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MLB Matchup

Cardinals @ Royals

Thu, Jun 18 11:40 PMKauffman StadiumMLB.TV
Final
STL 6 - 14 KC
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Odds

DraftKings
Run Line
STL -1.5·KC +1.5
Moneyline
STL -105·KC -114
Total
9
Cardinals
Away
Cardinals
53-51
26-23 road
W
L
L
W
L
Royals
Home
Royals
44-62
26-27 home
W
L
L
W
W

AI Analysis

LEANSoft lean — not a strong recommendation
Cardinals ML
-105· moderate risk
62%

St. Louis carries an elite 8-2 ATS run last 10 and a .618 road ATS record against a Kansas City team that is just 17-21 ATS at home, but the moneyline oddity of KC being favored at -115 while STL sits at -105 limits the edge to a lean rather than a strong pick.

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Starting Pitchers

Matthew Liberatore
STL
Matthew Liberatore
(5-7, 5.18)
5.18
ERA
Noah Cameron
KC
Noah Cameron
(5-8, 4.93)
4.93
ERA

Season Series — STL 3 - KC 3

STL 12-10 KC
Jun 21
STL 6-5 KC
Jun 20
STL 14-6 KC
Jun 18
STL 2-0 KC
May 17
STL 4-2 KC
May 16
STL 5-4 KC
May 16

Batting

0.240
#19
AVG
0.246
#11
0.698
#25
OPS
0.712
#18
110
#22
HR
107
#23
463
#15
R
445
#20
451
#13
RBI
425
#21
63
#18
SB
81
#9

Pitching

4.13
#13
ERA
4.87
#28
1.330
#20
WHIP
1.430
#28
793
#27
K
799
#26
349
#15
BB
398
#26
39
#9
QS
44
#4
31
#4
SV
26
#18

Bullpen & Advanced

7.7
#26
K/9
7.7
#26
0.252
#25
OPP AVG
0.262
#28
0.719
#17
OPP OPS
0.787
#28
68
#4
HLD
44
#25

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ATS Records

58-46
Overall ATS
47-59
28-21
Away/Home ATS
25-28
11-18
As Favorite
10-25
47-28
As Underdog
37-34
0-0-6
Over/Under
0-0-2
3-7
Last 10 ATS
7-3
ATS Win%
0.6%
Avg spread: +0.7
ATS Win%
0.4%
Avg spread: +0.5
Avg margin: -0.9

Scoring

4.45
R/G
4.20
4.44
RA/G
5.11
0.1
DIFF
-0.9

Injury Report

STLLars NootbaarLF
Day-To-Day
STLRamon Urias3B
60-Day-IL
STLMax RajcicRP
60-Day-IL
STLJoJo RomeroRP
15-Day-IL
KCKris BubicSP
60-Day-IL
KCKyle IsbelCF
10-Day-IL
KCStephen KolekSP
60-Day-IL
KCBobby Witt Jr.SS
10-Day-IL
KCMaikel Garcia3B
10-Day-IL
KCCarlos EstevezRP
60-Day-IL
KCNick MearsRP
60-Day-IL
KCCole RagansSP
60-Day-IL