The Kansas City Royals (41-91) will host the Pittsburgh Pirates (58-73), Monday at 8:10 PM ET, with both squads on losing streaks — three and two straight, respectively. The Pirates will give the start to Johan Oviedo (7-13), and the Royals will counter with Zack Greinke (1-12).
How to Live Stream Pirates vs. Royals
- Game Day: Monday, August 28, 2023
- Game Time: 8:10 PM ET
- Location: Kansas City, Missouri
- Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
- TV: MLB.tv
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Pirates and Royals Stats
- The Pirates average the 17th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.7) in the league this season.
- The Pirates have pitched to a 4.59 ERA this season, which ranks 22nd in baseball.
- The Pirates rank 26th in Major League Baseball with just 127 home runs as a team.
- Hitters for Pittsburgh have combined to rank 26th in MLB with a slugging percentage of only .385 this season.
- The pitching staff for the Royals has a collective 8.2 K/9, the fifth-worst in the majors.
- Kansas City’s 5.17 team ERA ranks 28th across all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Royals have hit the fifth-fewest home runs in MLB play this season (127).
- So far this season, Kansas City’s .393 slugging percentage is 23rd in baseball.
Pirates vs. Royals Key Players
- Bryan Reynolds comes into Monday’s game hitting .263 with 64 RBI, both team-leading marks for the Pirates. He has also launched 18 round-trippers in 2023.
- Andrew McCutchen is batting .252 with 17 doubles, 12 home runs and 70 walks.
- Ke’Bryan Hayes is batting .261 with 21 doubles, six triples, 10 home runs and 22 walks.
- Bobby Witt Jr. paces the Royals with 26 home runs and 81 runs batted in, while posting a team-best batting average of .278.
- Salvador Perez is batting .248 with 19 doubles, 19 home runs and 18 walks.
- Maikel Garcia has 17 doubles, two triples, four home runs and 27 walks while hitting .279.
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Pirates vs. Royals Betting Odds and Trends
Pirates vs. Royals Moneyline and Over/Under
| Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Underdog Moneyline | Total | Over Total Odds | Under Total Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pirates | -113 | -107 | 9 | -115 | -105 |
Pirates vs. Royals Betting Trends
- This season, the Pirates have won 15 out of the 26 games, or 57.7%, in which they’ve been favored.
- The Pirates have entered 24 games this season favored by -113 or more and are 14-10 in those contests.
- The Pirates and their opponents have hit the over in 71 of their 131 games with a total this season.
- The Royals have been victorious in 36, or 31.3%, of the 115 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
- This year, the Royals have won 36 of 115 games when listed as at least -107 or worse on the moneyline.
- The Royals and their opponents have hit the over in 65 of their 131 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.
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