Baltimore Orioles vs Kansas City Royals AI Sports Picks & Predictions

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Baltimore OriolesBAL

5–6

Final

Kansas City RoyalsKC

Kauffman Stadium

Team Season Averages

Baltimore OriolesLeads 15 of 18

Kansas City RoyalsLeads 3 of 18

Batting

4.26Runs per game3.30
0.226Batting average0.223
0.317On-base percentage0.302
0.367Slugging percentage0.342
0.684OPS0.644
0.96Home runs per game0.78
7.48Hits per game7.26
22Home runs18
14Stolen bases16

Pitching

3.81ERA4.56
1.34WHIP1.38
9.17Strikeouts per nine8.86
3.60Walks per nine4.65
3.78Runs allowed per game4.43
0.248Opponent batting average0.234
209Pitching strikeouts198
6Quality starts12
8Saves7

Highlighted values lead the matchup; for points allowed, turnovers and similar stats, lower is better.

Odds

Sportsbook	Spread (KC)	Total	BAL ML	KC ML
DDraftKings	-1.5	9	+109	-131
FFanDuel	-1.5	9	+106	-124
BBetMGM	-1.5	9	+105	-125
CCaesars	-1.5	9	+110	-130
BBetOnline	-1.5	9	+113	-125
BBetRivers	-1.5	9	+102	-127
BBetus	-1.5	9	+114	-125
BBovada	-1.5	9	+106	-126
FFanatics	-1.5	9	+105	-125
LLowVig	-1.5	9	+113	-125
MMyBookie	-1.5	9	+109	-128

Game Information

Kauffman Stadium

Stadium

Apr 21, 2026

7:40 PM EDT

Gametime weather

Conditions pending

Lineups

BAL

Starters

Rankings

Team	Offense	Defense
BAL	17th	15th
KC	29th	21st

Matchup

BALKC

11-12Record7-16
47.8%Win %30.4%
6-6Home record5-6
5-6Road record2-10
5-5Last 102-8
1Streak-8
-5Run diff-34
0-0Division5-8
1 (B2B)Rest days1 (B2B)

Scores

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	T
BAL	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	5
KC	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	1	1	6

Team Stats

BALStatKC

5Runs6
8Hits10
0Errors0
2Home runs1
5RBI5
0Stolen bases1
4K (bat)7
7K (pit)4
4BB (pit)5

Player Stats

BAL — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Pete Alonso1B	4	0	2	0	0	0
Taylor WardLF	4	0	0	0	0	1
Leody TaverasCF	4	0	0	0	0	0
Adley RutschmanC	4	1	2	1	2	0
Gunnar HendersonSS	4	1	1	0	0	0
Coby Mayo3B	3	1	1	1	3	0
Weston WilsonLF	3	1	1	0	0	1
Jeremiah Jackson2B	3	1	1	0	0	1
Blaze AlexanderSS	2	0	0	0	0	1
Colton CowserLF	1	0	0	0	0	0
Sam BasalloC	0	0	0	0	0	1

BAL — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Shane BazSP	6.1	8	4	4	2	4
Rico GarciaRP	1.0	1	1	1	0	2
Grant WolframSP	0.2	1	0	0	0	0
Ryan HelsleyRP	0.1	0	1	1	2	1

KC — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Kyle IsbelCF	4	2	3	0	0	0
Isaac CollinsLF	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jac Caglianone1B	4	0	0	0	0	0
Salvador PerezC	4	0	1	0	0	0
Vinnie Pasquantino1B	4	0	0	0	1	0
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	3	0	1	0	1	1
Carter JensenC	3	1	2	0	0	1
Maikel Garcia3B	3	2	1	0	1	2
Michael Massey2B	3	1	2	1	2	0

KC — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Kris BubicRP	6.0	5	3	3	3	3
Nick MearsRP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
Lucas ErcegRP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0
Matt StrahmRP	1.0	3	2	2	1	1

Scoring Summary

91 events · 9 scoring

Inning 1 Top

Top
Ward grounded out to first.
0-0
Top
Henderson lined out to center.
0-0
Top
Rutschman singled to left.
0-0
Top
Alonso grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Rutschman out at second.
0-0

Inning 1 Bottom

Bottom
Garcia lined out to left.
0-0
Bottom
Witt Jr. grounded out to third.
0-0
Bottom
Pasquantino fouled out to third.
0-0

Inning 2 Top

Top
Jackson singled to left.
0-0
Top
Wilson walked, Jackson to second.
0-0
Top
Taveras lined out to center.
0-0
Top
Mayo homered to left (439 feet), Jackson scored and Wilson scored.
3-0
Top
Alexander struck out swinging.
3-0
Top
Ward walked.
3-0
Top
Henderson grounded out to first.
3-0

Inning 2 Bottom

Bottom
Perez grounded out to shortstop.
3-0
Bottom
Jensen doubled to right.
3-0
Bottom
Jensen to third on wild pitch by Baz.
3-0
Bottom
Massey hit sacrifice fly to right, Jensen scored.
3-1
Bottom
Caglianone grounded out to shortstop.
3-1

Inning 3 Top

Top
Rutschman struck out swinging.
3-1
Top
Alonso singled to right.
3-1
Top
Jackson grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Alonso out at second.
3-1

Inning 3 Bottom

Bottom
Collins grounded out to third.
3-1
Bottom
Isbel singled to right.
3-1
Bottom
Garcia struck out swinging.
3-1
Bottom
Witt Jr. doubled to center, Isbel to third.
3-1
Bottom
Pasquantino grounded out to shortstop.
3-1

