Baltimore Orioles (11-13) vs. Kansas City Royals (8-16) April 22, 2026 2:10 pm EDT The Line: Kansas City Royals 0.0001 / Baltimore Orioles 0.0001; Over/Under: 0.0001 (Get latest betting odds)
The Baltimore Orioles and Kansas City Royals meet Wednesday in MLB action at Kauffman Stadium. Here’s a Royals vs. Orioles Prediction. This article will include a Royals vs. Orioles Pick.
The Baltimore Orioles are 11-13 on the year and play the Red Sox and Astros next. The Baltimore Orioles are batting .227 on the season and have a .318 OBP, and a .372 slugging percentage. The Baltimore Orioles pitching staff has a 3.92 ERA and a 1.36 WHIP. Taylor Ward leads the Baltimore Orioles with 27 hits and 11 RBI while Gunnar Henderson and Jeremiah Jackson have combined for 42 hits and 32 RBI.
Chris Bassitt gets the ball for the Baltimore Orioles, and he is 0-2 with a 6.19 ERA and 7 strikeouts this season. Bassitt is 1-2 with a 3.60 ERA and 33 strikeouts in his career against the Los Angeles Angels.
The Kansas City Royals are 8-16 on the year and play the Athletics and Angels next. The Kansas City Royals are batting .227 on the season, have a .305 OBP, and have a .352 slugging percentage. The Kansas City Royals pitching staff has a 4.58 ERA and a 1.38 WHIP. Bobby Witt Jr. leads the Kansas City Royals with 26 hits and 10 RBI while Maikel Garcia and Jac Caglianone have combined for 44 hits and 12 RBI.
Michael Wacha gets the ball for the Kansas City Royals, and he is 2-0 with a 1.00 ERA and 23 strikeouts this season. Wacha is 3-3 with a 5.22 ERA and 45 strikeouts in his career against the Baltimore Orioles.
The Orioles aren’t a team I’m running to the window to back and Bassitt has been terrible with his 6.19 ERA and 2.13 WHIP through 16 innings. However, the Royals stink to high heaven and while Wacha has been fabulous through 27 frames, this is one of the worst teams in baseball. Bassitt makes it hard to pull the trigger in this spot, but I’ll simply lean on the better team, pinch my nose, and back the Orioles. Yuck.