Cincinnati Reds vs Kansas City Royals 8/19/2020 Picks Predictions

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The Cincinnati Reds will play against the Kansas City Royals at Ewing M. Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri on Wednesday August 19, 2020 5:05 P.M, ET. This will be the 1st game in the double header between both teams. The Reds played against the Pirates where they split their 1st 2 games before getting the remaining games suspended due to Covid 19 issues. The Royals recently lost their series against the Twins 3-1. The Royals are now 12th in the American League with a 9-14 record, and are 5th in the AL Central Division

The Royals failed to take their 2nd series against the Twins where they were the victors in the 1st one. They lost the 4th game with a score at 4-1 with Kris Bubic getting the loss allowing 2 earned runs in 4.1 innings pitched. The Royals trailed the entire game, and got their only score in the 9th inning. Hunter Dozier went 1 for 3 with the solo homer in the final inning to put the Royals on the board. Whit Merrifield leads the team with 27 hits and 16 runs batted in, while Salvador Perez and Maikel Franco chip in a combination of 49 hits and 25 RBIs. The Royals have a batting average of .250 which is 11th in the league and made 93 total runs this season. Brad Keller will be on the mound for the 1st game of the day. This will be his 2nd game against Cincinnati.

Cincinnati Reds vs Kansas City Royals Predictions 8/19/2020

Cincinnati is back after being absent for a few days, getting 2 of their games against the Pirates postponed due to Coronavirus. Their last game was on August 14, where they blew out the Pirates with a score of 8-1. They outhit Pittsburgh 11-5, were led by Jesse Winker, and Nicholas Castellanos with 3 RBIs each in the game. Winker got a solo homer in the 2nd, while Castellanos launched the ball 399 feet in the air to get the 3 run homer in the 7th. Castellanos is their star for the season recording 20 hits, 19 RBIs, and 8 bombs playing 20 games this season. The rest of the team need to step up in offense as their average is at .220 which is 25th in the league. The Reds are currently in the 11th spot in the National League with a 9-11 record, and are 4th in the NL Central Division. Luis Castillo gets the ball for the Reds in their return game. Castillos is 0-2 with an ERA at 3.91 while striking out 31 batters this season.

Cincinnati Reds vs Kansas City Royals. MLB’s pick for the game is the Cincinnati Reds -150. The Red’s offense is not that great this season, having a low team batting average with just an average amount of runs made to this point. Castillo allowed 4 earned runs and 11 hits in 11 innings, while Keller is playing solid playing 11 innings with no runs made in his watch. This pitching arm of Keller will spell doom for the Reds in the 1st game of the double header. The Royals are making use of their home field advantage winning 4-1 in their last 5 games in Kauffman Stadium. But the Reds will still dominate this matchup to a predicted score of 5-4.

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