The Tampa Bay Rays (42-42) will visit the Kansas City Royals (47-39), Tuesday at 8:10 PM ET, in the first of a three-Game series.
The Royals are projected as a close favorite (-118 on the moneyline) against the Rays (-102). The Royals will give the ball to Brady Singer (4-4) versus the Rays and Zack Littell (2-5).
The Royals won their last contest versus the Guardians by a 6-2 score Tuesday, with Seth Lugo picking up the win pitching going six innings without giving up an earned run on four hits, while striking out 10. Bobby Witt Jr. went 3-for-4 with a triple and an RBI to lead them offensively.
The Rays took down the Nationals 5-0 Tuesday, with Taj Bradley getting the win while pitching 5 2/3 innings without giving up an earned run on three hits, while striking out 11. Isaac Paredes went 3-for-4 with a double, a triple, a home run and an RBI to pace the Rays’ offense.
Get ready for the Royals vs. Rays with everything you need to know ahead of Tuesday’s Game, including viewing options.
Kansas City Royals vs. Tampa Bay Rays odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Tuesday at 3:17 PM ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Royals (-118, bet $118 to win $100)
- Underdog: Rays (-102, bet $102 to win $100)
- Over/under: 9.5
Royals vs. Rays: Live streaming info & game time
- Game Day: Tuesday, July 2, 2024
- Game Time: 8:10 PM 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 been favored 31 times and won 22, or 71%, of those games.
- Kansas City has entered 27 games this season favored by -118 or more and is 19-8 in those contests.
- The bookmakers’ moneyline implies a 54.1% chance of a victory for the Royals.
- Kansas City and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 36 of 86 opportunities.
- The Royals are 48-38-0 against the spread in their 86 chances this season.
Brady Singer (Royals probable starter)
- Singer (4-4 with a 3.12 ERA and 85 strikeouts in 89 1/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Royals, his 17th of the season.
- The right-hander last pitched on Wednesday against the Miami Marlins, when he tossed 7 1/3 innings, allowing one earned run while giving up five hits.
- The 27-year-old has an ERA of 3.12, with 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings, in 16 games this season. Opponents are hitting .232 against him.
- Singer is trying to pick up his seventh quality start of the season.
- Singer will try to go five or more innings for his fifth straight appearance. He’s averaging 5.6 frames per outing.
- He has held his opponents without an earned run in one of his 16 appearances this season.
- The opposing Rays offense has a collective .236 batting average, and is 19th in the league with 661 total hits and 23rd in MLB play with 337 runs scored. It has the 23rd-ranked slugging percentage (.369) and ranks 25th in home runs (76) in all of MLB.
- Singer has a 1.8 ERA and a 1.2 WHIP against the Rays this season in five innings pitched, allowing a .222 batting average over one appearance.
- Among qualifying pitchers in MLB play this season, the 27-year-old ranks 18th in ERA (3.12), 37th in WHIP (1.175), and 32nd in K/9 (8.6).
Royals batting stats
- The Royals have hit 86 homers this season, which ranks 16th in the league.
- Hitters for Kansas City have combined for a team rank of 11th in the majors with a .403 team slugging percentage.
- The Royals rank 13th in MLB with a .245 team batting average.
- Kansas City has scored 392 runs (4.6 per game) this season, which ranks 11th in MLB.
- The Royals have an on-base percentage of .307 this season, which ranks 19th in the league.
- Kansas City ranks third in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of seven whiffs per contest.
Rays stats and trends
Rays betting records
- The Rays have won in 15, or 44.1%, of the 34 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
- Tampa Bay has a mark of 10-14 in contests where bookmakers favor it by -102 or worse on the moneyline.
- The Rays have an implied victory probability of 50.5% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
- Tampa Bay’s games have gone over the total in 42 of its 84 opportunities.
- The Rays have posted a record of 42-41-0 against the spread this season.
Zack Littell (Rays probable starter)
- Littell (2-5 with a 4.17 ERA and 82 strikeouts in 86 1/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Rays, his 17th of the season.
- The right-hander’s last appearance came on Tuesday against the Seattle Mariners, when he went five innings, surrendering two earned runs while allowing four hits.
- The 28-year-old has a 4.17 ERA and 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings in 16 games this season, while allowing a batting average of .287 to opposing hitters.
- Littell is trying to record his seventh quality start of the year.
- Littell will aim to go five or more innings for his third straight appearance. He’s averaging 5.4 innings per outing.
- He has made one appearances this season in which he did not allow an earned run.
- The opposing Royals offense has the 11th-ranked slugging percentage (.403) and ranks 16th in home runs hit (86) in all of MLB. They have a collective .245 batting average, and are 14th in the league with 697 total hits and 11th in MLB play scoring 392 runs.
- Among pitchers who qualify in MLB play this season, the 28-year-old ranks 57th in ERA (4.17), 65th in WHIP (1.355), and 34th in K/9 (8.5).
Rays batting stats
- The Rays rank 25th in MLB action with 76 total home runs.
- So far this year, Tampa Bay ranks 23rd in baseball with a .369 slugging percentage.
- The Rays have the 20th-ranked batting average in the league (.236).
- Averaging four runs per game (337 total), Tampa Bay is the 23rd-highest scoring team in the majors.
- The Rays rank 16th in MLB with an on-base percentage of .309.
