The Kansas City Royals (32-19) will visit the Tampa Bay Rays (25-26), Friday at 6:50 PM ET, in the opener of a three-game series. The Royals will give the start to Seth Lugo (7-1), and the Rays will turn to Shawn Armstrong (1-1).
How to Live Stream Royals vs. Rays
- Game Day: Friday, May 24, 2024
- Game Time: 6:50 PM ET
- Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
- Stadium: Tropicana Field
- TV: BSSUN (Regional restrictions may apply)
- Livestream: Watch on Fubo
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Royals and Rays Stats
- The Royals average the 25th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.2) in the league this season.
- The Royals have pitched to a 3.41 ERA this season, which ranks eighth in baseball.
- The Royals’ 50 home runs rank 17th in Major League Baseball.
- Hitters for Kansas City have a combined .408 slugging percentage this season, which ranks eighth in MLB.
- The Rays pitching staff ranks 10th in the majors with a collective 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings.
- Tampa Bay has the 22nd-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.38).
- The Rays average 0.8 home runs per game to rank 23rd in MLB play with 42 total home runs .
- So far this season, Tampa Bay’s .359 slugging percentage ranks 25th in the majors.
Royals vs. Rays Key Players
- Bobby Witt Jr. is batting .308 with 15 doubles, six triples, seven home runs and 18 walks.
- Salvador Perez has put his power on display as he paces his team with nine home runs and 39 RBI, with a team-best .337 batting average.
- Maikel Garcia is batting .266 with 12 doubles, three triples, five home runs and 14 walks.
- Isaac Paredes leads the squad with a batting average of .308, and leads the Rays in home runs, with nine and runs batted in with 28.
- Yandy Diaz is hitting .255 with nine doubles, four home runs and 18 walks.
- Jose Caballero is batting .263 with eight doubles, a triple, two home runs and 10 walks.
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Royals vs. Rays Betting Odds and Trends
Royals vs. Rays Moneyline and Over/Under
| Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Underdog Moneyline | Total | Over Total Odds | Under Total Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royals | -120 | +101 | 8 | -115 | -105 |
Royals vs. Rays Betting Trends
- The Royals have won 16, or 80%, of the 20 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
- The Royals have a record of 12-3 in games when oddsmakers favor them by at least -120 on the moneyline.
- The Royals and their opponents have hit the over in 20 of their 51 games with a total this season.
- The Rays have won in eight, or 50%, of the 16 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
- This season, the Rays have come away with a win four times in nine chances when named as an underdog of at least +101 or worse on the moneyline.
- Rays games have gone over the total in 26 of their 51 opportunities.
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