The Kansas City Royals and Baltimore Orioles, led by star shortstops Bobby Witt Jr. and Gunnar Henderson respectively, meet in the Wild Card round with the winner advancing to face the New York Yankees in the ALDS.
The Orioles have one of the best young cores in baseball led by Henderson, Adley Rutschman, and Colton Cowser. Adding ace starting pitcher Corbin Burnes in the offseason made a big difference, especially with Grayson Rodriguez making only 20 starts due to injury.
The Royals have a deep starting rotation, and they rode Witt's historic second half of the season to snag a Wild Card berth. The five starters - Seth Lugo, Cole Ragans, Brady Singer, Michael Wacha and Alec Marsh - all had a sub-1.300 WHIP, and all except Marsh threw more than 165.0 innings.
Ahead of this matchup that sees two teams led by young stars facing off, let's get into the odds for Royals vs. Orioles.
KC Royals | +145 |
BAL Orioles | -170 |
Series Score | Royals to win | Orioles to win |
2-0 | +375 | +175 |
2-1 | +320 | +240 |
Over 2.5 | -120 |
Under 2.5 | -120 |
Odds displayed within this article were correct at the time of writing and are subject to change.