On the MLB schedule, the Pittsburgh Pirates will travel to take on the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday in a Major League Baseball tilt.
The Pirates have won the first two games of the series. Pittsburgh is 60-73 on the season and fourth in the National League Central.
The Pittsburgh Pirates standings not showing them in last place is surprising to many around Major League Baseball. For Kansas City, they are on the way to 100+ losses.
The Royals have the second-worst record in Major League Baseball, at 41-93. Kansas City has dropped five straight games and are now 23-42 at home.
Let’s take a look at our Pirates vs Royals betting picks.
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Kansas City Royals Odds
Before our Pirates vs Royals betting picks, here are the updated odds:
- Moneyline: Kansas City Royals -110, Pittsburgh Pirates -110
- Runline: Kansas City Royals +1.5 (-175), Pittsburgh Pirates -1.5 (+145)
- Total: 9
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Kansas City Royals Information
Here is some information on the game before our Pirates vs Royals betting picks:
Pittsburgh Pirates vs Kansas City Royals
Location of the game: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO.
Date & Time: Wednesday, August 30. 7:10 pm CT.
How to watch: BSKC
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Kansas City Royals Analysis
After winning 5-0 on Monday, the Pirates pitching was good again Tuesday night. The offense was limited early, taking the lead in the eighth inning from a Ke’Bryan Hayes home run. It was his 11th home run of the season, and he now has 52 runs batted in.
Liover Peguero hit his sixth home run later in the game, and the Pirates added a sixth run. The Pirates as a team are hitting .235, which still ranks near the bottom of the league.
Andre Jackson gets the start for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He is 0-1 on the season with a 4.91 earned run average. Jackson has thrown 36.2 innings and struck out 36 batters this season. This is just his 3rd start of the season.
Royals’ Offensive Struggle
There is little to talk about with the Kansas City Royals. The Royals were shut out on Monday by Johan Oviedo and scored just three runs on Tuesday. Looking at the MLB player stats, Kansas City is at or near the bottom in all offensive categories. During the five-game losing streak, the Royals have scored just a total of 12 runs.
Not only have they lost five straight, but also nine out of ten. Bobby Witt continues to be the positive for Kansas City. He needs four home runs and 19 batted in to reach 30 and 100 on the season.
For Kansas City, they will send Angel Zerpa to the hill. He has thrown just 17.1 innings this season. He is 1-2 with a 7.27 ERA on the season. This is also his third start of the season.
His last appearance was on August 26th against the Mariners. He went an inning and allowed a single hit and run. His longest outing was five innings on July 14th at Toronto.
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Kansas City Royals Betting Picks
In one of our MLB Picks for Wednesday – this has the makings of a Pittsburgh Pirates blowout. It’s not very often the Pirates are ahead of a team in the MLB standings. But that’s the case here. Sure, the Pirates have unknowns on the mound, but it won’t matter.
The Kansas City Royals record is horrendous, and their offense is one of the reasons. The pitching for Kansas City is not great, either. That leads to a Pirates blowout. We are betting on the Pirates’ run line in this one.
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Kansas City Royals Prediction
It’s not very often that one of the MLB games being bet on has the Pittsburgh Pirates winning by many runs. But when you are the second worst of all the MLB teams, that happens. That’s the case here for the Royals. Pittsburgh wins this game easily.
- Barring any late changes to the MLB injury report, take the Pirates to win 11-4 over the Royals on Wednesday.
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