The Kansas City Royals (34-19) take on the Tampa Bay Rays (25-28), who will be trying to snap a six-game losing skid, Sunday at 1:40 PM ET, at Tropicana Field. On the mound for the Rays will be Taj Bradley (1-2), matched up against the Royals’ Michael Wacha (4-4).
How to Live Stream Rays vs. Royals
- Game Day: Sunday, May 26, 2024
- Game Time: 1:40 PM ET
- Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
- Stadium: Tropicana Field
- TV: BSKC (Regional restrictions may apply)
- Livestream: Watch on Fubo
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Rays and Royals Stats
- The Rays average the 16th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.5) in the league this season.
- The Rays have pitched to a 4.44 ERA this season, which ranks 24th in baseball.
- The Rays have hit 43 homers this season, which ranks 23rd in the league.
- Hitters for Tampa Bay have combined to rank 27th in MLB with a slugging percentage of only .355 this season.
- The Royals pitching staff is 25th in MLB with a collective 8.1 strikeouts per nine innings.
- Kansas City has the fifth-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.32).
- The Royals are 15th in MLB action with 53 home runs. They average one per game.
- So far this season, Kansas City is seventh in baseball with a .412 slugging percentage.
Rays vs. Royals Key Players
- Isaac Paredes has accumulated a team-high batting average of .300, while leading the Rays in home runs (nine) and runs batted in (29).
- Yandy Diaz is batting .252 with 10 doubles, four home runs and 18 walks.
- Jose Caballero is batting .256 with eight doubles, a triple, two home runs and 10 walks.
- Bobby Witt Jr. is hitting .304 with 15 doubles, six triples, eight home runs and 20 walks, while getting on base at a rate of .365.
- Maikel Garcia has 12 doubles, three triples, five home runs and 15 walks while hitting .269.
- Salvador Perez paces the Royals with nine home runs and 39 runs batted in, while generating a club-high batting average of .326.
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Rays vs. Royals Betting Odds and Trends
Rays vs. Royals Moneyline and Over/Under
| Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Underdog Moneyline | Total | Over Total Odds | Under Total Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rays | -121 | +101 | 8 | -114 | -108 |
Rays vs. Royals Betting Trends
- This season, the Rays have won 14 out of the 32 games, or 43.8%, in which they’ve been favored.
- The Rays are 11-14 this season when entering a game favored by -121 or more on the moneyline.
- The Rays and their opponents have gone over the total this season in 28 of 53 opportunities.
- The Royals have been underdogs in 29 games this season and have come away with the win 16 times (55.2%) in those contests.
- This season, the Royals have come away with a win 13 times in 24 chances when named as an underdog of at least +101 or worse on the moneyline.
- Contests with the Royals have gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 22 of 53 chances this season.
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