Oddsmakers don’t have high expectations for the Kansas City Royals (56-106), giving them +100000 odds (16th in MLB) to win the World Series as of October 5. To make the postseason, they are +3000 (13th in the AL).

Royals Postseason & World Series Odds

• Odds to win the World Series: +100000
• Odds to make the playoffs: +3000

Royals Season Stats & Insights

• The Royals have put together a 5-11 record in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 31.2% of those games).
• In the 161 games in which bookmakers have set an over/under for Kansas City, it has combined with opponents to go over the total 77 times (77-77-7).
• The Royals have hit the fifth-fewest home runs in MLB action this season (163).
• Kansas City has the No. 23 offense in MLB play, scoring 4.2 runs per game (676 total runs).
• The Royals have the 28th-ranked team ERA among all league pitching staffs (5.17).
• Pitchers for Kansas City combine for the 23rd-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.408).

Royals Current Season Splits

Royals Hitting Leaders

• Bobby Witt Jr. is batting .276 with 30 home runs, 97 runs scored, 96 RBI, 49 stolen bases, and a 5.8% walk rate this season.
• This season, Salvador Perez has been one of the team’s best producers, registering a .255/.292/.422 triple slash with 21 doubles, 23 home runs, 19 walks and 80 RBI.
• At the dish, MJ Melendez is hitting .235/.316/.398 with 16 home runs, 56 RBI, and a 10.3% walk rate. He has also tacked on six stolen bases.
• Maikel Garcia has batted .272/.323/.358 so far this year with 20 doubles, four triples, four home runs, 38 walks and 50 RBI.