Pirates vs. Royals Probable Starting Pitching Matchup – August 28, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on August 28, 2023 - Last Updated on September 25, 2024

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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