Orioles vs. Royals: Betting Preview for AL Wild Card Game 1

Published 5:25 am Tuesday, October 1, 2024

Gunnar Henderson and the Baltimore Orioles will play Bobby Witt Jr. and the Kansas City Royals in Game 1 of the Wild Card round. The first pitch will be thrown at 4:08 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Oct. 1 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

At -160, the Orioles are the moneyline favorites in this matchup against the Royals (+135). The over/under for this game is 7.

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Orioles vs. Royals Game Info

  • Date: Tuesday, October 1, 2024
  • Time: 4:08 p.m. ET
  • Location: Baltimore, Maryland
  • Venue: Oriole Park at Camden Yards
  • TV Channel: ESPN2
  • Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo

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Matchup Betting Info

  • Moneyline Favorite: Orioles -160
  • Moneyline Underdog: Royals +135
  • Over/Under: 7 runs (Over: +105, Under: -125)

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Orioles Probable Starting Pitcher

  • Corbin Burnes gets the start for the Orioles, his 33rd of the season. He is 15-9 with a 2.92 ERA and 181 strikeouts in 194 1/3 innings pitched.
  • In his last time out on Thursday against the New York Yankees, the righty threw five innings, giving up one earned run while surrendering two hits.
  • Burnes is trying to collect his 23rd quality start of the season.
  • Burnes will try to continue an eight-game streak of lasting five or more innings (he’s averaging 6.1 frames per appearance).
  • He has had five appearances this season in which he did not give up an earned run.

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Orioles Hitting & Pitching Performance

  • The Orioles are second-best in MLB play with 235 total home runs.
  • Baltimore is third in baseball, slugging .435.
  • The Orioles have the seventh-best batting average in the league (.250).
  • Baltimore is the fourth-highest scoring team in MLB play, averaging 4.9 runs per game (786 total).
  • The Orioles rank 11th in baseball with an on-base percentage of .315.
  • The Orioles strike out 8.4 times per game to rank 13th in MLB.
  • Baltimore’s 3.95 team ERA ranks 14th across all MLB pitching staffs.
  • Baltimore’s pitching staff ranks 15th in MLB with a collective 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings.
  • Pitchers for the Orioles combine for the No. 10-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.238).

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