Baltimore Orioles vs. Kansas City Royals AL Wild Card Game 2 odds, tips and betting trends

The Baltimore Orioles and the Kansas City Royals face off in the second Game of the AL Wild Card Series on Wednesday at 4:38 p.m. ET at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. The Royals have a 1-0 series lead.

The Royals are an underdog (+138 on the moneyline to win) when they take the field at the Orioles (-164). The Orioles are set to start Zach Eflin (10-9, 3.59 ERA) against the Royals and Seth Lugo (16-9, 3.00 ERA).

Ahead of the Orioles vs. Royals, here’s what you need to prepare for Wednesday’s playoff action, including viewing options.

Baltimore Orioles vs. Kansas City Royals odds and betting lines

MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Wednesday at 9:17 a.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

• Favorite: Orioles (-164, bet $164 to win $100)
• Underdog: Royals (+138, bet $100 to win $138)
• Over/under: 7.5

Orioles vs. Royals: Live streaming info & game time

• Game Day: Wednesday, October 2, 2024
• Game Time: 4:38 p.m. ET
• Stadium: Oriole Park at Camden Yards
• TV Channel: ESPN
• Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Orioles stats and trends

Orioles betting records

• The Orioles have been favorites in 118 games this season and won 67 (56.8%) of those contests.
• Baltimore has entered 43 games this season favored by -164 or more and is 27-16 in those contests.
• The implied probability of a win from the Orioles, based on the moneyline, is 62.1%.
• Baltimore and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 86 of 161 opportunities.
• In 161 games with a spread this season, the Orioles are 85-76-0 ATS.

Zach Eflin (Orioles probable starter)

• The Orioles are sending Eflin (10-9) out for his 29th start of the season. He is 10-9 with a 3.59 ERA and 134 strikeouts through 165 1/3 innings pitched.
• In his last outing on Wednesday against the New York Yankees, the righty went 4 2/3 innings, giving up three earned runs while surrendering four hits.
• In 28 games this season, the 30-year-old has a 3.59 ERA and 7.3 strikeouts per nine innings, while giving up a batting average of .254 to opposing hitters.
• Eflin has registered 13 quality starts this season.
• Eflin heads into this game with 26 outings of five or more innings pitched this year.
• He has had four appearances this season in which he did not give up an earned run.
• He will face a Royals offense that ranks 13th in the league with 735 runs while batting .248 as a unit. It has a collective .403 slugging percentage (12th in MLB play) and has hit a total of 170 home runs (20th in MLB).
• Head-to-head against the Royals this season, Eflin has pitched five innings, giving up five earned runs on seven hits while striking out three.
• The 30-year-old ranks 26th in ERA (3.59), 22nd in WHIP (1.149), and 47th in K/9 (7.3) among qualifying pitchers in MLB play this season.

Orioles batting stats

• The Orioles rank second in Major League Baseball with 235 home runs.
• Hitters for Baltimore have a combined .435 slugging percentage this season, which ranks third in MLB.
• The Orioles have a team batting average of .250 this season, which ranks seventh among MLB teams.
• Baltimore has scored 786 runs this season, which ranks fourth in MLB.
• The Orioles have the 11th-best on-base percentage in MLB this season (.315).
• Baltimore ranks 13th in strikeouts per game (8.4) among MLB offenses.

Royals stats and trends

Royals betting records

• The Royals have come away with 36 wins in the 82 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
• This year, Kansas City has won four of 13 games when listed as at least +138 or worse on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Royals have a 42% chance of walking away with the win.
• Kansas City and its opponents have gone over in 69 of its 163 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.
• The Royals are 88-75-0 against the spread in their 163 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.

Seth Lugo (Royals probable starter)

• The Royals will send Lugo (16-9) out to make his 34th start of the season. He is 16-9 with a 3.00 ERA and 181 strikeouts through 206 2/3 innings pitched.
• The right-hander’s most recent time out was on Saturday against the Atlanta Braves, when he threw two scoreless innings while giving up just one hit.
• In 33 games this season, the 34-year-old has an ERA of 3.00, with 7.9 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .229 against him.
• Lugo has 22 quality starts under his belt this year.
• Lugo will try to pick up his 31st game of five or more innings pitched this season. He’s averaging 6.2 innings per appearance.
• In seven of his 33 total appearances this season he has not surrendered an earned run.
• He meets an Orioles offense that ranks fourth in the league with 786 total runs scored while batting .250 as a squad. His opponent has a collective .435 slugging percentage (third in MLB action) and has hit a total of 235 home runs (second in the league).
• In 5 1/3 innings over one appearance against the Orioles this season, Lugo has a 6.75 ERA and a 1.875 WHIP while his opponents are batting .375.
• This season, the 34-year-old ranks ninth in ERA (3.00), 13th in WHIP (1.089), and 39th in K/9 (7.9) among qualifying pitchers.

Royals batting stats

• The Royals rank 20th in MLB action with 170 home runs. They average 1.0 per game.
• This season, Kansas City ranks 12th in baseball with a .403 slugging percentage.
• The Royals have the eighth-best batting average in the league (.248).
• Averaging 4.5 runs per game (735 total), Kansas City is the 13th-highest scoring team in the majors.
• The Royals’ .306 on-base percentage is 19th in the majors.

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