The Pittsburgh Pirates (58-73) and the Kansas City Royals (41-91) square off at Kauffman Stadium on Monday at 8:10 PM ET, starting a three-game series. The Pirates will give the nod to Juan Carlos Oviedo (7-13, 4.46 ERA), who is eyeing win No. 8 on the season, and the Royals will counter with Zack Greinke (1-12, 5.34 ERA).
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Pittsburgh vs. Kansas City Pitcher Matchup Info
- When: Monday, August 28, 2023 at 8:10 PM ET
- Where: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri
- How to Watch on TV: BSKC
- Probable Pitchers: Oviedo – PIT (7-13, 4.46 ERA) vs Greinke – KC (1-12, 5.34 ERA)
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Pirates vs. Royals Starting Pitcher Stats (2023)
Oviedo | Greinke | |
---|---|---|
26 | GS | 22 |
7-13 | W-L | 1-12 |
4.46 | ERA | 5.34 |
145.1 | IP | 114.2 |
62 | BB | 15 |
129 | SO | 78 |
Pirates Probable Starting Pitcher: Juan Carlos Oviedo
- The right-hander’s last appearance came on Tuesday against the St. Louis Cardinals, when he went five innings, surrendering one earned run while allowing four hits.
- The 25-year-old has an ERA of 4.46, with 8.0 strikeouts per nine innings, in 26 games this season. Opposing hitters have a .232 batting average against him.
- Oviedo has registered 12 quality starts this season.
- He has held his opponents without an earned run in two of his 26 outings this season.
- This season, the 25-year-old ranks 43rd in ERA (4.46), 45th in WHIP (1.328), and 40th in K/9 (8.0) among pitchers who qualify.
- Oviedo’s team is 10-16-0 against the spread in his starts this season.
- Out of Oviedo’s 26 starts with a total this season, 11 have hit the over.
Oviedo’s Recent Performance
Opponent | Date | IP | H | R | ER | K | BB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
vs. Cardinals | Aug. 22 | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
at Mets | Aug. 16 | 4.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
vs. Reds | Aug. 11 | 5.0 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
at Brewers | Aug. 6 | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
vs. Tigers | Aug. 1 | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
Royals Probable Starting Pitcher: Zack Greinke
- The right-hander last pitched out of the bullpen on Wednesday, when he threw four scoreless innings while allowing two hits to the Oakland Athletics.
- The 39-year-old has an ERA of 5.34, a 5.20 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.238 in 23 games this season.
- In 22 starts this season, he’s earned two quality starts.
- He has three appearances with no earned runs allowed in 23 chances this season.
- The Royals are 9-13-0 ATS in Greinke’s 22 starts that had a set spread.
- Greinke has had 22 starts that oddsmakers set a total for this season, and nine of those games hit the over.
Greinke’s Recent Performance
Opponent | Date | IP | H | R | ER | K | BB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
at Athletics | Aug. 22 | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
at Phillies | Aug. 6 | 4.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
vs. Mets | Aug. 1 | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
at Guardians | Jul. 25 | 5.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
vs. Tigers | Jul. 20 | 4.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
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