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Kansas City Royals vs Colorado Rockies: The Royals are starting a long road trip

The Kansas City Royals and the Colorado Rockies are starting a three-game series tonight at Kauffman Stadium.

The Royals have a solid season

The Kansas City Royals are third in the AL Central with a 48-41 record, including 17-23 on the road. After winning back-to-back series against the Miami Marlins and the Cleveland Guardians they lost 2-1 in the series against the Tampa Bay Rays. Kansas City has a 3.76 ERA, a .238 batting average, a .309 on-base percentage, and 1.26 walks plus hits per inning pitched. Bobby Witt Jr. is the best player on the team with 113 hits, 69 runs, and 14 home runs.

The Rockies are the worst team in the NL

The Colorado Rockies are at the bottom of the NL West with the worst record in the NL, 30-57, including 18-26 at home. After losing five straight games, the Rockies have won three of the last five and split the series against the Milwaukee Brewers. The Rockies have a 5.58 ERA, a .285 batting average, a .356 on-base percentage, and 1.54 walks plus hits per inning pitched. Ezequiel Tovar leads the team with 97 hits, Brenton Doyle is on top with 49 runs, and Ryan McMahon leads with 14 home runs.

Betting Trends

The Rockies are 5-12 SU in their last 17 games overall, 1-5 SU in their last 6 games against teams from the AL and 2-4 SU in their last 6 games against teams from the AL Central. They have played under the total run line in 7 of their last 10 games overall and 4 of their last 5 home games while have gone over in 4 of their last 6 games against the Royals and 6 of their last 7 home games against them. The Royals are 1-6 SU in their last 7 games on the road and 2-4 SU in their last 6 games against teams from the NL West. Kansas City has played under the total run line in 9 of their last 12 games overall and 6 of their last 7 games against teams from the NL.

Prediction and Conclusion

The Colorado Rockies are among the worst teams in the league this season, and even though they beat the Milwaukee Brewers last night, they rarely play two consecutive games on the same level. The Rockies will start Kyle Freeland tonight, who is 0-3 for the season with a 7.94 ERA, 16 K, 2.81 IP, and 1.80 WHIP. The Royals will start with Cole Ragans, who is 5-6 for the season with a 3.33 ERA, 126 K, 102.2 IP, and 1.17 WHIP. The Royals have been struggling on the road lately, and there is no better visit to end that streak than going to Colorado. Ragans has been very active this season, and he will have full control of this game and lead the Royals to a win.