The Kansas City Royals (40-31) and Los Angeles Dodgers (43-28) will battle on Saturday at Dodger Stadium, with first pitch at 9:10 PM ET.
The Royals (+185 underdog on the moneyline to win) visit the Dodgers (-227). The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the Los Angeles Dodgers looking to Yoshinobu Yamamoto (6-2), and Seth Lugo (9-2) taking the ball for the Kansas City Royals.
These squads play again following the Dodgers’ 4-3 victory over the Royals yesterday. Daniel Hudson (1.0 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 K) earned the win for the Dodgers. Miguel Rojas went 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI to lead the team on offense. Will Smith (0.2 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 1 K) was credited with the loss on the mound for the Royals.
Get ready for the Dodgers vs. Royals with what you need to know before Saturday’s game, including viewing options.
Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Kansas City Royals odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Saturday at 3:16 PM ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Dodgers (-227, bet $227 to win $100)
- Underdog: Royals (+185, bet $100 to win $185)
- Over/under: 8
Dodgers vs. Royals: Live streaming info & game time
- Game Day: Saturday, June 15, 2024
- Game Time: 9:10 PM ET
- Stadium: Dodger Stadium
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Dodgers stats and trends
Dodgers betting records
- The Dodgers have won 41, or 62.1%, of the 66 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
- Los Angeles has a record of 12-6 in games when oddsmakers favor them by at least -227 on the moneyline.
- The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 69.4% chance of a victory for the Dodgers.
- Los Angeles and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 34 of 71 opportunities.
- The Dodgers are 35-35-0 against the spread in their 70 chances this season.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto (Dodgers probable starter)
- Yamamoto (6-2 with a 3.00 ERA and 83 strikeouts in 72 2/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Dodgers, his 14th of the season.
- The right-hander last appeared on Friday, June 7 against the New York Yankees, when he tossed seven scoreless innings while giving up two hits.
- The 25-year-old has put up a 3.00 ERA and 10.4 strikeouts per nine innings in 13 games this season, while allowing a batting average of .223 to his opponents.
- Yamamoto is seeking his third quality start in a row.
- Yamamoto will aim to pitch five or more innings for his 13th straight appearance. He’s averaging 5.5 frames per outing.
- He has had five appearances this season in which he held his opponents to zero earned runs.
- The opposing Royals offense has a collective .252 batting average, and is sixth in the league with 598 total hits and fifth in MLB play with 344 runs scored. It has the seventh-ranked slugging percentage (.408) and ranks 16th in home runs (70) in all of MLB.
- The 25-year-old ranks 16th in ERA (3.00), 24th in WHIP (1.069), and 11th in K/9 (10.4) among qualifying pitchers in MLB action this season.
Dodgers batting stats
- The Dodgers have hit 95 homers this season, which ranks third in the league.
- Hitters for Los Angeles have a combined .438 slugging percentage this season, which ranks third in MLB.
- The Dodgers have a team batting average of .257 this season, which ranks third among MLB teams.
- Los Angeles has scored the second-most runs in the majors this season with 353.
- No team gets on base better than the Dodgers, who has a league-best .336 OBP this season.
- Los Angeles ranks 19th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.2 whiffs per contest.
Royals stats and trends
Royals betting records
- The Royals have been victorious in 21, or 47.7%, of the 44 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
- This will be the worst odds to win that sportsbooks have given Kansas City this season with a +185 moneyline set for this game.
- The Royals have an implied victory probability of 35.1% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
- Contests with Kansas City has gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 32 of 71 chances this season.
- The Royals have an against the spread mark of 42-29-0 in 71 games with a line this season.
Seth Lugo (Royals probable starter)
- Lugo (9-2) is looking for his 10th win when he takes the mound first for the Royals in his 15th start of the season. He has a 2.36 ERA in 91 1/3 innings pitched, with 75 strikeouts.
- In his most recent time out on Tuesday, the righty threw seven innings against the New York Yankees, giving up four earned runs while surrendering eight hits.
- The 34-year-old has put up an ERA of 2.36, with 7.4 strikeouts per nine innings in 14 games this season. Opponents are batting .222 against him.
- Lugo is trying to record his 11th quality start of the year in this game.
- Lugo is trying for his 15th straight appearance lasting five or more innings. He averages 6.5 innings per start.
- He has had three appearances this season that he held his opponents to zero earned runs.
- He will face a Dodgers offense that ranks second in the league with 353 total runs scored while batting .257 as a squad. His opponent has a collective .438 slugging percentage (third in MLB play) and has hit a total of 95 home runs (third in the league).
- This season, the 34-year-old ranks eighth in ERA (2.36), 20th in WHIP (1.040), and 60th in K/9 (7.4) among qualifying pitchers.
Royals batting stats
- The Royals average one home run per game to rank 16th in MLB play with 70 total home runs.
- This season, Kansas City ranks seventh in baseball, slugging .408.
- The Royals have the seventh-best batting average in the majors (.252).
- The offense for Kansas City is No. 5 in the majors, scoring 4.8 runs per game (344 total runs).
- The Royals’ .315 on-base percentage is 11th in baseball.
