On Friday, a series opener is on the schedule, with the Kansas City Royals (37-80) hosting the St. Louis Cardinals (51-65) at 8:10 PM ET. On the hill for the Cardinals will be Adam Wainwright (3-6), opposed by the Royals’ Dylan Coleman.
How to Live Stream Cardinals vs. Royals
- Game Day: Friday, August 11, 2023
- Game Time: 8:10 PM ET
- Location: Kansas City, Missouri
- Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
- TV: MLB.tv
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Cardinals and Royals Stats
- The Cardinals strike out just 8.1 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 26th in MLB.
- Cardinals pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.46 this year, which ranks 20th in MLB.
- The Cardinals have hit 161 homers this season, which ranks sixth in the league.
- Hitters for St. Louis have a combined .432 slugging percentage this season, which ranks sixth in MLB.
- The eight strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Royals pitching staff ranks 28th in MLB.
- Kansas City’s 5.11 team ERA ranks 28th across all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Royals rank 25th in baseball with 111 total home runs.
- So far this season, Kansas City’s .389 slugging percentage ranks 24th in baseball.
Cardinals vs. Royals Key Players
- Nolan Arenado has racked up a team-high batting average of .283, while pacing the Cardinals in home runs (24) and runs batted in (81).
- Paul Goldschmidt has 23 doubles, 18 home runs and 58 walks while batting .274.
- Lars Nootbaar is hitting .280 with 17 doubles, a triple, 12 home runs and 51 walks.
- Bobby Witt Jr. paces the Royals with 20 home runs and 68 runs batted in, while posting a team-best batting average of .268.
- Salvador Perez is hitting .244 with 18 doubles, 17 home runs and 16 walks.
- Maikel Garcia is batting .281 with 15 doubles, two triples, four home runs and 24 walks.
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Cardinals vs. Royals Betting Odds and Trends
Cardinals vs. Royals Moneyline and Over/Under
| Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Underdog Moneyline | Total | Over Total Odds | Under Total Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardinals | -170 | +142 | 10 | -102 | -118 |
Cardinals vs. Royals Betting Trends
- The Cardinals have entered the game as favorites 61 times this season and won 27, or 44.3%, of those games.
- The Cardinals have a record of 9-11, a 45% win rate, when favored by -170 or more by oddsmakers this season.
- The Cardinals and their opponents have gone over the total this season in 55 of 114 opportunities.
- The Royals have been victorious in 33, or 32.4%, of the 102 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
- The Royals have a mark of 19-45 in contests where oddsmakers favor them by +142 or worse on the moneyline.
- Royals games have gone over the total in 55 of their 116 opportunities.
