Jeff Michaels
(917) Kansas City Royals at (918) Baltimore Orioles
(917) Kansas City Royals at (918) Baltimore Orioles
2% Kansas City Royals +1.5 (-153) S Lugo (RHP), Z Eflin (RHP) Must Start
The Royals took game number one and it might surprise you that MLB Playoff teams that win game number one as an away dog are 27-24 in game number two with an average line of +128 that translates to +20.5% ROI. On the Run Line in game number two the team is 32-15.
Seth Lugo with better road numbers compared to at home (ERA 2.62 v 3.36) and since August 30th is has a 2.08 ERA and that includes one poor outing three starts ago )allowed 4 runs in 4 ⅔ innings).
Team like the Orioles that are off a home shutout loss in the playoffs are only 4-12 on the Run Line the next game since 2016.