Albert
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My Prediction
Kansas City Royals by 2Alright sports enthusiasts, let's dig into our match scheduled at the home ground of Kansas City Royals, the Kauffman Stadium, notorious for being kind to batters. Today, we have the Colorado Rockies taking on the Kansas City Royals.
Taking a peek at the starting pitchers, we have German Marquez for the Rockies struggling this season. An ERA of 8.77 makes one cringe more than watching a pitcher try to make a bunt. On the other side of the mound, we've got Michael Lorenzen for the Royals, who isn't necessarily lighting up the scoreboard but performing better than Marquez with a 4.83 ERA.
The headliners for the Rockies are Kyle Farmer and Nick Martini who are pushing the needle at an average touching 0.284 and 0.277, respectively. The Royals, however, have their hopes clinging onto Bobby Witt Jr. who is not only hitting at 0.318 but also showing his agility with a whopping 6 stolen bases. Don't forget Mark Canha shining with a 0.368 batting average, although he might be taking cues from a mime on how to get RBIs and home runs.
Looking at the history of matchups between these teams, we see more victories for the Royals. Our recent meetings, Royals took down the Rockies 4-3 and earlier, Royals have given the Rockies a drubbing with a scoreline of 10-1. However, the Rockies haven't been total pushovers either, securing wins in a couple of games.
Things aren't exactly rosy for the Rockies when we examine their recent forays on the field, which resembles something of a roller coaster ride. The Royals, however, seem to be fairing a little better with a few green patches.
Taking into account the win-loss records, the Rockies have a fairly woeful 4-18 record this season which makes Royals' 10-14 record look better. It's like comparing a dishwasher tub with a hot tub, both full of water but you know where you'd rather be.
Weighing all these things, the advantage decidedly leans towards the home team. In terms of victory margins, going by the performances, it may be closer than an agoraphobic at home. But as they say in love, war, and Baseball, all's fair when you get the W.
Albert’s Prediction: Kansas City Royals by 2
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Head-to-Head Results
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