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It is interleague baseball in Kansas City as the San Diego Padres visit the Kansas City Royals. It is time to continue our MLB odds series with a Padres-Royals prediction and pick.
The Royals and Padres will open their series on Friday night. The Padres enter the series tied for second in the NL West, sitting at 30-29. The Royals are second in the AL Central, sitting at 35-23. In their game on Friday night. Dylan Cease will be on the mound for the Padres. He is 5-4 with a 3.29 ERA. Michael Wacha will be on the mound for the Royals. He is 4-5 with a 4.31 ERA.
Here are the MLB Odds, courtesy of FanDuel.
MLB Odds: Padres-Royals Odds
San Diego Padres: -1.5 (+138)
Moneyline: -120
Kansas City Royals: +1.5 (-166
Moneyline: +102
Over: 8.5 (-124)
Under: 8.5 (+102)
How to Watch Padres vs. Royals
Time: 4:10 PM ET/ 1:10 PM PT
TV: SDPA/BSKC
Stream: fuboTV (Click for free trial)
Why The Padres Will Cover The Spread/Win
The Padres are eighth in the majors in runs scored, while sitting fourth in batting average, sixth in base percentage, and 13th in slugging. Jurickson Profar has been amazing for the Padres this year. He is hitting .323 on the year with a .421 on-base percentage. He has ten doubles and eight home runs, leading to 35 RBIs. Further, Profar has stolen three bases and scored 33 times. Leading the team in RBIs this year is Jake Cronenworth. Cronenworth is hitting .261 on the year with a .326 on-base percentage. He has 12 doubles and eight home runs, leading to 35 RBIs. Cronenworth has also scored 24 times this year. Luiz Arraez currently leads the MLB with a .332 batting average.
Meanwhile, Fernando Tatis Jr. leads the team in runs scored this year. Tatis is hitting .249 on the year with a .320 on-base percentage. He has hit eight doubles and nine home runs, leading to 28 RBIs. Tatis has also stolen six bases and scored 36 times this year. Manny Machado rounds out the top bats of the year for the Padres. He is hitting .235 on the year but with 11 doubles and five home runs. This has led to 28 RBIs and 24 runs scored.
The Padres are 13th in the majors in ERA this year, while sitting tenth in WHIP and 12th in opponent batting average. Joe Musgrove will be on the mound for the Padres. He is 3-4 on the year with a 5.66 ERA. He also has a 1.48 WHIP. Musgrove went 5.1 innings last time out, giving up six hits and one run. He has been solid in May, making three starts, but giving up just five runs, four earned, in 14.1 innings of work. Current members of the Royals have 40 at-bats lifetime against Musgrove. They are hitting .350 against him with two home runs and nine RBIs.
Why The Royals Will Cover The Spread/Win
The Royals are fourth in the majors in runs scored, seventh in batting average, 13th in on-base percentage, and seventh in slugging. Salvador Perez has been leading the team in RBIs this year. He is hitting .320 on the year with a .383 on-base percentage. He has 13 doubles, and ten home runs, leading to his 41 RBIs. Further, he has scored 24 times this year. Vinnie Pasquantino has also been great this year. He is hitting .229 on the year with a .309 on-base percentage. Pasquantino has 13 doubles and six home runs leading to 35 RBIs. He has also scored 26 times.
Bobby Witt Jr. is scoring a bunch this year. He has scored 49 runs on the season. Witt is hitting .309 on the year with a .363 on-base percentage. He has 16 doubles, six triples, and nine home runs. This has led to 40 RBIs. Witt has also stolen 16 bases this year and has now scored 49 times this year. Rounding out the top bats is Maikel Garcia. He is hitting .265 with a .312 on-base percentage. he has 12 home runs, three triples, and five home runs. This has led to 34 RBIs and 35 runs scored. Garcia has also stolen 13 bases this year.
Royals pitching is sixth in team ERA, 12th in WHIP, and 11th in opponent batting average. It will be Alec Marsh on the mound for the Royals. He is 4-2 on the year with a 3.24 ERA and a 1.06 WHIP. Marsh struggled last time out. He gave up five runs in seven innings, taking his second loss of the month in the game. Still, he has a 3.86 ERA in May but has a 1-2 record in the month.
Final Padres-Royals Prediction & Pick
The Royals have been amazing this year. They are far exceeding expectations and continue to play well. They do not have their top pitcher going in this one, and Alec Marsh has not been amazing this year and will give up runs. Joe Musgrove will also give up plenty of runs, as both teams score a bunch. Take the over in this one.
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Final Padres-Royals Prediction & Pick: Over 8.5 (-124)
