Kansas City Royals (53-45) vs Arizona Diamondbacks (50-48)
Game Info: Tuesday, July 23, 2024 at 8:10 pm (Ewing M. Kauffman Stadium)
The Line: Betting Odds: Kansas City Royals +102 / Arizona Diamondbacks -120 — Over/Under:
The Arizona Diamondbacks and the Kansas City Royals meet Tuesday in MLB action from Kauffman Stadium. Here’s an Arizona Diamondbacks vs Kansas City Royals prediction. This will be the second installment in a three-game series. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for the game. We will examine:
The Arizona Diamondbacks recent form and player performance
The Kansas City Royals recent form and player performance
Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Arizona Diamondbacks
Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Kansas City Royals
Recent betting trends in games played between the Diamondbacks and Royals
A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the Diamondbacks vs Royals game
Arizona Diamondbacks Betting Preview
The Diamondbacks had a series versus the Chicago Cubs over the weekend. Arizona won the first pair 5-2 and 3-0 but lost Sunday 2-1 to miss the sweep. In the Monday opener versus the Royals, the Diamondbacks were blown out 10-4. Yilber Diaz had a rough start with 3.0 innings and seven earned runs.
In the starter slot for Arizona on Tuesday it’ll be Jordan Montgomery. This year Montgomery is 6-5 with a 6.44 ERA in 13 starts. Over 154 career games (153 starts) Montgomery is 44-39 with a 3.90 ERA.
Kansas City Royals Betting Preview
Over on the Royals’ side, they played the flailing Chicago White Sox in their last series. Kansas City took a sweep in that one with victories 7-1, 6-1 and 4-1. On Monday versus the Diamondbacks, the Royals had 15 hits in the victory. Cole Ragans put up 6.0 innings with three earned in the start.
It’ll be Alec Marsh in the starter role for the Royals on Tuesday. This year so far Marsh is 7-6 with a 4.52 ERA in 18 games (17 starts). Marsh is 10-15 with a 5.04 ERA in 35 career games (25 starts).
Diamondbacks vs Royals Pick Injury Notes
Diamondbacks SP Merrill Kelly (shoulder) will throw two more bullpen sessions before facing live hitters.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the Diamondbacks’ last six games against AL Central opponents have gone OVER the total runs line.
- Each of the last four games between the Diamondbacks and Royals at Kauffman Stadium have gone OVER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Royals’ last five games as underdogs against NL West opponents.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Diamondbacks’ last five games.
Kansas City Royals Player Prop Facts
- Bobby Witt Jr. has hit a home run in each of the Royals’ last three home games against the Diamondbacks.
- Bobby Witt Jr. has recorded a Double in three of the Royals’ last four home games against NL opponents.
- Vinnie Pasquantino has recorded at least one RBI in each of the Royals’ last nine games against NL opponents at Kauffman Stadium.
- Vinnie Pasquantino has recorded at least one Single in each of the Royals’ last six home games against NL opponents that held a winning record.
- Bobby Witt Jr. has scored at least one run in each of the Royals’ last eight games at Kauffman Stadium.
- Bobby Witt Jr. has recorded three or more total bases in each of the Royals’ last eight games at Kauffman Stadium.
- Kyle Isbel has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 10 appearances at Kauffman Stadium against opponents that held a winning record.
- Bobby Witt Jr. ranks 5th amongst qualified players for Slugging Percentage (.592) this season.
Arizona Diamondbacks Player Prop Facts
- Ketel Marte has hit a home run in three of the Diamondbacks’ last four games against AL Central opponents that held a winning record.
- Ketel Marte has recorded at least one RBI in each of the Diamondbacks’ last five road games against AL opponents that held a winning record.
- Ketel Marte has scored at least one run in each of the Diamondbacks’ last eight games against AL opponents that held a winning record.
- Lourdes Gurriel Jr. has recorded at least one Single in 10 of his last 11 appearances against the Royals.
- Jordan Montgomery has recorded four or more strikeouts in nine of his last 10 road appearances against AL Central opponents.
- Eugenio Suarez has recorded two or more total bases in five of his last six appearances with his team as a road favorite against AL opponents.
- Christian Walker has recorded at least one hit in each of the Diamondbacks’ last six games against AL opponents.
- Jordan Montgomery has recorded a win in three of his last four appearances.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Kansas City Royals rank 2nd in the league for home runs allowed this season (91).
- The Kansas City Royals rank 28th in the league for walks this season (268).
- The Arizona Diamondbacks rank 29th in the league for hits allowed this season (904).
- The Arizona Diamondbacks rank 3rd in the league for runs scored this season (495).
Arizona Diamondbacks vs Kansas City Royals Prediction
I’ll likely stay with Kansas City. Probably not touching it, though. Marsh pitched one inning on July 19 versus the Sox, giving up two hits, no walks and no earned. In two outings prior to that Marsh went 1-1 with 9.0 combined frames and eight earned runs. Marsh needs a good appearance here.
On Monday KC had one bad inning on defense, briefly falling behind 3-1 early. The Royals recovered quickly though, thanks to a nice offensive outing. I like the Royals to keep it up Tuesday but this one should be closer.