Angels vs Royals Game Breakdown

Get ready to watch sparks fly at Kauffman Stadium tonight as the underdog Los Angeles Angels, trailing far behind in the American League standings, try to snatch a win from the high-flying Kansas City Royals at 08:10 PM EST. With the Royals riding the high from yesterday’s victory and the Angels nursing their wounds, the stakes are sky-high. The betting world’s got the Royals as hefty favorites, but with an over/under of 8.5, tonight’s game promises some scoreboard action, despite the drizzle and a slight breeze making the 73°F feel a bit chillier. So, as these teams clash once more, will the Angels find redemption, or will the Royals continue their royal rampage? Tonight, it’s all about whether the Angels can clip the Royals’ wings or if they’ll just add another jewel to Kansas City’s crown.

Game Breakdown

Game Time: August 20, 2024 08:10PM EST

Location: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City

Weather: Light rain with winds from the ENE at 5.6 mph. Temperature is at 73.0° with 69% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	LAA ML	KC ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+167	-204	8.5	1.5/-1.5
Recent	+165	-200	8.0	1.5/-1.5
Difference	-2	+4	-0.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

2W-8L

AWAY

128W-169L

37.7% Win Probability

LAST 10

7W-3L

HOME

144W-156L

62.3% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
05/09/24	Kansas City Royals KC	10	Over	+5.5
05/09/24	Los Angeles Angels LAA	4	Over	+5.5
05/10/24	Kansas City Royals KC	2	Under	-5.5
05/10/24	Los Angeles Angels LAA	1	Under	-5.5
05/11/24	Kansas City Royals KC	3	Over	+3.5
05/11/24	Los Angeles Angels LAA	9	Over	+3.5
05/12/24	Kansas City Royals KC	4	Under	-2.5
05/12/24	Los Angeles Angels LAA	2	Under	-2.5
08/19/24	Los Angeles Angels LAA	3	Under	-0.5
08/19/24	Kansas City Royals KC	5	Under	-0.5
04/21/23	Kansas City Royals KC	0	Under	-6.5
04/21/23	Los Angeles Angels LAA	2	Under	-6.5
04/22/23	Kansas City Royals KC	11	Over	+10.5
04/22/23	Los Angeles Angels LAA	8	Over	+10.5
04/23/23	Kansas City Royals KC	3	Under	-1.5
04/23/23	Los Angeles Angels LAA	4	Under	-1.5
06/16/23	Los Angeles Angels LAA	3	Under	-5.5
06/16/23	Kansas City Royals KC	0	Under	-5.5
06/17/23	Los Angeles Angels LAA	9	Over	+10.5
06/17/23	Kansas City Royals KC	10	Over	+10.5
06/18/23	Los Angeles Angels LAA	5	Under	-1.5
06/18/23	Kansas City Royals KC	2	Under	-1.5

Angels Vs Over/Under

Royals Vs Over/Under

Tyler Anderson

ERA 3.299 | IP 147.3 | 9.0W-11.0L | KO 117.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
08-14-24	vsTOR	9-2L	5.7	6	7	8	Over
08-08-24	@NYY	9-4W	6.0	3	1	7	Over
08-02-24	vsNYM	5-1L	5.0	8	3	3	Under
07-27-24	vsOAK	3-1L	7.0	6	3	10	Under
07-22-24	@SEA	3-1W	5.7	3	1	8	Under
07-12-24	vsSEA	5-6W	6.0	6	4	4	Over
07-06-24	@CHC	7-0W	8.0	3	0	10	Under
06-30-24	vsDET	7-6L	4.7	7	6	2	Over
06-25-24	vsOAK	5-7W	5.0	5	3	2	Over
06-19-24	vsMIL	2-0L	7.0	4	1	5	Under

