At Kauffman Stadium on Saturday, the Kansas City Royals (35-24) take on the San Diego Padres (31-29), with first pitch at 4:10 PM ET.

The Royals are an underdog (+116 on the moneyline to win) when they takes the field at home against the Padres (-137). The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the San Diego Padres looking to Randy Vasquez, and Alec Marsh (4-2) answering the bell for the Kansas City Royals.

Yuki Matsui (1.0 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 K) picked up the win in the Padres’ 11-8 victory over the Royals yesterday. Luis Arraez led the way offensively, going 4-for-5 with two RBI. John Schreiber (0.1 IP, 3 R, 3 H, 0 K) took the loss for the Royals.

Before this Padres vs. Royals showdown, here is everything you need to prepare for Saturday’s MLB action, including viewing options.

San Diego Padres vs. Kansas City Royals odds and betting lines

MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Saturday at 3:16 PM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

  • Favorite: Padres (-137, bet $137 to win $100)
  • Underdog: Royals (+116, bet $100 to win $116)
  • Over/under: 7.5

Padres vs. Royals: Live streaming info & game time

  • Game Day: Saturday, June 1, 2024
  • Game Time: 4:10 PM ET
  • Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
  • TV Channel: Padres
  • Live Stream: Fubo (Watch Here!)

Padres stats and trends

Padres betting records

  • This season, the Padres have been favored 36 times and won 19, or 52.8%, of those games.
  • San Diego is 11-10 this season when entering a game favored by -137 or more on the moneyline.
  • The Padres have a 57.8% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
  • San Diego and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 31 of 60 opportunities.
  • The Padres are 31-28-0 against the spread this season.

Randy Vasquez (Padres probable starter)

  • Vasquez will start for the Padres, his first of the season.
  • It’s the first appearance this season for the 25-year-old righty, and his first outing in more than a year.
  • The Royals have MLB’s fourth-ranked scoring offense (290 total runs) and have racked up a .252 batting average as a team while hitting 60 home runs (14th in the league) this season.

Padres batting stats

  • The Padres rank 17th in Major League Baseball with 56 home runs.
  • Hitters for San Diego have combined for a team rank of 13th in the majors with a .390 team slugging percentage.
  • No team has a better batting average than the .259 AVG the Padres have posted this season.
  • San Diego has scored the eighth-most runs in the majors this season with 266.
  • The Padres have an OBP of .324 this season, which ranks fifth in MLB.
  • San Diego has shown patience at the plate this season with the fourth-best rate of strikeouts per game (7.1) among MLB offenses.

Royals stats and trends

Royals betting records

  • The Royals have been victorious in 17, or 50%, of the 34 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
  • This season, Kansas City has been victorious four times in 13 chances when named as an underdog of at least +116 or worse on the moneyline.
  • The Royals have an implied victory probability of 46.3% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
  • Kansas City and its opponents have hit the over in 25 of its 59 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.
  • The Royals have an against the spread mark of 37-22-0 in 59 games with a line this season.

Alec Marsh (Royals probable starter)

  • The Royals will send Marsh (4-2) to the mound for his 10th start of the season. He is 4-2 with a 3.24 ERA and 43 strikeouts in 50 2/3 innings pitched.
  • The righty’s most recent appearance came on Monday against the Minnesota Twins, when he went seven innings, surrendering five earned runs while allowing five hits.
  • The 26-year-old has a 3.24 ERA and 7.7 strikeouts per nine innings across nine games this season, while allowing a batting average of .210 to his opponents.
  • Marsh enters the game with two quality starts under his belt this season.
  • Marsh will aim to last five or more innings for his fifth straight appearance. He’s averaging 5.6 frames per outing.
  • In two of his nine total appearances this season he has not allowed an earned run.
  • He will face a Padres offense that ranks first in the league with 526 total hits (on a .259 batting average). The squad also slugs a collective .390 (13th in the league) with 56 total home runs (17th in MLB play).

Royals batting stats

  • The Royals are 14th in MLB action with 60 home runs. They average one per game.
  • This season, Kansas City ranks sixth in baseball, slugging .411.
  • The Royals are seventh in MLB with a .252 batting average.
  • Kansas City is the fourth-highest scoring team in MLB, averaging 4.9 runs per game (290 total).
  • The Royals’ .313 on-base percentage is 11th in the majors.

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