Los Angeles Dodgers @ Kansas City Royals Matchup Preview - August 14th, 2022

Left-hander Tyler Anderson is expected to start today for Los Angeles, while right-hander Brady Singer gets the nod at home for Kansas City. Anderson enters this contest with a 2.72 ERA, backed up by a 3.33 FIP (which is a better measure of the things a pitcher can control). Singer, meanwhile, has a 3.66 FIP underlying his 3.49 ERA. The last time Tyler Anderson was on the bump, he recorded the win as the Dodgers defeated the Padres 4-0. He left allowing 0 earned runs and recording 3 strikeouts with 1 walk. Singer's last start was against the White Sox, when he recorded the win as the Royals were victorious 4-2. Over 7.1 innings pitched, he allowed 1 earned run with 5 hits. He also recorded 6 strikeouts with 0 walks.

Los Angeles Dodgers Insights

• Tyler Anderson has averaged 18.1 outs per GS this year, grading out in the 87th percentile.

• The Kansas City Royals have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Cody Bellinger stands a good chance of holding the platoon advantage against every reliever all game.

• The Los Angeles Dodgers bullpen grades out as the 2nd-best in the majors, according to THE BAT.

Kansas City Royals Insights

• The Los Angeles Dodgers have 6 hitters in the projected lineup that will hold the platoon advantage against Brady Singer today.

• Michael A. Taylor has been lucky with his batting average this year; his .271 rate is quite a bit higher than his .212 Expected Batting Average (based on THE BAT X's interpretation of Statcast data).

• Nicky Lopez has a 100th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (44.6%) and will be challenged by baseball's 5th-deepest LF fences today.

Betting Trends

• The Kansas City Royals have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Run Line in 40 of their last 67 games (+16.80 Units / 22% ROI)

• The Los Angeles Dodgers have hit the Run Line in 42 of their last 62 games (+22.70 Units / 31% ROI)

• Austin Barnes has hit the Hits Under in 17 of his last 25 games (+10.05 Units / 38% ROI)