Angels vs. Royals Preview: Betting Odds & Starter Analysis

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00:00Let's get a look at this next game, because I always get intrigued by who's actually starting.

00:03Michael Lorenzen for the Kansas City Royals.

00:05We know he's a starter in Major League Baseball.

00:07However, he was favored overnight, Joe, by a price of around a minus 180.

00:10That's dipped down.

00:11Minus 156, minus 160 is across the betting landscape right now.

00:14And a total that's listed at nine.

00:16But when I look here at Farris, who's going to be on the mound, and his first name, let

00:20me just double check.

00:21Mitch Farris hasn't pitched above AA, Joe.

00:24He's had 22 starts in the minor leagues this season in AA, 3-8 record, 4.27 ERA.

00:33He's had 116 innings and 142 strikeouts, so that's not too bad.

00:37He's given up 10 home runs in those 22 games.

00:41Again, not too bad, 55 walks.

00:42But an ERA around a 4.25 in AA going up against Kansas City in Kansas City.

00:48These are tough ones to handicap sometimes, because you just expect that Kansas City should

00:52detonate this guy, but sometimes these guys, you haven't seen them in a while, they make

00:56it through two times through the rotation, and they get pulled out into a bullpen start.

00:59How do we factor on Kansas City and LA today?

01:02Well, I mean, Kansas City was one of very few teams that had Labor Day off yesterday, and

01:09the Angels had to take on Houston yesterday, and they got beat up pretty good there with

01:15Kikuchi and company.

01:16So, the rest advantage for Kansas City at home, waiting for a AA pitcher to show up, Donnie.

01:23Yeah, it feels like maybe Kansas City got a good opportunity here, but at Conference

01:29Stadium, too, humidity, are we getting an over here?

01:33It feels like we're getting an over here tonight, this one.

01:36Yeah.