Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Kansas City Royals MLB Betting Preview | August 24

Zac Gallen will try to secure his 10th victory of the season when the Arizona Diamondbacks (56-66) visit the Kansas City Royals (50-75) on Wednesday at 8:10 PM ET. The Diamondbacks are favored in the matchup (-130) against the Royals (+110). Arizona’s Gallen and Kansas City’s Brady Singer will take the mound first.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for Diamondbacks vs. Royals

• Game Day: Wednesday, August 24, 2022
• Game Time: 8:10 PM ET
• Location: Kansas City, Missouri
• Stadium: Kauffman Stadium

Diamondbacks Stats & Trends

Diamondbacks Batting

• The Diamondbacks rank 14th in MLB action with 131 home runs. They average 1.1 per game.
• The Diamondbacks rank 26th in MLB with a .230 batting average.
• The Diamondbacks rank 21st in baseball with a .308 on-base percentage.
• The Diamondbacks strike out 8.1 times per game, the 10th-fewest average in baseball.
• The Diamondbacks average 1.3 homers per road game this season (76 total on the road).
• The Diamondbacks are averaging 3.1 extra-base hits per game while slugging .401 on the road.
• On the road this season the team averages 7.7 hits per game and is batting .228.

Diamondbacks Key Batters

• Christian Walker leads Arizona with 96 hits, batting .224 this season with 48 extra-base hits.
• Among all qualified hitters in the majors, Walker ranks 123rd in batting average, 84th in on-base percentage, and 29th in slugging.
• Walker will look for his third straight game with a hit in this contest. During his last five outings he is batting .250 with a double, a walk and two RBI.
• Ketel Marte leads the Diamondbacks with an OPS of .770. He has a slash line of .257/.341/.429 this season.
• Marte’s batting average ranks 72nd among qualified players, his on-base percentage 54th, and his slugging percentage 66th.
• Marte has picked up a hit in two straight games. In his last five games he is hitting .235 with two walks and an RBI.
• Daulton Varsho has 93 hits this season and has a slash line of .232/.304/.412.
• Josh Rojas has been key for Arizona with 93 hits, an OBP of .361 plus a slugging percentage of .414.

Royals Stats & Trends

Royals Batting

• The Royals’ 103 home runs rank 26th in MLB this season.
• The Royals have a team batting average of .242 this season, which ranks 14th among MLB teams.
• The Royals have an OBP of .305 this season, which ranks 24th in MLB.
• The Royals have shown patience at the plate this season with the 10th-best rate of strikeouts per game (7.9) among MLB offenses.
• In 65 games at home this season, they’ve hit 51 homers, an average of 0.8 per contest.
• They are slugging .395 in 65 home games this season.
• In 65 home games this season, they have a batting average of .257 while averaging 8.5 base hits per contest.

Royals Key Batters

• Bobby Witt Jr. has 111 hits with a .443 slugging percentage, both team-best figures for the Royals.
• Including all the qualified hitters in the majors, Witt Jr. is 81st in batting average, 127th in on-base percentage and 54th in slugging percentage.
• Witt Jr. hopes to build on a five-game hitting streak in this matchup. In his last five games he is batting .333 with two doubles, a triple, two home runs and four RBI.
• MJ Melendez has 15 doubles, two triples, 14 home runs and 48 walks while batting .225.
• Hunter Dozier has accumulated an on-base percentage of .297, a team-best for the Royals.
• Salvador Perez is hitting .225 with 16 doubles, a triple, 17 home runs and 13 walks.

Diamondbacks vs. Royals Probable Pitchers