Orioles vs. Royals: Betting Preview for AL Wild Card Game 2
Published 5:25 am Wednesday, October 2, 2024
Game 2 of the Wild Card round will take place on Wednesday, Oct. 2 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards, with Gunnar Henderson and the Baltimore Orioles hosting Bobby Witt Jr. and the Kansas City Royals. The first pitch will be thrown at 4:38 p.m. ET. The Royals lead the series 1-0.
The Orioles (-160), according to sportsbooks, are moneyline favorites in this game against the Royals (+135) This game’s over/under is 7.5. You can get -105 odds on the over and -115 odds on the under.
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Orioles vs. Royals Game Info
- Date: Wednesday, October 2, 2024
- Time: 4:38 p.m. ET
- Location: Baltimore, Maryland
- Venue: Oriole Park at Camden Yards
- TV Channel: ESPN
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo
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Matchup Betting Info
- Moneyline Favorite: Orioles -160
- Moneyline Underdog: Royals +135
- Over/Under: 7.5 runs (Over: -105, Under: -115)
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Orioles Probable Starting Pitcher
- Zach Eflin makes the start for the Orioles, his 29th of the season. He is 10-9 with a 3.59 ERA and 134 strikeouts through 165 1/3 innings pitched.
- The righty last appeared on Wednesday against the New York Yankees, when he went 4 2/3 innings, allowing three earned runs while giving up four hits.
- Eflin has 13 quality starts under his belt this season.
- Eflin enters this matchup with 26 outings of five or more innings pitched this year.
- In four of his appearances this season he did not surrender an earned run.
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Orioles Hitting & Pitching Performance
- The Orioles average 1.5 home runs per game to rank second in MLB play with 235 total home runs.
- Baltimore is third in MLB with a .435 slugging percentage.
- The Orioles are seventh in the majors with a .250 batting average.
- Baltimore has the No. 4 offense in MLB action, scoring 4.9 runs per game (786 total runs).
- The Orioles’ .315 on-base percentage ranks 11th in baseball.
- The Orioles’ 8.4 strikeouts per game rank 13th in baseball.
- Baltimore has a 3.95 team ERA that ranks 14th among all MLB pitching staffs.
- Baltimore’s pitching staff ranks 15th in MLB with a collective 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings.
- Orioles pitchers combine for the No. 10 WHIP in MLB (1.238).
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