Kansas City Royals (82-71) vs San Francisco Giants (74-79)
Game Info: Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 5:10 pm (Ewing M. Kauffman Stadium)
The Line: Betting Odds: Kansas City Royals -164 / San Francisco Giants +139 — Over/Under: 8.5
The San Francisco Giants and the Kansas City Royals square off Saturday in MLB action from Kauffman Stadium. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a San Francisco Giants vs. Kansas City Royals prediction.
Starting Pitching Matchup
The San Francisco Giants will start Landen Roupp here and is 0-1 with a 3.02 ERA and 40 strikeouts this season. This will be Roupp’s first career start against Kansas City. The Kansas City Royals will start Brady Singer here and is 9-11 with a 3.53 ERA and 159 strikeouts this season. In his career, Singer is 0-0 with a 5.73 ERA and 9 strikeouts against the Giants.
San Francisco Giants Recap
The San Francisco Giants come into this one looking to build on their series-opening 2-1 win over Kansas City from Friday’s matchup. The win put San Fran on the fast track to build on their series win over Baltimore from earlier in the week.
Giants Trying To Finish With Winning Record
Going into Friday’s opener, Thairo Estrada has 79 hits along with 9 home runs and 47 RBIs while also chipping in 15 doubles. Michael Conforto has 96 hits with 18 home runs, 25 doubles, and 62 RBIs while Matt Chapman has 135 hits of his own alongside 36 doubles with 24 homers, 73 RBIs, and 15 stolen bases. Chapman also has the dubious distinction of leading the Giants with 150 strikeouts this season. Heliot Ramos has 21 home runs and 69 RBIs and a .266 batting average as well this year.
Why the San Francisco Giants will win
- The underdogs have won each of the Giants’ last four games at Kauffman Stadium.
- The Royals have lost each of their last three games as favorites.
- The road team has covered the run line in each of the Royals’ last nine games.
- The Royals have failed to cover the run line in seven of their last eight home games following a loss.
Kansas City Royals Recap
The Kansas City Royals come into this one looking to bounce back from their loss in Friday’s opener which extended their losing streak to 5 and put the Royals at risk of failing to rebound from their series loss to the Tigers to start the week. The Royals will face the Nationals following this series.
Royals Clinging To Wild Card Spot Amid Slide
Entering Friday, Bobby Witt Jr. leads the Royals with 201 hits including 32 home runs, 108 RBIs, and team-highs of 11 triples and 44 doubles with 30 stolen bases and a .331 batting average. Salvador Perez also has 27 home runs with 103 RBIs and 27 doubles. Maikel Garcia has 7 home runs, 58 RBIs, and 36 stolen bases along with 5 triples and 27 doubles this season. Vinnie Pasquantino has 30 doubles with 19 homers and 97 RBIs of his own on the year.
Why the Kansas City Royals will win
- The Giants have lost 10 of their last 11-day games against AL Central opponents following a win.
- The Royals have won 23 of their last 28 home games against teams that held a losing record.
- The Royals have covered the run line in nine of their last 10-day games against National League opponents that held a losing record.
- The Giants have failed to cover the run line in nine of their last 11-day games against AL Central opponents following a win.
Giants vs. Royals Prediction
I’m backing the Royals here. I’m going to try to catch the falling knife again here as the Royals are just backpedaling at the wrong time when it comes to trying to secure a playoff spot, with all of the teams around them playing well. That being said, I trust Singer at home where he’s played his best ball and the Royals are too talented to continue struggling like this. I’ll lean towards the Royals but there are better options on Saturday’s card.