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MLB action on Friday includes the Kansas City Royals taking on the Tampa Bay Rays.

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Royals vs Rays Game Info

• Kansas City Royals (32-19) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (25-26)
• Date: Friday, May 24, 2024
• Time: 6:50 PM ET
• Venue: Tropicana Field -- St. Petersburg, Florida
• Coverage: BSSUN

Royals vs Rays Odds & Moneyline

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• Moneyline: KC: (-118) | TB: (-100)
• Spread: KC: -1.5 (+136) | TB: +1.5 (-164)
• Total: 8 -- Over: (-114) | Under: (-106)

Royals vs Rays Probable Starting Pitchers

Probable Pitchers: Seth Lugo (Royals) - 7-1, 1.79 ERA vs Shawn Armstrong (Rays) - 1-1, 4.03 ERA

The Royals will give the nod to Seth Lugo (7-1, 1.79 ERA), who is eyeing win No. 8 on the season, and the Rays will counter with Shawn Armstrong (1-1, 4.03 ERA). When Lugo starts, his team is 7-3-0 against the spread this season. Lugo's team has been victorious in 60% of the games he's started as the moneyline favorite with a record of 3-2. The Rays have a 2-1-0 record against the spread in Armstrong's starts. The Rays have a 2-1 record in Armstrong's three starts this season when they were the moneyline underdog.

Royals vs Rays Prediction & Pick

All MLB win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Rays win (60.3%)

Royals vs Rays Moneyline

• Tampa Bay is a -100 underdog on the moneyline, while Kansas City is a -118 favorite on the road.

Royals vs Rays Spread

• The Rays are at +1.5 on the runline against the Royals. The Rays are -164 to cover the spread, and the Royals are +136.

Royals vs Rays Over/Under

• The over/under for the Royals versus Rays game on May 24 has been set at 8, with -114 odds on the over and -106 odds on the under.

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Royals vs Rays Betting Trends

• The Royals have come away with 16 wins in the 20 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
• This season Kansas City has come away with a win 13 times in 16 chances when named as a favorite of at least -118 on the moneyline.
• The Royals and their opponents have gone over in 21 of their 48 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.
• The Royals are 30-18-0 against the spread in their 48 games that had a posted line this season.
• The Rays have won eight of the 16 games they were the underdog on the moneyline this season (50%).
• Tampa Bay has a 4-7 record (winning only 36.4% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of -100 or longer.
• In the 51 games bookmakers have set an over/under for the Rays, they have combined with opponents to go over the total 26 times (26-25-0).
• The Rays have put together a 22-29-0 record against the spread this season.

Royals Player Leaders

• Bobby Witt Jr. has 61 hits to go with a slugging percentage of .551, both of which are tops among Kansas City hitters this season. He has a .308 batting average and an on-base percentage of .365.
• Among qualifying hitters in the majors, he is 14th in batting average, 23rd in on-base percentage, and eighth in slugging.
• Witt will look for his seventh straight game with a hit in this matchup. During his last 10 outings he is batting .282 with four doubles, a triple, two home runs, two walks and 12 RBI.
• Salvador Perez has 60 hits and an OBP of .401, both of which lead the Royals this season. He's batting .337 and slugging .551.
• He ranks fourth in batting average, 10th in on-base percentage and eighth in slugging among qualified batters.
• Maikel Garcia is batting .266 with a .429 slugging percentage and 32 RBI this year.
• Garcia has picked up a hit in 10 games in a row. In his last 10 outings he is hitting .364 with three doubles, two triples, a home run, a walk and eight RBI.
• Vinnie Pasquantino has five home runs, 31 RBI and a batting average of .232 this season.
• Pasquantino enters this matchup on a two-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is hitting .250 with a double, a triple, two walks and six RBI.

Rays Player Leaders

• Isaac Paredes has racked up an on-base percentage of .395, a slugging percentage of .512, and has 53 hits, all club-highs for the Rays (while batting .308).
• Including all qualified players, he is 14th in batting average, while his on-base percentage ranks 11th and he is 18th in slugging.
• Yandy Diaz is hitting .255 with nine doubles, four home runs and 18 walks. He's slugging .360 with an on-base percentage of .321.
• He ranks 71st in batting average, 77th in on-base percentage and 123rd in slugging percentage in MLB.
• Jose Caballero has eight doubles, a triple, two home runs and 10 walks while hitting .263.
• Amed Rosario is batting .294 with six doubles, three triples, two home runs and three walks.

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