Kansas City Royals (17-15) at Baltimore Orioles (12-18)
Game 1:
Date: Friday, May 2
Time: 7:05 PM EDT
Broadcast: MASN/MASN+/FDSNKC
Game 2:
Date: Saturday, May 3
Time: 7:15 p.m. EDT
Broadcast: FOX
Game 3:
Date: Sunday, May 4
Time: 1:35 p.m. EDT
Broadcast: MASN/MASN+/FDSNKC
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Probable Starting Pitchers
Kansas City Royals vs. Baltimore Orioles
Game 1: Michael Wacha (1-3, 3.38 ERA) vs. Dean Kremer (2-4, 7.04 ERA)
Wacha is 1-3 with a 3.38 ERA, a 1.25 WHIP, and a 7.3 K/9. In his last start, he went six shutout innings, giving up four hits. He walked two and struck out six. Kremer is 2-4 with a 7.04 ERA, a 1.57 WHIP, and a 5.9 K/9. In his last start, he went 5.2 innings, giving up five runs on four hits. He walked four and struck out three.
Game 2: Kris Bubic (2-2, 2.25 ERA) vs. Tomoyuki Sugano (3-1, 3.00 ERA)
Bubic is 2-2 with a 2.25 ERA, a 1.14 WHIP, and 9.3 K/9. In his last start, he went five innings, giving up four runs on five hits. He walked three and struck out four. Sugano is 3-1 with a 3.00 ERA, a 1.15 WHIP, and a 4.6 K/9. In his last start, he went five shutout innings, giving up five hits. He walked one and struck out eight.
Game 3: Cole Ragans (1-1, 4.40 ERA) vs. Kyle Gibson (0-1, 22.09 ERA)
Ragans is 1-1 with a 4.40 ERA, a 1.17 WHIP, and a 13.5 K/9. In his last start, he went three innings, giving up four runs on three hits. He walked two and struck out four. Gibson made his 2025 debut on Tuesday, going 3.2 innings, giving up nine runs on 11 hits. He walked two and struck out two.
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Team Leaders
Kansas City Royals
AVG: Bobby Witt Jr. – .322
HR: Vinnie Pasquantino– 4
RBI: Vinnie Pasquantino – 20
W: Michael Lorenzen – 3
ERA: Kris Bubic – 2.25
K: Cole Ragans – 46
Baltimore Orioles
AVG: Cedric Mullins – .278
HR: Cedric Mullins – 6
RBI: Cedric Mullins – 20
W: Tomoyuki Sugano – 3
ERA: Zach Eflin – 3.00
K: Charlie Morton – 26
Next Up:
Kansas City Royals: May 5-8 vs. Chicago White Sox
Baltimore Orioles: May 6-8 at Minnesota Twins
