Phillies vs Royals Game Breakdown

Get ready to rumble at Kauffman Stadium tonight as the Philadelphia Phillies, hot on the heels of the National League top spot, lock horns with the Kansas City Royals, who are just a whisper away from the American League crown. The stakes are high with the Phillies batting a solid season but stumbling in their last game, while the Royals are riding the high from a slick shutout win. With the first pitch at 08:10 PM EST under a partly cloudy sky, the breeze might just carry a few homers tonight. Betting lines are buzzing, with the over/under teasing at 9.5, making every swing count even more. So, as the Royals try to keep their kingdom secure and the Phillies aim to charge up the Liberty Bell, tonight’s clash promises to be nothing less than royal rumble meets brotherly love battle!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: August 23, 2024 08:10PM EST

Location: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City

Weather: Partly cloudy with winds from the ESE at 11.9 mph. Temperature is at 75.0° with 55% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	PHI ML	KC ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+115	-138	9.5	1.5/-1.5
Recent	+122	-145	9.0	1.5/-1.5
Difference	+7	-7	-0.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

5W-5L

AWAY

148W-153L

45.0% Win Probability

LAST 10

7W-3L

HOME

145W-157L

55.0% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
08/04/23	Kansas City Royals KC	7	Over	+2.5
08/04/23	Philadelphia Phillies PHI	5	Over	+2.5
08/05/23	Kansas City Royals KC	6	Over	+5.5
08/05/23	Philadelphia Phillies PHI	9	Over	+5.5
08/06/23	Kansas City Royals KC	4	Over	+2.5
08/06/23	Philadelphia Phillies PHI	8	Over	+2.5

Phillies Vs Over/Under

Royals Vs Over/Under

Taijuan Walker

ERA 5.692 | IP 61.7 | 3.0W-4.0L | KO 51.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
08-18-24	vsWAS	6-4L	4.7	4	3	3	Over
08-13-24	vsMIA	5-0L	4.0	4	3	5	Under
06-21-24	vsARI	5-4L	4.0	5	4	3	Push
06-15-24	@BAL	2-6L	5.7	6	3	4	Under
06-09-24	vsNYM	6-5L	5.7	2	2	6	Over
06-02-24	vsSTL	5-4L	5.0	5	4	5	Push
05-27-24	@SF	4-8L	6.0	9	6	4	Over
05-22-24	vsTEX	4-11W	4.7	6	3	5	Over
05-16-24	vsNYM	6-5L	3.3	4	2	1	Over
05-11-24	@MIA	8-3W	6.0	8	1	4	Over

Will Smith

ERA 5.165 | IP 38.3 | 0.0W-4.0L | KO 24.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
08-17-24	@CIN	13-1W	6.0	4	0	9	Over
08-10-24	vsSTL	3-8W	7.0	5	2	6	Over
08-04-24	@DET	3-2W	6.0	7	2	2	Under
07-30-24	@CWS	4-3W	7.0	5	2	5	Under
07-24-24	vsARI	8-6L	4.7	6	3	1	Over
07-19-24	vsCWS	1-7W	7.0	4	0	7	Under
07-10-24	@STL	8-5W	5.0	7	4	3	Over
07-03-24	vsTB	2-4W	6.0	2	1	8	Under
06-27-24	vsCLE	1-2W	5.3	7	1	6	Under
06-22-24	@TEX	0-6L	5.0	3	1	5	Under
08-20-24	vsLAA	9-5L	1.0	1	2	1	Over
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	Under
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

Phillies Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
08/24	vs ATL	2-3L	3	0	Under
08/23	vs ATL	3-2W	5	0	Under
08/22	vs ATL	1-3L	5	0	Under
08/20	@ WAS	4-6L	10	3	Over
08/19	@ WAS	5-1W	10	0	Under
08/18	@ WAS	3-2W	10	0	Under
08/17	@ WAS	13-3W	17	3	Over
08/16	@ MIA	9-5W	13	1	Over
08/15	@ MIA	0-5L	4	0	Under
08/13	vs ARI	5-12L	8	0	Over
08/12	vs ARI	1-11L	5	0	Over
08/11	vs ARI	2-3L	5	1	Under
08/10	vs ARI	6-4W	14	1	Over
08/09	vs LAD	9-4W	10	3	Over
08/08	vs LAD	6-2W	14	2	Under

Royals Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
08/23	@ LAA	3-0W	8	1	Under
08/22	@ LAA	5-9L	12	0	Over
08/21	@ LAA	5-3W	9	1	Under
08/20	vs CIN	8-1W	13	1	Push
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

Team’s Batting Order

Philadelphia Phillies	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Kyle Schwarber	9.0	12.2	0.249	0.476	0.467	0.942	0.366	0.065
#2 Trea Turner	9.2	11.9	0.298	0.460	0.362	0.822	0.338	0.036
#3 Bryce Harper	9.8	13.0	0.272	0.520	0.414	0.934	0.372	0.061
#4 Alec Bohm	7.7	10.1	0.294	0.470	0.384	0.853	0.348	0.027
#5 Nick Castellanos	8.5	11.1	0.248	0.415	0.329	0.744	0.307	0.033
#6 Bryson Stott	7.5	9.8	0.236	0.351	0.354	0.705	0.289	0.023
#7 J.T. Realmuto	7.7	10.0	0.253	0.384	0.343	0.727	0.299	0.028
#8 Brandon Marsh	6.4	8.4	0.237	0.401	0.356	0.757	0.308	0.038
#9 Johan Rojas	5.7	7.2	0.245	0.310	0.300	0.610	0.256	0.011

Kansas City Royals	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Michael Massey	9.5	12.5	0.265	0.465	0.310	0.774	0.321	0.044
#2 Bobby Witt Jr.	11.2	14.6	0.351	0.620	0.444	1.064	0.425	0.050
#3 Vinnie Pasquantino	9.3	12.4	0.265	0.454	0.362	0.816	0.332	0.039
#4 Salvador Perez	8.9	11.7	0.272	0.458	0.366	0.825	0.336	0.046
#5 MJ Melendez	8.3	10.9	0.204	0.409	0.288	0.697	0.288	0.046
#5 Will Smith	4.9	10.8	nan	nan	nan	nan	0.000	nan
#6 Freddy Fermin	7.7	9.9	0.301	0.422	0.379	0.801	0.328	0.023
#7 Adam Frazier	6.2	8.1	0.217	0.290	0.327	0.618	0.258	0.009
#8 Maikel Garcia	7.0	9.0	0.237	0.341	0.308	0.649	0.269	0.012
#9 Kyle Isbel	6.2	8.1	0.237	0.386	0.315	0.702	0.289	0.024

Phillies Notable Injuries

Ranger Suarez OUT (SP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 07/24/24. Impact: 5.6
Austin Hays OUT (OF): Avg: 0.262 SLG:0.403 Last game: 08/09/24. Impact: 2.5