Orioles vs. Royals (Apr 20, 2026) Pregame

Baltimore Orioles (10-12, third within the AL East) vs. Kansas City Royals (7-15, fifth within the AL Central)

Kansas City, Missouri; Monday, 7:40 pm EDT

LIKELY PITCHING: Orioles: Kyle Bradish (1-2, 5.49 ERA, 1.63 WHIP, 21 strikeouts); Royals: Seth Lugo (1-1, 1.48 ERA, 0.99 WHIP, 21 strikeouts)

LINE: Orioles -117, Royals -102; over/underneath is 9 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Kansas City Royals play the Baltimore Orioles as losers of seven in a row.

Kansas City is 7-15 total and 5-5 in dwelling video games. The Royals have a 3-1 document in video games once they hit two or extra dwelling runs.

Baltimore has a 10-12 document total and a 4-6 document in street video games. The Orioles have a 5-3 document in video games when they didn’t enable a house run.

The groups meet Monday for the primary time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Carter Jensen leads the Royals with 5 dwelling runs whereas slugging .508. Bobby Witt Jr.. is 11 for 38 with 5 doubles and 4 RBI over the previous 10 video games.

Jeremiah Jackson he has two doubles and 5 dwelling runs for the Orioles. Gunnar Henderson it’s 7 for 44 with a triple and three dwelling runs during the last 10 video games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Royals: 2-8, .199 batting common, 4.60 ERA, outscored by 20 runs

Orioles: 4-6, .215 batting common, 4.09 ERA, outscored by three runs

INJURIES: Royals: James McArthur: 60-Day IL (elbow), Stephen Kolek: 15-Day IL (indirect), Carlos Estevez: 15-Day IL (foot), Bailey Falter: 15-Day IL (elbow), Alec Marsh: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

Orioles: Adley Rutschman: 10-Day IL (ankle), Jackson Holliday: 10-Day IL (finger), Ryan Mountcastle: 60-Day IL (foot), Heston Kjerstad: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Keegan Akin: 15-Day IL (groin), Andrew Kittredge: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Yaramil Hiraldo: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Tyler O’Neill: 7-Day IL (sickness), Dietrich Enns: 15-Day IL (foot), Zach Eflin: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jordan Westburg: 60-Day IL (ucl), Felix Bautista: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Colin Selby: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

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The Associated Press created this story utilizing expertise supplied by Data Skrive and information from Sportradar.