Inning 4 Top

Top
Wilson singled to center.
3-1
Top
Taveras lined out to second.
3-1
Top
Wilson picked off and caught stealing second.
3-1
Top
Mayo fouled out to first.
3-1

Inning 4 Bottom

Bottom
Perez grounded out to shortstop.
3-1
Bottom
Jensen singled to right.
3-1
Bottom
Massey doubled to left, Jensen to third.
3-1
Bottom
Caglianone struck out swinging.
3-1
Bottom
Collins popped out to shortstop.
3-1

Inning 5 Top

Top
Alexander walked.
3-1
Top
Ward grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Alexander out at second.
3-1
Top
Henderson grounded out to third, Ward to second.
3-1
Top
Rutschman lined out to center.
3-1

Inning 5 Bottom

Bottom
Isbel doubled to left.
3-1
Bottom
Garcia singled to center, Isbel scored.
3-2
Bottom
Witt Jr. grounded out to first, Garcia to second.
3-2
Bottom
Garcia stole third.
3-2
Bottom
Pasquantino hit sacrifice fly to left, Garcia scored.
3-3
Bottom
Perez grounded out to shortstop.
3-3

Inning 6 Top

Top
Alonso flied out to center.
3-3
Top
Jackson grounded out to third.
3-3
Top
Wilson struck out looking.
3-3

Inning 6 Bottom

Bottom
Jensen walked.
3-3
Bottom
Massey flied out to center, Jensen to second.
3-3
Bottom
Caglianone struck out swinging.
3-3
Bottom
Collins struck out swinging.
3-3

Inning 7 Top

Top
Mears relieved Bubic
3-3
Top
Taveras lined out to right.
3-3
Top
Mayo grounded out to shortstop.
3-3
Top
Alexander grounded out to pitcher.
3-3

Inning 7 Bottom

Bottom
Isbel doubled to right.
3-3
Bottom
Isbel to third on wild pitch by Baz.
3-3
Bottom
Garcia walked.
3-3
Bottom
Witt Jr. hit sacrifice fly to right, Isbel scored.
3-4
Bottom
Wolfram relieved Baz
3-4
Bottom
Pasquantino flied out to right.
3-4
Bottom
Perez doubled to left, Garcia to third.
3-4
Bottom
Jensen fouled out to left.
3-4

Inning 8 Top

Top
Strahm relieved Mears
3-4
Top
Ward struck out looking.
3-4
Top
Henderson doubled to left.
3-4
Top
Rutschman homered to left center (394 feet), Henderson scored.
5-4
Top
Alonso doubled to right.
5-4
Top
Jackson walked.
5-4
Top
Wilson flied out to right.
5-4
Top
Taveras fouled out to first.
5-4

Inning 8 Bottom

Bottom
Cowser in right field.
5-4
Bottom
Garcia relieved Wolfram
5-4
Bottom
Massey homered to right (412 feet).
5-5
Bottom
Caglianone struck out swinging.
5-5
Bottom
Collins struck out looking.
5-5
Bottom
Isbel grounded out to third.
5-5

Inning 9 Top

Top
Erceg relieved Strahm
5-5
Top
Basallo hit for Mayo
5-5
Top
Basallo walked.
5-5
Top
Cowser grounded into double play, first to shortstop to first, Basallo out at second.
5-5
Top
Ward popped out to second.
5-5

Inning 9 Bottom

Bottom
Basallo at first base.
5-5
Bottom
Helsley relieved Garcia
5-5
Bottom
Garcia walked.
5-5
Bottom
Witt Jr. walked, Garcia to second.
5-5
Bottom
Pasquantino struck out swinging, Witt Jr. to second on wild pitch by Helsley, Garcia to third on wild pitch by Helsley.
5-5
Bottom
Garcia scored on Helsley wild pitch.
5-6
Bottom
Garcia scored on Helsley wild pitch.
5-6

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Player props

Baltimore Orioles vs Kansas City Royals Player Props

Prop lines and results for the players in this game, by market.

Jackson Holliday
Home Runs: 0/19 over · last line 0.5
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Kyle Isbel
Home Runs: 0/19 over · last line 0.5
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John Rave
Home Runs: 2/18 over · last line 0.5
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Maikel Garcia
Home Runs: 0/18 over · last line 0.5
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Noah Cameron
Outs: 8/18 over · last line 17.5
Noah Cameron Outs props Noah Cameron Strikeouts props Noah Cameron Hits Allowed props
Seth Lugo
ER: 11/18 over · last line 1.5
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Christian Encarnacion-Strand
Home Runs: 2/17 over · last line 1.5
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Michael Wacha
Outs: 13/17 over · last line 17.5
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Shane Baz
Hits Allowed: 10/17 over · last line 6.5
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Blaze Alexander
Home Runs: 1/16 over · last line 0.5
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Brandon Young
Strikeouts: 9/16 over · last line 6.5
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Tyler O'Neill
Home Runs: 0/15 over · last line 0.5
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Baltimore Orioles vs Kansas City Royals: Final Score & Recap

The Kansas City Royals beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-5 in this MLB game at Kauffman Stadium on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. The line score, team and player box scores, and scoring summary are in the Game Stats tab.

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Baltimore Orioles vs Kansas City Royals Odds

DraftKings lists the Kansas City Royals at KC -1.5 on the run line, with the total set at 9. Moneylines are Baltimore Orioles +109 and Kansas City Royals -131. Those are the closing numbers; the odds table above compares every book we track.

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