Royals vs. Padres Pick
Will the Kansas City Royals and San Diego Padres have another high-scoring game today when they meet at 4:40PM ET?
According to oddsmakers at BetDSI, San Diego is favored at home, as the Padres are getting odds of -115 to win. The Royals are listed with a money line of +105 to win, while the over/under total has been set at 8.5 runs.
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The pitching matchup for Sunday’s game features Jake Junis (1-0, 5.23 ERA) on the mound to face Dinelson Lamet (2-1, 6.92) of the Padres. Junis has just two starts this year, which resulted in 6 runs over a combined 8.1 innings of work. He has a 2.32 WHIP on the season due to 10 walks and only seven strikeouts. Lamet has just three starts, which has seen him give up 10 earned runs over 13 innings. He has 19 strikeouts with eight walks.
These two have split the first two games in this series. The Padres picked up a 6-3 win on Friday night and then the Royals followed that up with a 12-6 win on Saturday. The two have hit the over in both of those games. San Diego is now 24-39 on the season, 14-17 at home and 33-27 with the over. Kansas City is 27-34 overall, 10-18 on the road and 33-25 with the under.
The hits and runs piled up quickly on Saturday, as the two combined for 24 hits and 18 runs. A total of six home runs were hit in the game, including five for the Royals. Lorenzo Cain led the Royals with three hits and five RBI. Eric Hosmer and White Merrifield both drove in a pair of runs as well. Jose Pirela led the Padres with three hits, three RBI and three runs scored.
The total is set awfully low for two inexperienced starters that have had poor results. When you also consider that these two combined to use 13 pitchers in Saturday’s game, it’s hard to imagine this game not being high-scoring. Neither team will have a lot of reliable arms to use in this game, so the two young starters may have to stay out longer than they should. Both lineups should feast on this pitching.
MLB DAILY PREDICTION: ROYALS/PADRES OVER 8.5