At Kauffman Stadium on Sunday, the Kansas City Royals (six consecutive defeats) face the San Francisco Giants at 2:10 p.m. ET.
The Giants are a tight favorite (-114 moneyline odds) when they meet the Royals (-106). The Giants will start Blake Snell (4-3) versus the Royals and Seth Lugo (16-8).
The Giants beat the Royals 9-0 yesterday, with Landen Roupp getting the win (5.0 IP, 0 R, 3 H, 3 K) and Matt Chapman leading the way offensively (going 2-for-4 with two home runs and two RBI). Brady Singer (5.1 IP, 6 R, 7 H, 6 K) took the loss for the Royals.
Before watching this Giants vs. Royals matchup, here’s what you need to know about Sunday’s action on the diamond, including viewing options.
San Francisco Giants vs. Kansas City Royals odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Sunday at 3:16 a.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
Favorite: Giants (-114, bet $114 to win $100)
Underdog: Royals (-106, bet $106 to win $100)
Over/under: 7.5
Giants vs. Royals: Live streaming info & game time
Game Day: Sunday, September 22, 2024
Game Time: 2:10 p.m. ET
Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
TV Channel: Bally Sports
Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Giants stats and trends
Giants betting records
The Giants have won 45, or 58.4%, of the 77 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
San Francisco is 41-30 this season when entering a game favored by -114 or more on the moneyline.
Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Giants have a 53.3% chance to win.
Games involving San Francisco have gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 78 of 154 chances this season.
The Giants are 76-77-0 against the spread this season.
Blake Snell (Giants probable starter)
The Giants will send Snell (4-3) to the mound to make his 20th start of the season. He is 4-3 with a 3.31 ERA and 136 strikeouts through 98 2/3 innings pitched.
In his last outing on Tuesday against the Baltimore Orioles, the left-hander went six scoreless innings while surrendering one hit.
The 31-year-old has put together a 3.31 ERA and 12.5 strikeouts per nine innings across 19 games this season, while giving up a batting average of .178 to his opponents.
Snell is looking to secure his 10th quality start of the year.
Snell is looking for his third straight outing lasting five or more innings. He averages 5.2 innings per appearance on the mound.
He has had six appearances this season in which he did not allow an earned run.
He will face a Royals offense that ranks ninth in the league with 719 runs while batting .251 as a squad. It has a collective .411 slugging percentage (12th in MLB play) and has hit a total of 167 home runs (19th in MLB).
Giants batting stats
The Giants rank 18th in Major League Baseball with 168 home runs.
Fueled by 448 extra-base hits, San Francisco ranks 19th in MLB with a .394 slugging percentage this season.
The Giants rank 21st in MLB with a .238 team batting average.
San Francisco ranks 17th in the majors with 662 total runs scored this season.
The Giants have an on-base percentage of .305 this season, which ranks 21st in the league.
San Francisco ranks 20th in strikeouts per game (8.9) among MLB offenses.
Royals stats and trends
Royals betting records
The Royals have been victorious in 34, or 43.6%, of the 78 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
This season, Kansas City has come away with a win 31 times in 71 chances when named as an underdog of at least -106 or worse on the moneyline.
Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Royals have a 51.5% chance of pulling out a win.
Kansas City and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 68 of its 155 opportunities.
The Royals are 83-72-0 against the spread in their 155 games that had a posted line this season.
Seth Lugo (Royals probable starter)
The Royals will send Lugo (16-8) out for his 32nd start of the season. He is 16-8 with a 3.05 ERA and 173 strikeouts over 197 2/3 innings pitched.
His most recent appearance came on Monday against the Detroit Tigers, when the righty tossed 4 2/3 innings, surrendering four earned runs while giving up eight hits.
The 34-year-old has amassed a 3.05 ERA and 7.9 strikeouts per nine innings over 31 games this season, while giving up a batting average of .233 to his opponents.
Lugo enters the matchup with 21 quality starts under his belt this season.
Lugo enters the game with 29 outings of five or more innings pitched this year.
He has had six appearances this season that he kept his opponents to zero earned runs.
The opposing Giants offense has a collective .238 batting average, and is 20th in the league with 1244 total hits and 17th in MLB play with 662 runs scored. They have the 19th-ranked slugging percentage (.394) and are 18th in all of MLB with 168 home runs.
The 34-year-old’s 3.05 ERA ranks ninth, 1.113 WHIP ranks 17th, and 7.9 K/9 ranks 41st among qualifying pitchers this season.
Royals batting stats
The Royals average 1.1 home runs per game to rank 19th in baseball with 167 total home runs.
So far this season, Kansas City is 12th in the majors with a .411 slugging percentage.
The Royals have the seventh-best batting average in the league (.251).
Kansas City scores the ninth-most runs in baseball (719 total, 4.6 per game).
The Royals are 16th in the majors with an on-base percentage of .309.
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