Kansas City Royals

38-55

Baltimore Orioles

43-50

7:05 PM ET Oriole Park at Camden Yards MASN

Back Baltimore behind Brandon Young, the clear pitching edge in this matchup.

Young's sub-3.40 ERA and steady command tower over a wild Royals starter.

SideBET HOME ML at BAL -152.

TotalPASS

Lean6/10

Confidence

Young owns a 3.38 ERA versus Avila's 5.05.
Avila walks 5.45 per nine, WHIP 1.59.
BAL implied at 5.5, Orioles favored -152.

Best Bet Baltimore moneyline at -152 behind Brandon Young's command edge.

Total10.5

KC Win44%

BAL Win60%

Implied KC5.0

Implied BAL5.5

Vegas / Market

Total

10.5

Run line

BAL 1.5

KC ML

+128 44%

BAL ML

-152 60%

KC5.0

BAL5.5

The de-vigged team totals sit at KC 5.0 and BAL 5.5, a half-run edge that lines up with the pitching mismatch. Baltimore at -152 is priced fairly rather than as a bargain, so the moneyline offers no obvious value. The total at 10.5 feels efficient with both sides implied near five-plus.

Pitching Matchup

Luinder Avila

4-3 · 51.2 IP

ERA

5.05

WHIP

1.59

K/9

8.3

BB/9

5.5

BAL

Brandon Young

7-2 · 77.1 IP

ERA

3.38

WHIP

1.36

K/9

7.2

BB/9

3.5

Young is the sturdier arm with a 1.36 WHIP and manageable 3.50 BB/9, giving Baltimore length and control. Avila brings decent whiffs at 8.26 K/9 but undermines it with a 5.45 BB/9 and a bloated 1.59 WHIP. The command gap plainly favors Young.

Offense Comparison

KCrank of 30BAL

4.3 19 Runs / G 13 4.6

0.247 10 AVG 21 0.238

1.01 23 HR / G 16 1.16

8.04 24 K / G 4 9.07

Kansas City makes better contact, ranking 10th in AVG at .247, and could exploit Avila-free traffic against Young, though their 23rd-ranked power limits ceiling. Baltimore swings for more thump but strikes out often, ranking 4th in K/game, a profile that meshes with a walk-prone Avila who hands out free bases. The Orioles have the better stack case given Avila's control issues.

Weather & Park

7 mph L to R cross · neutral

Conditions

Sunny

Temp

82°

Humidity

67%

Sunny and warm at 82F with a neutral 7 mph left-to-right crosswind, so conditions are mild and not a strong push either direction.

DFS Angles

Stack Baltimore bats against Avila's 5.45 BB/9 and 1.59 WHIP, with warm conditions supporting run output. Alonso and Henderson anchor the highest-projected core.

Target Brandon Young as the cleaner DFS arm given his 3.38 ERA and win upside; fade Avila given his walk rate and 5.05 ERA.

KC top bats

Bobby Witt Jr. 14.6 proj · $6,400 · 2.3x
Carter Jensen 12.0 proj · $4,900 · 2.4x
Jac Caglianone 11.5 proj · $4,500 · 2.6x
Lane Thomas 10.6 proj · $3,300 · 3.2x
Salvador Perez 9.9 proj · $3,600 · 2.8x

BAL top bats

Pete Alonso 14.8 proj · $5,700 · 2.6x
Gunnar Henderson 13.9 proj · $5,500 · 2.5x
Taylor Ward 13.8 proj · $4,700 · 2.9x
Adley Rutschman 12.8 proj · $4,200 · 3.0x
Samuel Basallo 11.7 proj · $3,900 · 3.0x

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Prop leans

Pete Alonso - over on total bases - top projection 14.8 fpts with 0.33 HR against a wild starter.
Gunnar Henderson - over on hits - projects a team-best 1.85 hits.
Bobby Witt Jr. - over on hits - projects 1.77 hits at $6400.
Adley Rutschman - RBI upside - projects 1.24 RBI at value 3.04x.

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