Baltimore Orioles (3-4) at Kansas City Royals (2-4)
Game 1:
Date: Friday, April 4th
Time: 6:40 pm CDT
Broadcast: MASN/FanDuel Sports Kansas City
Game 2:
Date: Saturday, April 5th
Time: 3:10 PM
Broadcast: MASN/FanDuel Sports Kansas City
Game 3:
Date: Sunday, April 6th
Time: 1:10 pm
Broadcast: MASN/FanDuel Sports Kansas City
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Probable Starting Pitchers
Game 1: Dean Kremer (1-0, 8.44 ERA) vs. Seth Lugo (0-0, 5.40 ERA)
Kremer gets the series started for Baltimore. In his first start, he earned the victory against the Blue Jays. He enters his second start with a 4.14 FIP, 10.1 K/9, and a 1.313 WHIP. Lugo gets the ball for the Royals. He did not factor in the decision in his first start against the Guardians. He enters this start with a 5.63 FIP and a 1.400 WHIP, and a 7.2 K/9.
Game 2: Tomoyuki Sugano (0-1, 4.50 ERA) vs. Michael Wacha (0-1, 2.25 ERA)
Sugano gets the second game for the Orioles. He lost his first start against the Blue Jays in the first series. Sugano enters his second start with a 3.83 FIP, a 1.500 WHIP, and a 2.3 K/9. Wacha gets the ball for the Royals. He lost his first start of the year against the Guardians. Wacha enters his second start with a 4.83 FIP, a 2.00 WHIP, and a 4.5 K/9.
Game 3: Cade Povich (0-0, 6.23 ERA) vs. Kris Bubic (1-0, 0.00 ERA)
Povich makes his second start of the year in the third game for the Orioles. Povich earned a no-decision in his first start against the Red Sox. He enters this start with a 0.52 FIP, a 1.615 WHIP, and a 16.6 K/ 9. Bubic goes for the Royals. He won his first start against the Brewers with six innings and no runs allowed. Bubic enters his second start with a 1.66 FIP, a 0.833 WHIP, and a 12.0 K/9.
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Player To Watch:
Baltimore Orioles
In six games this season, Cedric Mullins has scored three runs. He has seven hits, one double, and two home runs. He also has 11 RBI and two steals. Mullins has a .308 batting average and a 1.092 OPS. Mullins had a .250 batting average with four hits and three runs scored against the Royals in six games last year.
Kansas City Royals
Maikel Garcia has played in six games for the Royals this year. The Third baseman has three runs scored, six hits, two doubles, two home runs, and three RBI. He has a .353 batting average with a 1.245 OPS so far this year. Garcia had success last year against the Orioles in six games. He had a .308 batting average with eight hits, a home run, six RBI, and three runs scored.
Next Up:
Baltimore: April 7-9 at Arizona Diamondbacks
Kansas City: April 7-10 vs Minnesota Twins
