The Kansas City Royals and Salvador Perez will hit the field against the Pittsburgh Pirates and Jared Triolo on Saturday at 1:05 p.m. ET, in the second game of a three-game series at PNC Park.

Keen to know what a same game parlay might look like for the Royals-Pirates meeting? Keep scrolling — we’ve got you covered with the key details below.

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Royals vs. Pirates Prediction & Pick

  • Score Prediction: Royals 5, Pirates 4
  • Expected Runs: 8.8

Royals vs. Pirates Odds

  • Pittsburgh is the underdog, -104 on the moneyline, while Kansas City is a -112 favorite despite being on the road.
  • The Royals-Pirates game on Sept. 14 has been given an over/under of 8 runs. The over is set at -108 and the under at -112.

A possible way to construct a same game parlay is to pick a strikeout over/under prop of either team’s starting pitcher. Here’s a look at what’s available:

  • The Royals’ Michael Wacha has a strikeout total of 4.5 at -158 for the over and +124 for the under.
  • For the Pirates, Mitch Keller has a strikeout over/under of 5.5 at +130 for the over and -166 for the under.

Royals vs. Pirates Stats

  • The Royals have won 64.2% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (43-24).
  • The Pirates have won 34, or 42%, of the 81 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
  • Kansas City has played in 147 games with a set over/under, and have combined with its opponents to go over the total 67 times (67-77-3).
  • Games involving Pittsburgh have gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 72 of 147 chances this season.
Michael Wacha (KC) Pitcher Mitch Keller (PIT)
12 – 7 W/L 11 – 9
151 IP 163.2
3.34 ERA 3.85
1.185 WHIP 1.265
7.7 K/9 8.4
2.4 BB/9 2.3

Royals vs. Pirates Same Game Parlay Payout

If you pick the Royals — the computer favorite above — on the moneyline, choose the over per the computer prediction, and score a successful parlay, here’s how much a $10 bet could net based the pitcher prop you tab:

  • Michael Wacha over 4.5 strikeouts: $49.53
  • Michael Wacha under 4.5 strikeouts: $71.66
  • Mitch Keller over 5.5 strikeouts: $73.85
  • Mitch Keller under 5.5 strikeouts: $48.42

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