On Saturday, the Kansas City Royals (72-56) are hosting the Philadelphia Phillies (74-54), at 7:10 p.m. ET, in the second game of a three-game set.
The Royals are favored (-139 on the moneyline to win) when they take the field at home against the Phillies (+117). The Royals will start Brady Singer (9-8) versus the Phillies and Ranger Suarez (10-5).
Michael Wacha (6.0 IP, 2 R, 6 H, 5 K) earned the win in the Royals’ 7-4 victory over the Phillies yesterday. Hunter Renfroe led the way offensively, going 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBI. Taijuan Walker (3.0 IP, 6 R, 8 H, 2 K) took the loss for the Phillies.
Ahead of the Royals vs. Phillies matchup, here is everything you need to prepare for Saturday’s baseball action, including viewing options.
Kansas City Royals vs. Philadelphia Phillies odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Saturday at 3:16 p.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
Favorite: Royals (-139, bet $139 to win $100)
Underdog: Phillies (+117, bet $100 to win $117)
Over/under: 9.5
Royals vs. Phillies: Live streaming info & game time
Game Day: Saturday, August 24, 2024
Game Time: 7:10 p.m. ET
Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
TV Channel: Bally Sports
Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Royals stats and trends
Royals betting records
This season, the Royals have been favored 62 times and won 41, or 66.1%, of those games.
This season Kansas City has won 25 of its 33 games, or 75.8%, when favored by at least -139 on the moneyline.
Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Royals have a 58.2% chance to win.
Games involving Kansas City have gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 58 of 128 chances this season.
The Royals have an ATS record of 72-56-0 in 128 games with a spread this season.
Brady Singer (Royals probable starter)
Singer (9-8) is aiming for his 10th victory when he takes the mound for the Royals in his 26th start of the season. He’s put together a 3.18 ERA in 141 2/3 innings pitched, with 136 strikeouts.
His most recent appearance came on Sunday against the Cincinnati Reds, when the righty threw six scoreless innings while giving up five hits.
In 25 games this season, the 28-year-old has a 3.18 ERA and 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings, while allowing a batting average of .245 to opposing batters.
Singer enters the matchup with 11 quality starts under his belt this season.
Singer will look to last five or more innings for his seventh straight start. He’s averaging 5.6 frames per outing.
He has held his opponents without an earned run in four of his 25 appearances this season.
He will face off against a Phillies squad that is batting .256 as a unit (sixth in MLB). It is also slugging a collective .418 (10th in MLB) with 152 total home runs (11th in MLB).
The 28-year-old’s 3.18 ERA ranks 11th, 1.214 WHIP ranks 41st, and 8.6 K/9 ranks 29th among qualifying pitchers this season.
Royals batting stats
The Royals’ 141 home runs rank 16th in Major League Baseball.
Hitters for Kansas City have a combined .422 slugging percentage this season, which ranks seventh in MLB.
The Royals rank fifth in MLB with a .258 team batting average.
Kansas City is among the highest-scoring teams in the majors, ranking sixth with 625 total runs this season.
The Royals have an on-base percentage of .314 this season, which ranks 12th in the league.
Kansas City is one of the most-disciplined teams at the plate this season, ranking second with an average of 6.8 strikeouts per game.
Phillies stats and trends
Phillies betting records
The Phillies have come away with 12 wins in the 26 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
This season, Philadelphia has been victorious three times in six chances when named as an underdog of at least +117 or longer on the moneyline.
Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Phillies have a 46.1% chance of pulling out a win.
Philadelphia and its opponents have hit the over in 59 of its 128 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.
The Phillies have an against the spread mark of 60-67-0 in 127 games with a line this season.
Ranger Suárez (Phillies probable starter)
The Phillies will send Suarez (10-5) to the mound for his 21st start of the season. He is 10-5 with a 2.87 ERA and 116 strikeouts through 119 1/3 innings pitched.
In his most recent appearance on Monday, July 22, the lefty tossed 5 1/3 innings against the Minnesota Twins, giving up three earned runs while surrendering seven hits.
The 28-year-old has put up an ERA of 2.87, with 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings in 20 games this season. Opposing batters have a .224 batting average against him.
Suarez is trying to pick up his 12th quality start of the season in this game.
Suarez has put up 18 starts this campaign where he pitched five or more innings.
In six of his appearances this season he did not give up an earned run.
He will face off against a Royals offense that is hitting .258 as a unit (fifth in the MLB). They are also slugging a collective .422 (seventh in the league) with 141 total home runs (16th in MLB action).
Phillies batting stats
The Phillies average 1.2 home runs per game to rank 11th in MLB play with 152 total home runs.
This season, Philadelphia ranks 10th in baseball, slugging .418.
The Phillies have the sixth-best batting average in the league (.256).
Philadelphia scores the ninth-most runs in baseball (616 total, 4.8 per game).
The Phillies’ .325 on-base percentage is seventh-best in MLB.
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