Royals vs Reds Game Breakdown

Get ready for an electrifying showdown as the Kansas City Royals, boasting a solid 68 wins, gallop into the Great American Ball Park to face the Cincinnati Reds, who are looking to turn their luck around in today’s game. With the first pitch slated for 01:40 PM EST, the Royals are hot on the heels of the league leaders, while the Reds are trying to claw their way up from a recent rough patch. Today’s matchup promises a flurry of action with the betting lines nearly neck and neck and an over/under that suggests the bats might just be as lively as the weather—overcast, slightly breezy, and perfectly poised for baseball. After yesterday’s lopsided affair where the Royals trampled the Reds in a 13-1 victory, today’s game is Cincinnati’s chance for redemption or another royal flush.

Game Breakdown

Game Time: August 18, 2024 01:40PM EST

Location: Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati

Weather: Overcast with winds from the WNW at 5.6 mph. Temperature is at 75.9° with 71% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	KC ML	CIN ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-109	-111	9.5	1.5/-1.5
Recent	-106	-114	9.0	1.5/-1.5
Difference	+3	-3	-0.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

5W-5L

AWAY

112W-188L

51.5% Win Probability

LAST 10

5W-5L

HOME

143W-159L

48.5% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
08/16/24	Kansas City Royals KC	7	Under	-1.5
08/16/24	Cincinnati Reds CIN	1	Under	-1.5
08/17/24	Kansas City Royals KC	13	Over	+4.5
08/17/24	Cincinnati Reds CIN	1	Over	+4.5
06/12/23	Cincinnati Reds CIN	5	Under	-0.5
06/12/23	Kansas City Royals KC	4	Under	-0.5
06/13/23	Cincinnati Reds CIN	5	Under	-0.5
06/13/23	Kansas City Royals KC	4	Under	-0.5
06/14/23	Cincinnati Reds CIN	7	Over	+1.5
06/14/23	Kansas City Royals KC	4	Over	+1.5

Royals Vs Over/Under

Reds Vs Over/Under

Brady Singer

ERA 3.113 | IP 133.0 | 8.0W-7.0L | KO 127.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
08-12-24	@MIN	3-8L	5.0	8	6	9	Over
08-05-24	vsBOS	9-5L	5.7	10	4	6	Over
07-31-24	@CWS	10-3W	7.0	6	3	4	Over
07-26-24	vsCHC	0-6W	7.0	2	0	5	Under
07-20-24	vsCWS	1-6W	7.0	5	0	7	Under
07-07-24	@COL	10-1W	7.0	6	1	7	Over
07-02-24	vsTB	5-1L	5.0	3	1	4	Under
06-26-24	vsMIA	1-5W	7.3	5	1	5	Under
06-21-24	@TEX	2-6L	5.0	3	1	4	Under
06-16-24	@LAD	0-3L	6.0	5	3	4	Under

Andrew Abbott

ERA 3.586 | IP 133.0 | 10.0W-9.0L | KO 110.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
08-12-24	vsSTL	1-6W	6.7	5	1	6	Under
08-07-24	@MIA	4-6L	5.0	6	6	7	Over
08-02-24	vsSF	3-0L	4.3	7	2	8	Under
07-27-24	@TB	0-4L	4.0	8	4	2	Under
07-21-24	@WAS	2-5L	6.7	6	2	1	Under
07-13-24	vsMIA	6-10W	3.3	7	5	4	Over
07-08-24	vsCOL	0-6W	7.0	3	0	8	Under
07-03-24	@NYY	3-2W	6.3	3	1	2	Under
06-27-24	@STL	11-4W	5.0	2	2	2	Over
06-21-24	vsBOS	2-5W	5.7	4	2	10	Under

