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Kansas City Royals at Baltimore Orioles Preview & Picks – Under To Cash In MLB Wild Card Playoffs Clash

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30 Sep 2024
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Leigh Copson 30 Sep 2024
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  • Kansas City Royals at Baltimore Orioles picks for Tuesday, October 1
  • MLB matchup is taking place at Oriole Park at Camden Yards
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    Kansas City Royals at Baltimore Orioles Preview & Picks
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Kansas City Royals at Baltimore Orioles Preview & Picks

The Under is tipped to cash in the opening game of this series.

Both starting pitchers go into this playoff game on the back strong showings, so runs could be at a premium in this one.

  • Kansas City pitcher Cole Ragans gave up 0 runs in his last start
  • Baltimore starter Corbin Burnes allowed just 1 run in his last start
  • The 2 starting pitchers have a combined ERA of 6.06
  • Baltimore Orioles were 4-2-0 ATL against Kansas City in the regular season

Head To Head

  • Baltimore Orioles won the regular season series 4-2
  • Baltimore Orioles won 5-0 when the two teams last met on April 21

Kansas City Royals Form

Kansas City booked their place in the postseason by compiling an 86-76 record to finish second in the American League Central.

The Royals ended the regular season with four wins in their final six games to steady the ship after a seven-game losing skid.

That rough run started as they were beaten 4-3 in Pittsburgh, before returning home to get swept in three-game series by both Detroit and San Francisco.

Kansas City stopped the rot when they went out on the road though, sweeping Washington thanks to 1-0, 3-0 and 7-4 victories.

The Royals then moved on to Atlanta where they rebounded from 3-0 and 2-1 defeats to the Braves with a 4-2 win in the series finale.

Baltimore Orioles Form

Baltimore put together a 91-71 record in the regular season to finish second in the American League East, three games behind the New York Yankees.

The Orioles’ chances of winning the division were effectively ended by a rough run in September that saw them lose 11 times during a 16-game spell.

They did end the regular season on a positive note though, as they went out on the road to win five of their final six games.

Baltimore started that road trip with a visit to New York, where they beat the Yankees 5-3 and 9-7 before dropping the series finale 10-1.

The Orioles then moved on to Minnesota where they swept the Twins in a three-game series, winning 7-2, 9-2 and 6-2.

Verdict

We have two solid pitchers coming off strong starts in the opening game of this playoff series, so runs could be limited.

And in a low-scoring game, we lean towards a Baltmore team who had Kansas City's number during the regular season.

Best Bet1: Under 7.0 Total Runs @-125.00 at Stake.us - 4 Units
Best Bet2: Baltimore -1.5 Line @150.00 at Stake.us - 2 Units
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