On Tuesday, a series opener is on the schedule, with the Washington Nationals (69-87) hosting the Kansas City Royals (82-74) at 6:45 p.m. ET.
The Nationals play as a home underdog (+132) versus the Royals (-157). The Kansas City Royals will give the start to Cole Ragans (11-9, 3.24 ERA), who is looking for win No. 12 on the season, and the Nationals will turn to Mitchell Parker (7-10, 4.44 ERA).
Sunday, the Nationals lost to the Cubs 5-0. Jake Irvin was the losing pitcher after throwing four innings, giving up five earned runs on four hits while striking out three. James Wood paced the Nationals’ offense, going 2-for-4 with a double.
Here is what you need to prepare for Tuesday’s Royals vs. Nationals game, including viewing options.
Kansas City Royals vs. Washington Nationals odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Monday at 3:16 p.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
Favorite: Royals (-157, bet $157 to win $100)
Underdog: Nationals (+132, bet $100 to win $132)
Over/under: 8
Royals vs. Nationals: Live streaming info & game time
Game Day: Tuesday, September 24, 2024
Game Time: 6:45 p.m. ET
Stadium: Nationals Park
TV Channel: Bally Sports
Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Royals stats and trends
Royals betting records
This season, the Royals have won 46 out of the 74 games, or 62.2%, in which they’ve been favored.
Kansas City has a record of 20-10 in games when bookmakers favor them by at least -157 on the moneyline.
The moneyline for this contest implies a 61.1% chance of a victory for the Royals.
Kansas City’s games have gone over the total in 68 of its 156 chances.
The Royals are 83-73-0 against the spread this season.
Cole Ragans (Royals probable starter)
Ragans (11-9 with a 3.24 ERA and 217 strikeouts in 180 1/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Royals, his 32nd of the season.
In his most recent time out on Tuesday against the Detroit Tigers, the left-hander threw seven innings, allowing one earned run while surrendering four hits.
The 26-year-old has an ERA of 3.24, with 10.8 strikeouts per nine innings, in 31 games this season. Opponents have a .215 batting average against him.
Ragans is aiming for his fourth straight quality start.
Ragans will aim to pitch five or more innings for his fifth straight start. He’s averaging 5.8 innings per outing.
He has held his opponents without an earned run in five of his 31 appearances this season.
He meets a Nationals offense that ranks 24th in the league with 638 runs while batting .243 as a squad. It has a collective .375 slugging percentage (24th in MLB play) and has hit a total of 130 home runs (29th in MLB).
Among pitchers who qualify in MLB play this season, the 26-year-old ranks 13th in ERA (3.24), 23rd in WHIP (1.148), and third in K/9 (10.8).
Royals batting stats
The Royals rank 20th in Major League Baseball with 167 home runs.
Hitters for Kansas City have combined for a team rank of 12th in the majors with a .409 team slugging percentage.
The Royals rank seventh in MLB with a .250 team batting average.
Kansas City has scored the 12th-most runs in the majors this season with 719 (4.6 per game).
The Royals have an on-base percentage of .308 this season, which ranks 18th in the league.
Kansas City is one of the most-disciplined teams at the plate this season, ranking second with an average of 7.1 strikeouts per game.
Nationals stats and trends
Nationals betting records
The Nationals have been chosen as underdogs in 127 games this year and have walked away with the win 53 times (41.7%) in those games.
Washington has a mark of 26-47 in contests where oddsmakers favor it by +132 or worse on the moneyline.
The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Nationals have a 43.1% chance of walking away with the win.
Washington and its opponents have hit the over in 74 of its 156 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.
The Nationals are 85-70-0 against the spread in their 155 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.
Mitchell Parker (Nationals probable starter)
Parker (7-10) gets the starting nod for the Nationals in his 29th start of the season. He has a 4.44 ERA in 146 2/3 innings pitched, with 128 strikeouts.
In his most recent time out on Tuesday against the New York Mets, the left-hander tossed 3 2/3 innings, allowing five earned runs while surrendering seven hits.
The 24-year-old has put up an ERA of 4.44, with 7.9 strikeouts per nine innings in 28 games this season. Opponents have a .259 batting average against him.
Parker heads into this matchup with 11 quality starts under his belt this year.
Parker is trying to collect his 21st start of five or more innings this year in this matchup.
He has had five appearances this season that he held his opponents to zero earned runs.
The opposing Royals offense has a collective .250 batting average, and is 10th in the league with 1309 total hits and 12th in MLB action with 719 runs scored. They have the 12th-ranked slugging percentage (.409) and are 20th in all of MLB with 167 home runs.
Nationals batting stats
The Nationals are second-worst in MLB action with 130 home runs.
This season, Washington is 24th in the majors, slugging .375.
The Nationals have the 14th-ranked batting average in the majors (.243).
The offense for Washington is the No. 24 offense in MLB, scoring 4.1 runs per game (638 total runs).
The Nationals’ .309 on-base percentage ranks 16th in baseball.
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