Kansas City Royals vs. Washington Nationals Pick Royals vs. Nationals Betting Tips & Computer Predictions May 26

MLB Odds and Predictions

The Kansas City Royals (15-35) host the Washington Nationals (20-28) on Saturday at 7:10 pm EST. Jordan Lyles will get the start for the Royals vs. Patrick Corbin for the Nationals in today’s MLB game of the day with the first pitch at 7:10 pm EST at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals are listed as 100 while the Nationals have -INF to win.

Royals vs Nationals Spread and Betting Line

Royals vs Nationals Game Info

• The Royals probable starting pitcher: Jordan Lyles
• The Nationals probable starting pitcher: Patrick Corbin
• Game Day: May 26
• Game Time: 7:10 pm EST
• Location: Kansas City, MO
• Stadium: Kauffman Stadium

Royals vs Nationals Pitching Matchup

Royals’ Starting Pitcher Jordan Lyles

• Lyles makes the start for the Royals, his 6th of the season.
  He is (1 – 1) with a 3.522 ERA and 13 strikeouts in 134 innings pitched.
• In his most recent outing on December 31 against Cubs
  the Right handed went 38,
  allowing 3 earned runs while surrendering 3 hits.
• The 33-year-old has put up a 3.522 ERA, WHIP (1.3696) and 13 strikeouts across 5 games while allowing a batting average of [home_team_pitcher_batting_average] to opposing hitters.
• Lyles enters this outing with 5 quality starts under his belt this year.
• He meets Nationals offense with 197 runs while batting .263 as a squad. They have a collective 0.383 slugging percentage and have hit a total of 36 so far this season they rank 15 in the National League as of today.

Nationals Starting Pitcher Patrick Corbin

• Nationals’ Corbin (1 – 3) will make his 6th start of the season.
• Right’ last appearance was on December 31, when he threw
  against the Cubs , giving up 4 while allowing 6.
• The 34-year-old has an ERA of 4.5 ERA and 15 strikeouts to walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.2778 in 5 games this season.
• Patrick Corbin has had 5 starts so far this season.
• Corbin will look for the 6th start in a row.
• The Nationals have scored 197 total runs in MLB. They are batting .263 for the season with 36 home runs and 188 RBIs in the league.

Nationals Betting Picks & Insights

• The Athletics have come away with 37 wins in the 102 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
• Nationals and their opponents have hit the over in [away_team_hit_over] of their 48 games with a total set by the oddsmakers this season.
• The Nationals have posted a record of [away_team_record_against_spread] against the spread this season.

Royals Leaders & Batting Stats

• Bobby Witt Jr. is leading the Royals with 30 hits this season while batting .227 with 19 RBIs. He currently has 7 home runs and Walks with an 0.266 OBP this season.
• Drew Waters is leading the team with 1 home runs while batting .500. In 2 games this season he has 2 hits and an 0.6 OBP this season.
• Leading the Royals in runs batted is Drew Waters with 1 in 2 games this season. He’s also batting .500 on the year with 2 hits and 1 home runs.

Nationals Leaders & Batting Stats

• Dominic Smith is leading the Nationals with 19 this season while batting .273 with 13 RBIs. He currently has 1 home runs and Walks with an 0.36 OBP this season.
• Lane Thomas is leading the team with 1 home runs while batting .184. In 18 games this season he has 10 hits and an 0.333 OBP this season.
• Leading the Nationals in runs batted in this season is Lane Thomas with 1 in 18 games this season. He’s also batting .184 on the year with 10 hits and 1 home runs.