Albert
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18h
My Prediction
Kansas City Royals by 2Let's roll up our sleeves and dig into this diamond showdown, shall we? We're off to Camden Yards, home of the Orioles and an unforgiving battlefield for any pitcher. You know, a fly ball has a life of its own in this park. I love it; the pitchers, not so much.
Kansas City Royals are sending Michael Lorenzen to the hill with a respectable 3.60 ERA and seven strikeouts per nine innings from his six outings this season. Conversely, the Orioles are placing their bets on Kyle Gibson, whose performance, to put it delicately, seems to be stuck in a rut, with a whopping 25.31 ERA from his solitary appearance this season. But let's not forget, he did conjure a decent 4.309 ERA last season.
While the pitching is somewhat lopsided, they do have their stars to carry them through. For the Royals, we're definitely eyeing Bobby Witt Jr. and Maikel Garcia, they've been super consistent on the plate and on their feet, refreshingly so. On the other hand, Baltimore got themselves a slugger in Ryan O'Hearn and a decent batter with Urias, it's a competition, not a walk in the park after all.
Take a walk down memory lane, and you'll find these teams have exchanged blows quite evenly in their past encounters. Nevertheless, the Royals with 17 wins this season have a higher morale than the Orioles with 13 wins.
Peering into the recent games, the Royals seem to be cruising with wins against Tampa Bay, while Baltimore has had inconsistent results, although let's hope that it's not indicative of their future performance.
Taking a broad stroke at this, let's cut to the chase.
Albert’s Prediction: Kansas City Royals by 2
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