Mets rank 11th in MLB play with 135 home runs. They average 1.3 per game.
- So far this year, New York’s .402 slugging percentage is 19th in the majors.
Royals vs. Mets Key Players
- Bobby Witt Jr. is the bat to watch in the Royals lineup, leading the team in batting average (.264), home runs (18), and RBI (62).
- Salvador Perez is hitting .246 with 17 doubles, 17 home runs and 13 walks.
- Maikel Garcia is hitting .280 with 15 doubles, two triples, four home runs and 22 walks.
- Francisco Lindor has 23 doubles, two triples, 21 home runs and 47 walks while batting .234.
- Pete Alonso has been a reliable source of runs this year, leading the lineup with 31 home runs and 77 runs batted in.
- Brandon Nimmo leads the Mets with a team-high batting average of .256.
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Royals vs. Mets Betting Odds and Trends
Royals vs. Mets Moneyline and Over/Under
| Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Underdog Moneyline | Total | Over Total Odds | Under Total Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royals | -119 | -101 | 9 | -110 | -110 |
Royals vs. Mets Betting Trends
- This season, the Royals have won three out of the 13 games, or 23.1%, in which they’ve been favored.
- The Royals have a record of 1-5 in games when oddsmakers favor them by at least -119 on the moneyline.
- So far this season, the Royals and their opponents have hit the over in 50 of 108 games with a total.
- The Mets have won in 10, or 28.6%, of the 35 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
- This season, the Mets have come away with a win five times in 25 chances when named as an underdog of at least -101 or worse on the moneyline.
- The Mets and their opponents have gone over in 43 of their 105 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.
