{"id":75325,"date":"2023-04-16T03:43:14","date_gmt":"2023-04-16T03:43:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/articles.runyourpool.com\/2023\/04\/16\/atlanta-braves-vs-kansas-city-royals-mlb-betting-preview-april-16\/"},"modified":"2023-04-16T03:43:14","modified_gmt":"2023-04-16T03:43:14","slug":"atlanta-braves-vs-kansas-city-royals-mlb-betting-preview-april-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.runyourpool.com\/articles\/2023\/04\/16\/atlanta-braves-vs-kansas-city-royals-mlb-betting-preview-april-16\/","title":{"rendered":"Atlanta Braves vs. Kansas City Royals MLB Betting Preview | April 16"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>The Atlanta Braves (11-4) carry a five-game win streak into a road matchup against the Kansas City Royals (4-11) on Sunday at 2:10 PM ET. The Braves are favored (-160) over the Royals (+137). Kyle Wright starts for Atlanta while Kansas City will counter with Zack Greinke.<\/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 Braves vs. Royals<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Game Day:<\/strong> Sunday, April 16, 2023<\/li>\n<li><strong>Game Time:<\/strong> 2:10 PM ET<\/li>\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong> Kansas City, Missouri<\/li>\n<li><strong>Stadium:<\/strong> Kauffman Stadium<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<table class=\"table\">\n<caption>Braves 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>Braves<\/td>\n<td>-160<\/td>\n<td>8.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h2>How Do I Watch the Braves vs. the Royals?<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>TV Channel:<\/strong> BSKC<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Braves Stats &amp; Trends<\/h2>\n<h3>Braves Batting<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The Braves rank fifth in MLB action with 22 home runs. They average 1.5 per game.<\/li>\n<li>Atlanta&#8217;s .278 batting average is fourth-best in the majors.<\/li>\n<li>The Braves are the top team in baseball this season with a .359 on-base percentage.<\/li>\n<li>Atlanta strikes out 9.4 times per game, the No. 25 mark in baseball.<\/li>\n<li>The Braves have hit 16 home runs away from home this season (2.0 per game).<\/li>\n<li>Atlanta is averaging 3.9 extra-base hits per game while slugging .509 away from home.<\/li>\n<li>The team is batting .291 with 84 hits (10.5 per game) on the road this season.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Braves Key Batters<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Ronald Acuna Jr. leads Atlanta in slugging percentage (.556) thanks to six extra-base hits.<\/li>\n<li>Among qualifying hitters in MLB, Acuna&#8217;s batting average ranks eighth, his on-base percentage ranks 13th, and he is 36th in slugging.<\/li>\n<li>Matt Olson is hitting .317 with five doubles, five home runs and 11 walks.<\/li>\n<li>Among all qualified hitters, Olson is 41st in batting average, 30th in on-base percentage and 13th in slugging percentage.<\/li>\n<li>Olson has picked up at least one hit in two straight games. During his last five outings he is hitting .250 with two home runs, four walks and four RBI.<\/li>\n<li>Sean Murphy leads his team in OBP (.481) and total hits (12) this season.<\/li>\n<li>Murphy takes a three-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is hitting .474 with six doubles, three home runs, four walks and 11 RBI.<\/li>\n<li>Austin Riley is batting .316 with a .412 OBP and eight RBI for Atlanta this season.<\/li>\n<li>Riley takes a six-game hitting streak into this game. During his last 10 games he is batting .359 with two doubles, a home run, five walks and four RBI.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Royals Stats &amp; Trends<\/h2>\n<h3>Royals Batting<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The Royals rank 26th in Major League Baseball with just 12 home runs as a team.<\/li>\n<li>Kansas City ranks 29th in MLB with a team batting average of just .211.<\/li>\n<li>The Royals have an OBP of just .273 this season, which ranks 29th in MLB.<\/li>\n<li>Kansas City is a team with a lot of swing and miss this season, ranking 26th with an average of 9.5 strikeouts per game.<\/li>\n<li>They&#8217;ve hit five homers, an average of 0.6 per game, in nine home contests this season.<\/li>\n<li>In nine home games this season, it is slugging .307 with 22 hits going for extra bases.<\/li>\n<li>In nine home games this season, they have a batting average of .188 while averaging 6.0 base hits per contest.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Royals Key Batters<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Bobby Witt Jr. has a .474 slugging percentage, which paces the Royals.<\/li>\n<li>Including all qualifying hitters in the majors, Witt Jr. is 57th in batting average, 95th in on-base percentage and 66th in slugging percentage.<\/li>\n<li>Witt Jr. hopes to build on a five-game hitting streak in this matchup. In his last five games he is hitting .545 with two doubles, a triple, a walk and two RBI.<\/li>\n<li>Vinnie Pasquantino&#8217;s 13 hits and .390 on-base percentage are both team-highs.<\/li>\n<li>Pasquantino ranks 90th in batting average, 53rd in on-base percentage and 60th in slugging percentage in MLB.<\/li>\n<li>Salvador Perez has three doubles, two home runs and a walk while hitting .232.<\/li>\n<li>Edward Olivares is hitting .257 with a double, a triple, a home run and three walks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Braves vs. Royals Probable Pitchers<\/h2>\n<div>\n<table class=\"table\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">Kyle Wright (ATL)<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\" scope=\"col\">Pitcher<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">Zack Greinke (KC)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">0 &#8211; 0<\/td>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\" scope=\"row\">W\/L<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">0 &#8211; 3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">3<\/td>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\" scope=\"row\">IP<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">16.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">12.00<\/td>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\" scope=\"row\">ERA<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">3.31<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">2.667<\/td>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\" scope=\"row\">WHIP<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">1.347<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">9.0<\/td>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\" scope=\"row\">K\/9<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">6.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">12.0<\/td>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\" scope=\"row\">BB\/9<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">1.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h2>\n<h2>Braves vs. Royals Injury Updates<\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Braves: Orlando Arcia: 10 Day IL (Wrist), Michael Harris II: 10 Day IL (Back), Collin McHugh: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Max Fried: 15 Day IL (Left hamstring), Raisel Iglesias: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Huascar Ynoa: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Kolby Allard: 60 Day IL (Oblique), Tyler Matzek: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Travis d&#8217;Arnaud: 7 Day IL (Concussion)<\/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<h2>Recent Scores and Betting Lines for the Braves and Royals (Last 10 Games)<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Atlanta Braves (11-4) carry a five-game win streak into a road matchup against the Kansas City Royals (4-11) on Sunday at 2:10 PM ET. 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