At Kauffman Stadium on Monday, the Los Angeles Angels (53-71) open a three-Game series versus the Kansas City Royals (69-55), at 8:10 p.m. ET.
The Angels (+169 underdog on the moneyline) are away versus the Royals (-204). The scheduled starters are Seth Lugo (13-7) for the Kansas City Royals, and Carson Fulmer (0-3) for the Los Angeles Angels.
The Royals won 8-1 over the Reds yesterday in their most recent Game. Dairon Blanco finished 2-for-3 with a home run and an RBI to lead them offensively while Brady Singer was earned the victory after throwing six innings without giving up an earned run on five hits, while striking out six.
The Angels were handed a 3-1 loss to the Braves yesterday. Jack Kochanowicz took the loss on the mound after going six innings, giving up two earned runs on seven hits.
Ahead of watching this Royals vs. Angels matchup, here is what you need to know about Monday’s action on the diamond, including viewing options.
Kansas City Royals vs. Los Angeles Angels odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Monday at 3:16 a.m. ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Royals (-204, bet $204 to win $100)
- Underdog: Angels (+169, bet $100 to win $169)
- Over/under: 9
Royals vs. Angels: Live streaming info & game time
- Game Day: Monday, August 19, 2024
- Game Time: 8:10 p.m. ET
- Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Royals stats and trends
Royals betting records
- This season, the Royals have won 38 out of the 58 games, or 65.5%, in which they’ve been favored.
- Kansas City is undefeated in eight games this season when favored by -204 or more on the moneyline.
- The moneyline for this contest implies a 67.1% chance of a victory for the Royals.
- Kansas City’s games have gone over the total in 56 of its 124 chances.
- The Royals are 69-55-0 against the spread in their 124 chances this season.
Seth Lugo (Royals probable starter)
- The Royals are sending Lugo (13-7) out to make his 26th start of the season. He is 13-7 with a 3.04 ERA and 135 strikeouts through 159 2/3 innings pitched.
- The right-hander’s last appearance was on Tuesday against the Minnesota Twins, when he tossed four innings, surrendering seven earned runs while giving up nine hits.
- The 34-year-old has an ERA of 3.04, with 7.6 strikeouts per nine innings, in 25 games this season. Opponents are batting .227 against him.
- Lugo has 17 quality starts under his belt this season.
- Lugo has put up 24 starts this campaign in which he pitched five or more innings.
- He has had five appearances this season in which he did not surrender an earned run.
- The opposing Angels offense has a collective .235 batting average, and is 25th in the league with 964 total hits and 27th in MLB action with 493 runs scored. It has the 25th-ranked slugging percentage (.374) and ranks 24th in home runs (123) in all of MLB.
- In eight innings over one appearance against the Angels this season, Lugo has a 1.13 ERA and a 0.625 WHIP while his opponents are hitting .172.
- Among qualifying pitchers in MLB action this season, the 34-year-old’s 3.04 ERA ranks eighth, 1.090 WHIP ranks 16th, and 7.6 K/9 ranks 47th.
Royals batting stats
- The Royals rank 16th in Major League Baseball with 137 home runs.
- Fueled by 378 extra-base hits, Kansas City ranks eighth in MLB with a .420 slugging percentage this season.
- The Royals rank sixth in MLB with a .256 team batting average.
- Kansas City is among the highest-scoring teams in the majors, ranking seventh with 605 total runs this season.
- The Royals have the 12th-best on-base percentage in MLB this season (.313).
- Kansas City has shown patience at the plate this season with the second-best rate of strikeouts per game (6.8) among MLB offenses.
Angels stats and trends
Angels betting records
- The Angels have come away with 46 wins in the 99 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
- Los Angeles has a win-loss record of 4-6 when favored by +169 or worse by oddsmakers this year.
- Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Angels have a 37.2% chance of pulling out a win.
- Los Angeles and its opponents have hit the over in 58 of its 124 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.
- The Angels are 68-55-0 against the spread in their 123 games that had a posted line this season.
Carson Fulmer (Angels probable starter)
- Fulmer (0-3 with a 4.22 ERA and 67 strikeouts in 70 1/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Angels, his seventh of the season.
- The right-hander’s last appearance came on Wednesday against the Toronto Blue Jays, when he threw three innings, surrendering five earned runs while giving up five hits.
- In 30 games this season, the 30-year-old has an ERA of 4.22, with 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .214 against him.
- Fulmer is trying to collect his second quality start of the season in this matchup.
- Fulmer has two starts this season where he pitched five or more innings.
- In 17 of his appearances this season he has not give up an earned run.
- He will take the hill against a Royals squad that is batting .256 as a unit (sixth in the MLB). They are also slugging a collective .420 (eighth in the league) with 137 total home runs (16th in MLB action).
- Fulmer has a 0.00 ERA and a 0.000 WHIP against the Royals this season in two innings pitched, allowing a .000 batting average over two appearances.
Angels batting stats
- The Angels average 1.0 home run per game to rank 24th in baseball with 123 total home runs.
- So far this year, Los Angeles is 25th in the majors with a .374 slugging percentage.
- The Angels are 22nd in the majors with a .235 batting average.
- Los Angeles is the fourth-lowest scoring team in MLB play averaging 4.0 runs per game (493 total).
- The Angels’ .305 on-base percentage is 23rd in baseball.