Royals Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
08/19	vs CIN	13-1W	15	2	Over
08/18	vs CIN	7-1W	13	2	Under
08/16	vs MIN	4-1W	11	2	Under
08/15	vs MIN	3-13L	7	2	Over
08/14	vs MIN	3-8L	8	1	Over
08/12	@ STL	8-3W	12	1	Over
08/11	@ STL	5-8L	10	0	Over
08/09	@ BOS	8-4W	7	3	Over
08/08	@ BOS	5-6L	8	1	Over
08/07	@ BOS	5-9L	9	1	Over
08/06	vs DET	3-2W	8	1	Under
08/05	vs DET	5-6L	9	2	Over
08/04	vs DET	9-2W	14	1	Over
08/03	vs DET	7-1W	10	3	Under
08/02	vs CWS	10-3W	16	2	Over

Reds Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
08/19	@ KC	1-13L	7	1	Over
08/18	@ KC	1-7L	4	0	Under
08/16	@ STL	9-2W	13	5	Over
08/15	@ STL	4-1W	6	2	Under
08/14	@ STL	6-1W	6	3	Under
08/13	vs MIL	4-3W	6	1	Under
08/12	vs MIL	0-1L	3	0	Under
08/11	vs MIL	3-8L	9	2	Over
08/10	vs MIA	10-4W	11	1	Over
08/09	vs MIA	4-6L	10	1	Over
08/08	vs MIA	8-2W	13	2	Over
08/07	vs MIA	10-3W	15	4	Over
08/06	@ SF	2-8L	4	2	Over
08/05	@ SF	6-4W	8	4	Over
08/04	@ SF	0-3L	0	0	Under

Team’s Batting Order

Kansas City Royals	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Maikel Garcia	9.1	11.8	0.238	0.343	0.306	0.649	0.269	0.013
#2 Bobby Witt Jr.	12.3	16.0	0.350	0.621	0.442	1.064	0.425	0.051
#3 Vinnie Pasquantino	8.2	10.9	0.264	0.456	0.357	0.813	0.332	0.041
#4 Salvador Perez	10.0	13.1	0.277	0.467	0.372	0.839	0.342	0.048
#5 Hunter Renfroe	8.8	11.7	0.226	0.389	0.334	0.723	0.297	0.035
#6 Freddy Fermin	8.2	10.6	0.303	0.426	0.385	0.811	0.332	0.025
#7 Michael Massey	6.7	8.9	0.257	0.467	0.299	0.766	0.318	0.047
#8 Garrett Hampson	7.1	8.9	0.246	0.327	0.298	0.626	0.261	0.000
#9 Dairon Blanco	6.3	8.1	0.235	0.353	0.294	0.647	0.270	0.029

Cincinnati Reds	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Jonathan India	8.1	10.7	0.251	0.396	0.416	0.812	0.326	0.028
#2 Elly De La Cruz	11.0	14.2	0.260	0.482	0.384	0.866	0.348	0.043
#3 Spencer Steer	7.8	10.4	0.237	0.430	0.370	0.800	0.324	0.041
#4 TJ Friedl	8.8	11.9	0.220	0.402	0.360	0.762	0.312	0.055
#5 Jeimer Candelario	8.5	11.2	0.228	0.438	0.305	0.743	0.307	0.048
#6 Jake Fraley	8.4	10.6	0.273	0.367	0.352	0.720	0.297	0.011
#7 Santiago Espinal	5.5	7.1	0.242	0.377	0.307	0.684	0.284	0.035
#8 Will Benson	6.6	8.8	0.195	0.389	0.314	0.703	0.289	0.041
#9 Luke Maile	5.0	6.5	0.167	0.250	0.306	0.556	0.235	0.019

Royals Notable Injuries

Hunter Harvey OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/06/24. Impact: 0.4
John Schreiber OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 07/30/24. Impact: 0.5

Reds Notable Injuries

Hunter Greene OUT (SP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/15/24. Impact: 11.0
Austin Wynns OUT (C): Avg: 0.412 SLG:0.647 Last game: 07/30/24. Impact: 2.0
Brent Suter OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 07/21/24. Impact: 1.2