Royals Vs Orioles: MLB Betting Odds, Trends & Stats – June 12, 2022

The Kansas City Royals (20-38) and Baltimore Orioles (25-35) square off on Sunday at Kauffman Stadium, starting at 2:10 PM ET. Kansas City (-139 to win) has Brad Keller starting things off, while Baltimore (+118) will counter with Dean Kremer.

The insights in the following article reference odds valid as of June 12, 2022 at 1:25 PM ET.

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Royals vs Orioles Betting Odds

Pitching Matchup

Royals Probable Starter Brad Keller

• Keller (1-7 with a 4.18 ERA and 37 strikeouts in 66 2/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Royals, his 12th of the season.
• The right-hander last appeared on Wednesday against the Toronto Blue Jays, when he threw 6 2/3 innings, allowing three earned runs while giving up seven hits.
• The 26-year-old has a 4.18 ERA and 5 strikeouts per nine innings in 11 games this season, while allowing a batting average of .251 to opposing hitters.
• Keller is trying to pick up his seventh quality start of the season in this outing.
• The opposing Orioles offense has a collective .229 batting average, and is 21st in the league with 464 total hits and 25th in MLB play with 236 runs scored. It has the 25th-ranked slugging percentage (.369) and ranks 15th in home runs (58) in all of MLB.
• The 26-year-old ranks 43rd in ERA (4.18), 40th in WHIP (1.260), and 62nd in K/9 (5) among qualifying pitchers in MLB play this season.

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of June 12, 2022 at 1:25 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Orioles Stats vs Keller

Orioles Probable Starter Dean Kremer

• Kremer will take to the mound for the Orioles, his second start of the season.
• The right-hander last pitched on Sunday against the Cleveland Guardians, throwing 4 2/3 innings and giving up three earned runs.
• He has an ERA of 6.23, a 3 strikeout to walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.385 in one games this season.
• The Royals rank 19th in MLB with a .240 batting average this season. They have a team slugging percentage that ranks 24th in the league (.370) and 43 home runs.

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of June 12, 2022 at 1:25 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Royals Stats vs Kremer

Royals Betting Trends

• The Royals have won four of the eight games they were listed as the moneyline favorite this season (50%).
• Kansas City has played as a moneyline favorite of -139 or shorter in just one game this season, which they won.
• Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Royals’ implied win probability is 58.2%.
• Kansas City has played in 58 games with a set over/under, and has combined with their opponents to go over the total 31 times (31-25-2).
• The Royals have a 24-34-0 record against the spread this season (covering 41.4% of the time).

Orioles Betting Trends

• The Orioles have won 22, or 39.3%, of the 56 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
• Baltimore has a record of 18-24 in games where sportsbooks have them as underogs of at least +118 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 45.9% chance of a victory for the Orioles.
• Baltimore’s games have gone over the total in 28 of their 60 chances.
• The Orioles are 35-25-0 against the spread in their 60 chances this season.

Royals Players to Watch

• Bobby Witt Jr. leads the Royals with 50 hits, while batting .236 with 14 doubles, four triples, seven home runs and 12 walks.
• Among qualified batters in MLB, Witt ranks 108th in batting average, 138th in on-base percentage, and 54th in slugging.
• Whit Merrifield has 13 doubles, three home runs and 15 walks while batting .229.
• Merrifield currently ranks 118th in batting average, 151st in on base percentage, and 141st in slugging among qualified hitters.
• Andrew Benintendi is batting .308 with 10 doubles, two triples, two home runs and 22 walks. He has racked up an on-base percentage of .372 and a slugging percentage of .402. Both lead the Royals.
• Hunter Dozier is batting .262 with 11 doubles, two triples, five home runs and 15 walks.

Royals Batting Stats (2022)

Orioles Players to Watch

• Austin Hays leads Baltimore with 60 hits, batting .290 this season with 20 extra-base hits.
• Of all qualifying hitters in MLB, Hays ranks 25th in batting average, 39th in on-base percentage and 42nd in slugging percentage.
• Anthony Santander is slugging .409 while driving in 31 runs and batting .236 this season.
• Among all qualifying hitters, Santander is 108th in batting average, 59th in on-base percentage and 91st in slugging percentage.
• Cedric Mullins is batting .237 with a .381 slugging percentage and 22 RBI this year.
• Trey Mancini is slashing .297/.371/.434 this season and leads the Orioles with an OPS of .805.

Orioles Batting Stats (2022)

Royals vs Orioles Player Props

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