Kansas City Royals at Pittsburgh Pirates
MLB · Fri 6:41 PM ESTFri, Sep 18
KC67-86 · AWAY6:41 PM ESTPIT −1.5 · O/U 8.5 · draftkings · AS OF Sep 18, 8:48 AM EST
PIT76-77 · HOMEKansas City Royals at Pittsburgh Pirates
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PIT −1.5 · O/U 8.5 · draftkings · AS OF Sep 18, 8:48 AM EST
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Kansas City Royals at Pittsburgh Pirates. The moneyline market favors Pittsburgh Pirates (-170), per a 7 books consensus. The line has held steady over the past 26 hours.
| Book | Moneyline | Spread | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| DraftKingsas of Sep 18, 8:48 AM EST | KC+158PIT−196 | KC+1.5 −137PIT−1.5 +113 | O8.5 −108U8.5 −112 |
| FanDuelas of Sep 18, 8:18 AM EST | KC+160BestPIT−190Best | KC+8.5 −4000PIT−8.5 +1100 | O1.5 −50000U1.5 −370 |
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AwayKansas City Royals
Injuries
- Jac Caglianone (RF) — Day-To-Day · Caglianone (elbow) came off the bench and went 0-for-1 in Saturday's 5-1 loss against the Red Sox.
- Maikel Garcia (3B) — 10-Day-IL · Garcia (hamstring) went 1-for-5 with an RBI in a rehab game with Triple-A Omaha on Friday.
- Beck Way (RP) — 15-Day-IL · Way (back/shoulder) has been shut down for the remainder of the season, per MLB.com.
- Michael Massey (2B) — 7-day il · Massey (head) is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Blue Jays.
- Salvador Perez (DH) — Day-To-Day · Perez (elbow) isn't in the lineup for Friday's game against the Angels.
HomePittsburgh Pirates
Injuries
- Esmerlyn Valdez (RF) — 10-Day-IL · Valdez (hamstring) isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Cubs.
- Braxton Ashcraft (SP) — 15-Day-IL · Ashcraft (14-6) took the loss against the Angels on Saturday, allowing three runs on seven hits and no walks with nine strikeouts over five innings.
- Isaac Mattson (RP) — 15-Day-IL · The Pirates recalled Mattson from Triple-A Indianapolis on Friday, Danny Demilio of PittsburghBaseballNow.com reports.
- Ryan O'Hearn (RF) — 10-Day-IL · O'Hearn (quadriceps) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Indianapolis on Tuesday, Colin Beazley of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
- Kirby Yates (RP) — 15-Day-IL · The Pirates placed Yates on the 15-day injured list Thursday with a right shoulder impingement.
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