In the final game of a three-game series at Dodger Stadium, the Los Angeles Dodgers (43-29) face the Kansas City Royals (41-31), Sunday at 4:10 PM ET.
The Royals are road underdogs (+185) at the Dodgers (-227). The starting pitchers are Tyler Glasnow (6-5) for the Los Angeles Dodgers, and Brady Singer (4-3) for the Kansas City Royals.
Seth Lugo (6.0 IP, 2 R, 6 H, 4 K) earned a win in the Royals’ 7-2 victory over the Dodgers yesterday. MJ Melendez led the way offensively, going 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI. Blake Treinen (0.2 IP, 4 R, 1 H, 1 K) was handed the loss for the Dodgers.
Ahead of the Dodgers vs. Royals matchup, here is what you need to prepare for Sunday’s baseball action, including viewing options.
Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Kansas City Royals odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Sunday 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: Sunday, June 16, 2024
- Game Time: 4:10 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 entered the game as favorites 67 times this season and won 41, or 61.2%, of those games.
- Los Angeles has entered 19 games this season favored by -227 or more and is 12-7 in those contests.
- The Dodgers have a 69.4% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
- Games involving Los Angeles have gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 35 of 72 chances this season.
- In 71 games with a spread this season, the Dodgers are 35-36-0 ATS.
Tyler Glasnow (Dodgers probable starter)
- Glasnow (6-5) gets the starting nod for the Dodgers in his 15th start of the season. He has a 3.24 ERA in 86 2/3 innings pitched, with 116 strikeouts.
- His last appearance was on Sunday against the New York Yankees, when the righty went six innings, surrendering five earned runs while giving up eight hits.
- The 30-year-old has an ERA of 3.24, with 12.1 strikeouts per nine innings, in 14 games this season. Opposing hitters have a .183 batting average against him.
- Glasnow is looking to secure his 10th quality start of the year in this game.
- Glasnow is looking for his 15th straight outing lasting five or more innings. He averages 6.1 innings per appearance on the mound.
- He has had two appearances this season in which he kept his opponents to zero earned runs.
- The opposing Royals offense has a collective .251 batting average, and is seventh in the league with 605 total hits and fifth in MLB play with 351 runs scored. It has the seventh-ranked slugging percentage (.408) and ranks 16th in home runs (71) in all of MLB.
- This season, the 30-year-old ranks 29th in ERA (3.24), fifth in WHIP (.942), and second in K/9 (12.1) among pitchers who qualify.
Dodgers batting stats
- The Dodgers’ 95 home runs rank third in Major League Baseball.
- Fueled by 239 extra-base hits, Los Angeles ranks third in MLB with a .435 slugging percentage this season.
- The Dodgers rank third in MLB with a .256 team batting average.
- Los Angeles has scored the third-most runs in the majors this season with 355.
- No team gets on base better than the Dodgers, who have a league-best .335 OBP this season.
- Los Angeles ranks 19th with an average of 8.2 strikeouts per game.
Royals stats and trends
Royals betting records
- The Royals have been underdogs in 45 games this season and have come away with the win 22 times (48.9%) in those contests.
- Oddsmakers have given Kansas City the worst odds of winning it has seen this season with a +185 moneyline listed for this contest.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Royals have a 35.1% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
- Kansas City’s games have gone over the total in 33 of its 72 opportunities.
- The Royals are 43-29-0 against the spread in their 72 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.
Brady Singer (Royals probable starter)
- Singer makes the start for the Royals, his 14th of the season. He is 4-3 with a 3.30 ERA and 72 strikeouts in 71 2/3 innings pitched.
- His last time out was on Wednesday against the New York Yankees, when the right-hander went 5 2/3 innings, surrendering six earned runs while allowing seven hits.
- The 27-year-old has an ERA of 3.30, with 9.1 strikeouts per nine innings in 13 games this season. Opposing hitters have a .240 batting average against him.
- Singer is looking to pick up his fifth quality start of the season.
- Singer enters the matchup with 12 outings of five or more innings pitched this campaign.
- He has had one outing this season that he held his opponents to zero earned runs.
- The opposing Dodgers offense has the third-ranked slugging percentage (.435) and ranks third in home runs hit (95) in all of MLB. They have a collective .256 batting average, and are third in the league with 626 total hits and third in MLB action scoring 355 runs.
Royals batting stats
- The Royals are 16th in MLB play with 71 home runs. They average 1.0 per game.
- So far this year, Kansas City’s .408 slugging percentage ranks seventh-best in baseball.
- The Royals have the seventh-best batting average in the majors (.251).
- Kansas City scores the fifth-most runs in baseball (351 total, 4.9 per game).
- The Royals rank 11th in MLB with an on-base percentage of .315.
