San Diego Padres vs. Kansas City Royals Pick Padres vs. Royals Betting Tips & Computer Predictions May 15

MLB Odds and Predictions

The San Diego Padres (19-20) host the Kansas City Royals (12-28) on Tuesday at 8:40 pm EST. Michael Wacha will get the start for the Padres vs. Brad Keller for the Royals in today’s MLB game of the day with the first pitch at 8:40 pm EST at PETCO Park. The Padres are listed as null while the Royals have 100 to win.

Padres vs Royals Spread and Betting Line

Padres vs Royals Game Info

• The Padres probable starting pitcher: Michael Wacha
• The Royals probable starting pitcher: Brad Keller
• Game Day: May 15
• Game Time: 8:40 pm EST
• Location: San Diego, CA
• Stadium: PETCO Park

Padres vs Royals Pitching Matchup

Padres’ Starting Pitcher Michael Wacha

• Wacha makes the start for the Padres, his 4th of the season.
  He is (0 – 0) with a 3.971 ERA and 8 strikeouts in 121 innings pitched.
• In his most recent outing on December 31 against Mariners
  the Right handed went 33,
  allowing 4 earned runs while surrendering 8 hits.
• The 32-year-old has put up a 3.971 ERA, WHIP (1.5882) and 8 strikeouts across 3 games while allowing a batting average of [home_team_pitcher_batting_average] to opposing hitters.
• Wacha enters this outing with 3 quality starts under his belt this year.
• He meets Royals offense with 163 runs while batting .239 as a squad. They have a collective 0.396 slugging percentage and have hit a total of 38 so far this season they rank null in the National League as of today.

Royals Starting Pitcher Brad Keller

• Royals’ Keller (3 – 1) will make his 7th start of the season.
• Right’ last appearance was on December 31, when he threw
  against the Mariners , giving up 0 while allowing 5.
• The 28-year-old has an ERA of 4.95 ERA and 25 strikeouts to walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.4 in 6 games this season.
• Brad Keller has had 6 starts so far this season.
• Keller will look for the 7th start in a row.
• The Royals have scored 163 total runs in MLB. They are batting .239 for the season with 38 home runs and 155 RBIs in the league.

Royals 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.
• Royals and their opponents have hit the over in [away_team_hit_over] of their 40 games with a total set by the oddsmakers this season.
• The Royals have posted a record of [away_team_record_against_spread] against the spread this season.

Padres Leaders & Batting Stats

• Juan Soto is leading the Padres with 21 hits this season while batting .255 with 19 RBIs. He currently has 6 home runs and Walks with an 0.41 OBP this season.
• Fernando Tatis Jr. is leading the team with 2 home runs while batting .273. In 16 games this season he has 11 hits and an 0.34 OBP this season.
• Leading the Padres in runs batted is Fernando Tatis Jr. with 7 in 16 games this season. He’s also batting .273 on the year with 11 hits and 2 home runs.

Royals Leaders & Batting Stats

• Bobby Witt Jr. is leading the Royals with 24 this season while batting .228 with 15 RBIs. He currently has 6 home runs and Walks with an 0.269 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 in this season 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.