A series opener between the San Francisco Giants (74-78) and Kansas City Royals (82-71) is on deck Friday at 8:10 p.m. ET, at Kauffman Stadium.
The Royals are a home favorite (-164) against the Giants (+138). The scheduled starters are Michael Wacha (13-7) for the Kansas City Royals, and Mason Black (0-4) for the San Francisco Giants.
The Royals’ matchup Wednesday versus the Tigers ended in a 4-2 loss. Yuli Gurriel went 2-for-3 with an RBI in the defeat, while Alec Marsh threw 2 2/3 innings, giving up three earned runs on five hits while striking out five en route to taking the loss.
The Giants defeated the Orioles 5-3 Wednesday, with Hayden Birdsong earning the win while pitching 5 2/3 innings, giving up three earned runs on four hits while striking out three. Michael Conforto went 3-for-4 with a home run and an RBI to lead the Giants’ offense.
Prepare for the Royals vs. Giants with everything you need to know ahead of Friday’s baseball action, including viewing options.
Kansas City Royals vs. San Francisco Giants odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Thursday at 3:16 p.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
Favorite: Royals (-164, bet $164 to win $100)
Underdog: Giants (+138, bet $100 to win $138)
Over/under: 8.5
Royals vs. Giants: Live streaming info & game time
Game Day: Friday, September 20, 2024
Game Time: 8:10 p.m. ET
Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
TV Channel: Bally Sports
Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Royals stats and trends
Royals betting records
The Royals have been favorites in 71 games this season and won 46 (64.8%) of those contests.
Kansas City is 19-6 this season when entering a game favored by -164 or more on the moneyline.
The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 62.1% chance of a victory for the Royals.
Games involving Kansas City have gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 67 of 153 chances this season.
The Royals are 83-70-0 against the spread in their 153 chances this season.
Michael Wacha (Royals probable starter)
Wacha (13-7) takes the mound for the Royals in his 28th start of the season. He’s put together a 3.29 ERA in 156 2/3 innings pitched, with 138 strikeouts.
The righty’s last time out came on Saturday against the Pittsburgh Pirates, when he threw five innings, surrendering one earned run while allowing four hits.
The 33-year-old has put up an ERA of 3.29, with 8.0 strikeouts per nine innings, in 27 games this season. Opponents have a .245 batting average against him.
Wacha is trying to pick up his 15th quality start of the season in this game.
Wacha will aim to pitch five or more innings for his 10th straight appearance. He’s averaging 5.8 frames per outing.
He has made four appearances this season in which he did not give up an earned run.
The opposing Giants offense has the 20th-ranked slugging percentage (.393) and ranks 19th in MLB play with 162 home runs. It has a collective .238 batting average, and is 19th in MLB with 1219 total hits and 18th in MLB play scoring 648 runs.
Among pitchers who qualify in MLB action this season, the 33-year-old ranks 16th in ERA (3.29), 30th in WHIP (1.192), and 38th in K/9 (8.0).
Royals batting stats
The Royals’ 167 home runs rank 18th in Major League Baseball.
Hitters for Kansas City have combined for a team rank of 11th in the majors with a .414 team slugging percentage.
The Royals have a team batting average of .252 this season, which ranks seventh among MLB teams.
Kansas City has scored the ninth-most runs in the majors this season with 718.
The Royals have an OBP of .310 this season, which ranks 14th in MLB.
Kansas City ranks second in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 7.0 whiffs per contest.
Giants stats and trends
Giants betting records
The Giants have been victorious in 28, or 39.4%, of the 71 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
This year, San Francisco has won seven of 18 games when listed as at least +138 or worse on the moneyline.
The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Giants have a 42% chance of walking away with the win.
San Francisco and its opponents have hit the over in 76 of its 151 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.
The Giants have posted a record of 74-76-0 against the spread this season.
Mason Black (Giants probable starter)
Black (0-4 with a 7.07 ERA and 24 strikeouts in 28 2/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Giants, his seventh of the season.
In his last time out on Sunday against the San Diego Padres, the right-hander threw four innings, allowing two earned runs while surrendering six hits.
During seven games this season, the 24-year-old has a 7.07 ERA and 7.7 strikeouts per nine innings, while allowing a batting average of .314 to opposing hitters.
Black does not have a quality start yet this season.
Black has put together one start this campaign that he pitched five or more innings.
He surrendered one or more earned runs in all of his appearances in 2024.
The opposing Royals offense has a collective .252 batting average, and is seventh in the league with 1296 total hits and ninth in MLB play with 718 runs scored. They have the 11th-ranked slugging percentage (.414) and are 18th in all of MLB with 167 home runs.
Giants batting stats
The Giants rank 19th in baseball with 162 home runs. They average 1.1 per game.
So far this season, San Francisco ranks 20th in the majors, slugging .393.
The Giants have the 20th-ranked batting average in the league (.238).
San Francisco scores the 18th-most runs in baseball (648 total, 4.3 per game).
The Giants’ .306 on-base percentage ranks 20th in MLB.
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