Will Smith

ERA 4.821 | IP 37.3 | 0.0W-4.0L | KO 23.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
08-14-24	@MIN	4-1W	7.0	5	1	8	Under
08-07-24	vsBOS	4-8W	6.3	6	4	7	Over
08-02-24	@DET	9-2W	5.7	2	2	6	Over
07-28-24	vsCHC	7-3L	5.7	8	4	7	Over
07-22-24	vsARI	4-10W	6.0	6	3	5	Over
07-12-24	@BOS	6-1W	7.0	4	1	7	Under
07-05-24	@COL	2-4L	7.0	5	2	8	Under
06-29-24	vsCLE	7-2L	4.7	6	5	6	Over
06-24-24	vsMIA	1-4W	6.0	4	1	11	Under
06-19-24	@OAK	1-5L	6.0	4	2	7	Under
08-13-24	@MIN	3-13L	1.3	3	3	1	Over
08-09-24	vsSTL	8-5L	0.3	1	2	0	Over
08-07-24	vsBOS	4-8W	1.0	0	0	0	Over
08-06-24	vsBOS	6-5L	1.0	0	0	1	Over
08-04-24	@DET	3-2W	1.0	1	0	1	Under
08-01-24	@DET	7-1W	1.0	0	0	2	Push
07-29-24	@CWS	8-5W	1.0	0	0	0	Over
07-26-24	vsCHC	0-6W	1.0	1	0	0	Under
07-22-24	vsARI	4-10W	1.0	1	0	1	Over
07-10-24	@STL	6-4W	1.0	0	0	0	Over

Angels Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
08/21	vs KC	3-5L	6	1	Push
08/20	@ ATL	1-3L	3	0	Under
08/19	@ ATL	3-11L	11	0	Over
08/18	@ ATL	3-2W	6	1	Under
08/16	@ TOR	2-9L	3	1	Over
08/15	@ TOR	1-6L	7	1	Under
08/14	@ TOR	2-4L	2	2	Under
08/13	vs WAS	6-4W	9	0	Over
08/12	vs WAS	4-5L	11	1	Over
08/11	vs WAS	2-3L	10	1	Under
08/10	vs NYY	9-4W	14	1	Over
08/09	vs NYY	8-2W	13	1	Over
08/09	vs NYY	2-5L	5	1	Under
08/06	@ NYM	3-2W	4	0	Under
08/05	@ NYM	5-4W	9	1	Over

Royals Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
08/21	@ LAA	5-3W	9	1	Push
08/20	vs CIN	8-1W	13	1	Over
08/19	vs CIN	13-1W	15	2	Over
08/18	vs CIN	7-1W	13	2	Push
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

Team’s Batting Order

Los Angeles Angels	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Taylor Ward	7.4	9.8	0.236	0.395	0.351	0.746	0.305	0.036
#2 Zach Neto	8.1	10.6	0.260	0.457	0.353	0.810	0.332	0.043
#3 Anthony Rendon	6.7	8.4	0.229	0.274	0.344	0.618	0.258	0.000
#4 Kevin Pillar	6.8	8.9	0.263	0.427	0.336	0.763	0.316	0.030
#5 Logan O’Hoppe	6.9	9.0	0.255	0.432	0.342	0.775	0.318	0.045
#6 Brandon Drury	6.8	8.9	0.165	0.205	0.290	0.496	0.212	0.004
#7 Jo Adell	5.4	7.2	0.203	0.389	0.309	0.697	0.288	0.049
#8 Michael Stefanic	4.6	5.7	0.260	0.301	0.370	0.671	0.278	0.000
#9 Jack Lopez	6.8	6.8	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000

Kansas City Royals	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Maikel Garcia	8.8	11.3	0.237	0.342	0.305	0.647	0.269	0.013
#2 Bobby Witt Jr.	10.1	13.2	0.348	0.615	0.441	1.057	0.422	0.051
#3 Vinnie Pasquantino	8.3	11.1	0.265	0.454	0.361	0.815	0.332	0.040
#4 Salvador Perez	8.0	10.5	0.276	0.465	0.370	0.835	0.341	0.047
#5 Hunter Renfroe	7.5	10.0	0.226	0.387	0.333	0.720	0.296	0.035
#6 Freddy Fermin	7.5	9.6	0.298	0.417	0.377	0.794	0.325	0.024
#6 Will Smith	4.0	8.5	nan	nan	nan	nan	0.000	nan
#7 Garrett Hampson	6.7	8.4	0.240	0.320	0.291	0.611	0.256	0.000
#8 Paul DeJong	5.4	7.0	0.240	0.453	0.313	0.765	0.316	0.057
#9 Dairon Blanco	5.6	7.3	0.248	0.390	0.305	0.695	0.289	0.038

Angels Notable Injuries

Jose Soriano OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/18/24. Impact: 7.0
Luis Rengifo OUT (2B/3B): Avg: 0.3 SLG:0.417 Last game: 08/04/24. Impact: 2.7
Jose Marte OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/09/24. Impact: 1.3