The Kansas City Royals will send Jason Vargas to the mound on Wednesday as they look to close out their best-of-seven ALCS with a Game 4 victory over the Baltimore Orioles.
Vargas is 2-3 with a 1.94 ERA over his eight career starts against the Orioles, and he held the Angels to two runs on three hits over six innings in his ALDS outing. The Orioles, who trail the Royals 3-0 in the series, will turn to Miguel Gonzalez on Wednesday. Gonzalez is 1-2 with a 4.82 ERA in his career against the Royals.
There was no line posted early Wednesday but watch Sportsbook for updates this morning.
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Baltimore Orioles vs Kansas City Royals Odds and Stats.
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
Kansas City (96-73) will face the 99-69 Orioles in this tilt. Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and Kansas City vs Baltimore injuries news.
The MLB Power Rankings show a disparity between these teams, with the Kansas City Royals rated this week at No. 13 and the Baltimore Orioles sitting at No. 3.
How Baltimore Orioles vs Kansas City Royals Stats Matchup
The game also pits Kansas City Royals No. 12-rated offense, averaging 4.09 runs per game, against a Baltimore Orioles defense that ranks No. 5 at 3.68 in runs allowed per game. The Kansas City Royals have averaged 9.02 hits per game so far, more than Baltimore Orioles batters have averaged on the year (8.85 hits per game).
Baltimore brings the No. 5-rated defense to this matchup, facing the Royals's No. 12-ranked defense.
Recent Outings Betting Recap
Baltimore looks to rebound from a loss to the Royals, who beat them 2-1 on Tuesday behind a start from Jeremy Guthrie at Kauffman Stadium.
Baltimore Orioles vs Kansas City Royals Betting Odds Trends
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Baltimore's last 6 games
Baltimore is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Baltimore's last 5 games on the road
Baltimore is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Kansas City
Kansas City is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Kansas City's last 13 games
Kansas City is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Kansas City is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Baltimore
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