{"id":74990,"date":"2023-04-09T03:43:02","date_gmt":"2023-04-09T03:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/articles.runyourpool.com\/2023\/04\/09\/san-francisco-giants-vs-kansas-city-royals-mlb-betting-preview-april-9\/"},"modified":"2023-04-09T03:43:02","modified_gmt":"2023-04-09T03:43:02","slug":"san-francisco-giants-vs-kansas-city-royals-mlb-betting-preview-april-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.runyourpool.com\/articles\/2023\/04\/09\/san-francisco-giants-vs-kansas-city-royals-mlb-betting-preview-april-9\/","title":{"rendered":"San Francisco Giants vs. Kansas City Royals MLB Betting Preview | April 9"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>The Kansas City Royals (3-6) have a 2-0 series lead and will try for a sweep of the San Francisco Giants (3-5) on Sunday at Oracle Park. The Giants are favored (-163) against the underdog Royals (+140) in the matchup, which starts at 4:05 PM ET. San Francisco&#8217;s Anthony DeSclafani and Kansas City&#8217;s Kris Bubic will start this matchup.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s time to get your parents, spouse, co-workers, third cousin and mailman together again. MLB pools are back! Hit your own home run with RunYourPool today.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color:#0034ce\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.articles.runyourpool.com\/baseball-pools.cfm?source=ds&amp;effort=4200\">Start here &gt;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Game Info, Betting Lines for Giants vs. Royals<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Game Day:<\/strong> Sunday, April 9, 2023<\/li>\n<li><strong>Game Time:<\/strong> 4:05 PM ET<\/li>\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong> San Francisco, California<\/li>\n<li><strong>Stadium:<\/strong> Oracle Park<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<table class=\"table\">\n<caption>Giants vs Royals Betting Information<\/caption>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\">Favorite<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Favorite Moneyline<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Total<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Giants<\/td>\n<td>-163<\/td>\n<td>8.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h2>How Do I Watch the Giants vs. the Royals?<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>TV Channel:<\/strong> NBCS-BA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Giants Stats &amp; Trends<\/h2>\n<h3>Giants Batting<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The Giants are third in MLB action with 16 home runs. They average 2.0 per game.<\/li>\n<li>San Francisco has the 11th-ranked batting average in the majors (.261).<\/li>\n<li>The Giants are fifth in MLB with an on-base percentage of .353.<\/li>\n<li>San Francisco&#8217;s hitters strike out 11.4 times per game, the most in the majors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Giants Key Batters<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Thairo Estrada leads San Francisco in slugging percentage (.586) and total hits (12) this season.<\/li>\n<li>Among qualified hitters in the majors, Estrada&#8217;s batting average ranks 11th, his on-base percentage ranks 21st, and he is 31st in slugging.<\/li>\n<li>Estrada has hit safely in seven games in a row. During his last seven games he is hitting .414 with two doubles, a home run, two walks and four RBI.<\/li>\n<li>Mike Yastrzemski is batting .242 with three doubles, two home runs and two walks.<\/li>\n<li>Among qualifying hitters, Yastrzemski&#8217;s batting average ranks him 119th, his on-base percentage 145th, and his slugging percentage 58th.<\/li>\n<li>Yastrzemski has picked up a hit in three games in a row. During his last five outings he is hitting .227 with a double, two home runs, two walks and four RBI.<\/li>\n<li>J.D. Davis is batting .381 with a .714 slugging percentage and six RBI this year.<\/li>\n<li>Davis brings a four-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last five games he is hitting .438 with a double, two home runs and six RBI.<\/li>\n<li>Joc Pederson has been key for San Francisco with seven hits, an OBP of .324 plus a slugging percentage of .552.<\/li>\n<li>Pederson has hit safely in five straight games. In his last five games he is hitting .278 with a double, a triple, a home run, two walks and six RBI.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Royals Stats &amp; Trends<\/h2>\n<h3>Royals Batting<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The Royals rank 11th in Major League Baseball with 10 home runs.<\/li>\n<li>Kansas City has a team batting average of just .187 this season, which ranks last among MLB teams.<\/li>\n<li>The Royals are among the worst in the league at getting on base, ranking 29th with an OBP of .264.<\/li>\n<li>Kansas City ranks 21st with an average of 8.8 strikeouts per game.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Royals Key Batters<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Salvador Perez has accumulated a team-high slugging percentage (.533) while pacing the Royals in hits (eight).<\/li>\n<li>Perez ranks 95th in batting average, 128th in on-base percentage and 50th in slugging percentage among all qualified hitters in the big leagues.<\/li>\n<li>Perez hopes to build on a four-game hitting streak in this matchup. In his last five games he is hitting .211 with two home runs and four RBI.<\/li>\n<li>Vinnie Pasquantino&#8217;s .333 OBP paces his team.<\/li>\n<li>Including all qualified hitters, Pasquantino&#8217;s batting average places him 146th, his on-base percentage ranks 108th, and he is 119th in slugging.<\/li>\n<li>Bobby Witt Jr. has two home runs and three walks while batting .161.<\/li>\n<li>Edward Olivares is hitting .278 with a double, a home run and a walk.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Giants vs. Royals Probable Pitchers<\/h2>\n<div>\n<table class=\"table\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">Anthony DeSclafani (SF)<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\" scope=\"col\">Pitcher<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">Kris Bubic (KC)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">1 &#8211; 0<\/td>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\" scope=\"row\">W\/L<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">0 &#8211; 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">6<\/td>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\" scope=\"row\">IP<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">0.00<\/td>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\" scope=\"row\">ERA<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">3.60<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">0.500<\/td>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\" scope=\"row\">WHIP<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">1.600<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">6.0<\/td>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\" scope=\"row\">K\/9<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">7.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">0.0<\/td>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\" scope=\"row\">BB\/9<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">1.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h2>\n<h2>Giants vs. Royals Injury Updates<\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Giants: Joey Bart: 10 Day IL (Back), Austin Slater: 10 Day IL (Elbow), Mitch Haniger: 10 Day IL (Oblique), Roberto P\u00e9rez: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Luke Jackson: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Luis Gonz\u00e1lez: 60 Day IL (Back), Thomas Szapucki: 60 Day IL (Left arm)<\/li>\n<li>Royals: Drew Waters: 10 Day IL (Oblique), Daniel Lynch: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Jake Brentz: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Angel Zerpa: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Diego Hernandez: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Kansas City Royals (3-6) have a 2-0 series lead and will try for a sweep of the San Francisco Giants (3-5) on Sunday at Oracle Park. 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