{"id":125009,"date":"2025-04-29T02:46:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T06:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/uncategorized\/see-the-starting-lineup-for-royals-vs-rays-april-29-2025\/"},"modified":"2025-04-29T18:59:02","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T22:59:02","slug":"see-the-starting-lineup-for-royals-vs-rays-april-29-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/mlb-game-previews\/see-the-starting-lineup-for-royals-vs-rays-april-29-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"See the Starting Lineup for Royals vs Rays &#8211; April 29, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"eva_article_wrap\">\n<div class=\"eva_team_logos\">\n<div class=\"eva_away_team\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/images\/mlb\/KC.png\" alt=\"Kansas City Royals logo\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Kansas City Royals<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"eva_matchup_symbol\">@<\/div>\n<div class=\"eva_home_team\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/images\/mlb\/TB.png\" alt=\"Tampa Bay Rays logo\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Tampa Bay Rays<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"eva_odds\"><span>+135<\/span><span>O\/U: 8.5<br \/>(-110\/-110)<\/span><span>-155<\/span><\/div>\n<p>On April 29, 2025, the Tampa Bay Rays will host the Kansas City Royals at George M. Steinbrenner Field for the first game of their series. Both teams are hovering around .500, with the Rays at 14-14 and the Royals at 14-15. However, the Rays have the advantage with a Power Ranking of 15th for their bullpen, compared to the Royals&#8217; 23rd ranking, indicating a stronger overall team performance. <\/p>\n<p>In their last game, the Rays managed to put together a solid offensive showing, but they still face challenges as they go up against a Royals squad that has struggled mightily this season. Kansas City ranks 30th in the league in offensive production, batting average, and home runs, showcasing their difficulties at the plate. This could play to the advantage of Rays&#8217; pitcher Taj Bradley, who, despite a rough ERA of <a href=\"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/mlb\/player-stats\/earned-run-average\">5.08<\/a>, ranks 69th among starters, suggesting he has been somewhat unlucky and could perform better moving forward.<\/p>\n<p>Bradley projects to pitch 5.7 innings today, allowing an average of 2.6 earned runs, while also facing a Royals offense that has hit just 13 home runs all season\u2014the fewest in MLB. Meanwhile, Michael Lorenzen will take the mound for Kansas City. Although Lorenzen has posted a respectable ERA of <a href=\"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/mlb\/player-stats\/earned-run-average\">3.90<\/a>, he ranks among the worst pitchers in the league according to advanced metrics. <\/p>\n<p>With Tampa Bay&#8217;s offense ranking 14th overall and 7th in batting average, they have the tools to exploit Lorenzen&#8217;s weaknesses. Betting odds favor the Rays at a -150 moneyline, implying a strong likelihood of victory in this matchup, which could be critical in maintaining momentum for the season.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 3rem 0 0 0;\">Kansas City Royals Insights<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Michael Lorenzen &#8211; Over\/Under 16.5 Pitching Outs (-115\/-115)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">Compared to average, Michael Lorenzen has been granted more leash than the average pitcher this year, recording an additional 3.7 adjusted pitches each outing.<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> Pitchers with a longer leash are more likely to go deeper into games and record more outs.<\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Salvador Perez &#8211; Over\/Under 1.5 Total Bases (+135\/-180)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">Typically, bats like Salvador Perez who hit a lot of flyballs tend to perform worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of flyballs such as Taj Bradley.<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> This mostly has to do with the way the hitter&#8217;s swing plane interacts with the pitch trajectory, and it can create diminished performance across all categories and hidden value few are considering.<\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong><\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">The Kansas City Royals have been the unluckiest offense in the majors this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to perform better in the future<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> When teams underperform their projected talent level, markets may undervalue them even while they are likely to perform better in the near future.<\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 3rem 0 0 0;\">Tampa Bay Rays Insights<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Taj Bradley &#8211; Over\/Under 5.5 Strikeouts (-105\/-125)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">Taj Bradley has relied on his curveball 6.3% more often this season (15.3%) than he did last year (9%).<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> Because curveballs are one of the most effective pitches to use, a pitcher who alters his pitch mix to use more of them will often see more success as a result.<\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Christopher Morel &#8211; Over\/Under 0.5 Total Bases (-155\/+120)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">Christopher Morel has big-time power (96th percentile) if he makes contact, but that&#8217;s usually a big &#8220;IF&#8221; (28.3% K%).  Today, however, opposing pitcher Michael Lorenzen doesn&#8217;t generate many whiffs (19th percentile K%) \u2014 great news for Morel.<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> If he is less likely to strikeout, he&#8217;ll be more likely to make contact, which is often hard, home-run contact.<\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong><\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">Tampa Bay&#8217;s 89.7-mph average exit velocity this year is one of the best in the game: #9 overall.<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> Hitting the ball hard increases the chances of either a home run or the ball landing in fair territory for a hit before a fielder can get to it.<\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 3rem 0 0 0;\">Betting Trends<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Tampa Bay Rays &#8211; Moneyline (-155)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\">The Tampa Bay Rays have hit the Moneyline in 5 of their last 6 games (+5.00 Units \/ 81% ROI)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Kansas City Royals &#8211; Over\/Under 3.5 Team Total (-135\/+105)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\">The Kansas City Royals have hit the Team Total Under in 15 of their last 19 games (+11.35 Units \/ 53% ROI)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Salvador Perez &#8211; Over\/Under 1.5 Hits Runs and RBIs (-110\/-120)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\">Salvador Perez has hit the Hits Runs and RBIs Under in 17 of his last 25 away games (+7.70 Units \/ 26% ROI)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<form><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"ga-page-group\" name=\"ga-page-group\" value=\"GAME PREVIEW\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"ga-sport\" name=\"ga-sport\" \"value=\"mlb\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"ga-title-id\" name=\"ga-title-id\"value=\"3.14.2\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"ga-title-group\" name=\"ga-title-group\" value=\"GAME INFO\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"ga-title-cta\" name=\"ga-title-cta\" value=\"1\"><\/form>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On April 29, 2025, the Tampa Bay Rays will host the Kansas City Royals at George M. 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