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Sportsbooks give the Los Angeles Dodgers (78-33) the edge (-303 on the moneyline) to extend their 11-game winning streak when they face the Kansas City Royals (47-67), at +243, on Saturday at 7:10 PM ET. Los Angeles’ Andrew Heaney gets the start against Kansas City’s Brad Keller.
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Game Info, Betting Lines for Dodgers vs. Royals
- Game Day: Saturday, August 13, 2022
- Game Time: 7:10 PM ET
- Location: Kansas City, Missouri
- Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
| Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Dodgers | -303 | 9.5 |
Dodgers Stats & Trends
Dodgers Batting
- The Dodgers rank sixth-best in baseball with 144 total home runs.
- The Dodgers’ .261 batting average is third-best in the majors.
- The Los Angeles Dodgers lead the league with a .336 on-base percentage.
- The Dodgers’ 8.2 strikeouts per game rank 11th in baseball.
- The Dodgers have hit 71 home runs away from home this season (1.3 per game).
- The Dodgers are averaging 3.6 extra-base hits per game while slugging .442 away from home.
- Away from home this season the team averages 9.3 hits per game and is batting .263.
Dodgers Key Batters
- Freddie Freeman leads Los Angeles with an OBP of .398 this season while batting .322 with 54 walks and 77 runs scored.
- Among qualified hitters in baseball, Freeman’s batting average ranks third, his on-base percentage ranks fifth, and he is 12th in slugging.
- Freeman has hit safely in four straight games. In his last five games he is batting .263 with a double, two walks and four RBI.
- Trea Turner leads Los Angeles in slugging percentage (.503) thanks to 50 extra-base hits.
- Turner’s batting average is fifth among qualified players, his on-base percentage 38th, and his slugging percentage 17th.
- Turner has picked up a hit in seven games in a row. During his last 10 outings he is hitting .310 with three doubles, two home runs, a walk and 10 RBI.
- Mookie Betts leads Los Angeles with 106 hits. He is batting .272 this season and 49 of his hits have gone for extra bases.
- Will Smith has been key for Los Angeles with 96 hits, an OBP of .361 plus a slugging percentage of .474.
- Smith has safely hit in three games in a row. In his last five games he is hitting .368 with two doubles, a home run, a walk and six RBI.
Royals Stats & Trends
Royals Batting
- The Royals have hit 98 homers this season, which ranks 25th in the league.
- The Royals have a team batting average of .246 this season, which ranks 13th among MLB teams.
- The Royals have the 20th-ranked on-base percentage in MLB this season (.309).
- The Royals have shown patience at the plate this season with the eighth-best rate of strikeouts per game (7.8) among MLB offenses.
- They have averaged 0.8 home runs per game in their 61 home contests this season.
- In 61 home games this season, they’re slugging .396 with 165 hits going for extra bases.
- They are averaging 8.6 base hits per game and batting .258 as a team at home this season.
Royals Key Batters
- Bobby Witt Jr. has put up a team-best slugging percentage (.440) and paces the Royals in hits (101).
- Including all qualifying players, Witt Jr. ranks 79th in batting average, while his on-base percentage is 129th and he is 59th in slugging.
- Hunter Dozier has a .311 on-base percentage to lead his team.
- Including all qualified players, Dozier ranks 98th in batting average, 111th in on-base percentage and 88th in slugging percentage.
- MJ Melendez is hitting .235 with 14 doubles, two triples, 14 home runs and 40 walks.
- Salvador Perez is hitting .218 with 15 doubles, a triple, 17 home runs and 10 walks.
Dodgers vs. Royals Probable Pitchers
| Heaney | Keller | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | GS | 21 |
| 1-0 | W-L | 6-12 |
| 0.64 | ERA | 4.45 |
| 28.0 | IP | 119.1 |
| 10 | BB | 44 |
| 37 | SO | 80 |
