San Diego Padres vs. Kansas City Royals Pick Padres vs. Royals Betting Tips & Computer Predictions May 16

MLB Odds and Predictions

The San Diego Padres (19-21) host the Kansas City Royals (12-29) on Wednesday at 8:40 pm EST. Jacob Lugo will get the start for the Padres vs. Brady Singer 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: Jacob Lugo
• The Royals probable starting pitcher: Brady Singer
• Game Day: May 16
• Game Time: 8:40 pm EST
• Location: San Diego, CA
• Stadium: PETCO Park

Padres vs Royals Pitching Matchup

Padres’ Starting Pitcher Jacob Lugo

• Lugo makes the start for the Padres, his 7th of the season.
  He is (1 – 1) with a 2.7 ERA and 17 strikeouts in 155 innings pitched.
• In his most recent outing on December 31 against Mariners
  the Right handed went null,
  allowing 2 earned runs while surrendering 5 hits.
• The 34-year-old has put up a 2.7 ERA, WHIP (1.3714) and 17 strikeouts across 6 games while allowing a batting average of [home_team_pitcher_batting_average] to opposing hitters.
• Lugo enters this outing with 6 quality starts under his belt this year.
• He meets Royals offense with 173 runs while batting .237 as a squad. They have a collective 0.397 slugging percentage and have hit a total of 43 so far this season they rank null in the National League as of today.

Royals Starting Pitcher Brady Singer

• Royals’ Singer (1 – 0) will make his 5th start of the season.
• Right’ last appearance was on December 31, when he threw
  against the Mariners , giving up 1 while allowing 4.
• The 27-year-old has an ERA of 2.132 ERA and 18 strikeouts to walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.1053 in 4 games this season.
• Brady Singer has had 4 starts so far this season.
• Singer will look for the 5th start in a row.
• The Royals have scored 173 total runs in MLB. They are batting .237 for the season with 43 home runs and 165 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 41 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 26 this season while batting .233 with 18 RBIs. He currently has 7 home runs and Walks with an 0.271 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.