There has been a lot of change in MLB throughout recent years. A major change has been the matchups you see throughout the 162-game season. The league has implemented more interleague games sprinkled throughout the season, which brings a lot of matchups we are not used to seeing. We will see exactly that on Monday night as the Kansas City Royals (12-30) and the San Diego Padres (19-22) begin a three-game series in California.
Every day of the MLB schedule is one day closer to October baseball. Both of these MLB teams are on the wrong side of the MLB standings as they would have hoped at this point of the season. These three MLB games are pivotal for San Diego as they can get back to .500 on the year. With that being said, let’s make our Royals vs Padres prediction.
Royals vs. Padres Odds
Kansas City Royals vs San Diego Padres Information
Kansas City Royals vs San Diego Padres
Location of the game: Petco Park, San Diego, CA.
Date & Time: Monday, May 15. 9:40 p.m. EST.
How to watch: Bally Sports Kansas City | Bally Sports San Diego | MLB.TV
Kansas City Royals vs San Diego Padres Recent Scores
To no surprise, the Kansas City Royals and San Diego Padres have not squared off in 2023 thus far. Because of that, we have to look at their recent trends when deciding what our Royals vs Padres prediction will look like.
Believe it or not, the Royals have been the better team in the last 10 games. San Diego is 3-7 in their last 10 outings. In fact, they are on a five-game losing streak and need to figure things out quickly. On the other hand, the Royals have the second-worst record in MLB, but there is still a ways away until October.
Last Game Records
Kansas City Royals
The Kansas City Royals are coming off a series against the Milwaukee Brewers where they were swept. Throughout the month of May, the Royals are 5-8, which is actually much better than their 12-30 record as a whole.
San Diego Padres
The San Diego Padres have had a disappointing five-game stretch. If they want to contend for a World Series, this cannot happen. The Padres did not score more than three runs in a game during this stretch. The Padres are 3-9 in May, but 19-22 as a whole.
Kansas City Royals vs San Diego Padres Betting Preview
Kansas City Royals Betting Preview
In terms of MLB stats, the Kansas City Royals have among the third-worst ERA in baseball at 5.33. Because of that, the Kansas City Royals odds are rarely on their side. Brad Keller takes the mound as he looks to prove the world wrong and continue his solid season. He is 3-3 with a 4.31 ERA, 1.76 WHIP and allowed just three hits in his last start.
A trend to follow is that the Royals are 15-27 against the spread this season, which is the worst cover percentage in the league. Even as the underdog, they fail to cover. However, Kansas City has covered in two of the last three games Keller has pitched.
San Diego Padres Betting Preview
The San Diego Padres came into the season expecting pitching to be their weakness, but recently, the offense has let them down. During May, the most runs the Padres have allowed is just six runs. Michael Wacha is hoping to be the beneficiary of more run support against the Royals. The veteran is 3-1 with a 4.82 ERA, 1.34 WHIP and has allowed just a single run over his last two starts.
San Diego is very average against the spread at 20-21. An interesting note when deciding your San Diego Padres picks is that the under has hit for San Diego games over 66% of the time, which is a league-high.
Kansas City Royals vs. San Diego Padres Betting Preview
Moneyline: On the moneyline, the Kansas City Royals are given +170 MLB odds, and the San Diego Padres are the heavy favorites on their home turf with +200 odds.
Spread: When it comes to the spread for your MLB picks, the Royals will be given +1.5 (-115) odds, and the Padres will have to cover -1.5 (-105).
Over/Under: Finally, the over/under is set at an even 9 runs.
Now, it is time to make our Royals vs Padres prediction.
Kansas City Royals vs San Diego Padres Pick and Predictions
- Final Score Prediction: Padres 5-1
- Pick: San Diego Padres -1.5 (-105)
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