Pittsburgh Pirates vs Kansas City Royals MLB Betting Lines

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The Pirates will play the Royals on Tuesday, June 1st, 2021 at 8:10 pm ET. Check network listings or your nearest streaming app for coverage. Our opening pitch flys at Eastern Standard, make sure you adjust for your local timezone.

Matchup Pitchers

Pirates - W. Crowe - R
Royals - B. Singer - R

Learn more about MLB Betting with our handy tutorial and guide. We explain money line, total and run line bets. Plus, a great discussion about exotic bets like MLB Baseball parlays and props.

**Best Money Line Bets**
Underdog Pittsburgh Pirates	Favorite Kansas City Royals
+145 Sb3gen1	-157 Sb3gen1
+145 Sb3gen2	-170 Sb3gen2
+145 Sb3gen3	-170 Sb3gen3

Here are money lines for the outright winner. Favorite Kansas City Royals has a minus value. Lay $157 at Sb3gen1 to win $100. Underdog Pittsburgh Pirates has a positive value. Risk $100 at Sb3gen1 to win $145.

**Best Over and Under Total Lines**
Over	Under
8o -120 Sb3gen2	8.5u -115 Sb3gen3
8o -126 Sb3gen1	8u +106 Sb3gen1
8.5o -105 Sb3gen3	8u +100 Sb3gen2

The over under line estimates the combined total of each team's final score. Sb3gen2 has the best over line of 8 points laying $120 to win $100. Sb3gen3 has the best under line of 8.5 u -115.

**Best Underdog and Favorite Run Line Bets**
Underdog Pittsburgh Pirates	Favorite Kansas City Royals
+1.5 -140 Sb3gen3	-1.5 +125 Sb3gen1
+1.5 -145 Sb3gen1	-1.5 +125 Sb3gen2
+1.5 -145 Sb3gen2	-1.5 +120 Sb3gen3

SportsBetting3.com has analyzed the latest lines. Review our "Best Run Line Bets" table above to smash the books this Tuesday. Sb3gen1 has the best favorite Kansas City Royals run line at -1.5 points. Sb3gen3 has the best underdog Pittsburgh Pirates run line at +1.5 points.

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MLB World Series Odds

Latest World Series odds, if available, for each team. Review odds for other teams and learn how to bet on the tournament here. See past Championship results and learn how to bet World Series teasers, props and parlays.

Pittsburgh Pirates World Series Odds

Outcome	SB3Gen
Pittsburgh Pirates	+60000

Cached 2021-06-18 20:55:18
Kansas City Royals World Series Odds

Outcome	SB3Gen
Kansas City Royals	+10000

Cached 2021-06-18 20:55:18

Team Standings

**Season Standings**
Team	W	L	Pct	GB	Home	Away	Strk	L10
Pittsburgh Pirates	25	45	0.357	20.0	15-20	10-25	L1	2-8
Kansas City Royals	32	38	0.457	13.0	18-19	14-19	W1	3-7

Pittsburgh Pirates Batting Stats

**2021 Pittsburgh Pirates Batting**
Top 12 by Games Played
Player	GP	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Adam Frazier 2B	69	40	88	2	25	25	33	0.322
Bryan Reynolds LF	68	41	73	12	36	35	58	0.299
Kevin Newman SS	65	22	47	2	12	14	16	0.202
Erik Gonzalez 2B	63	16	45	2	19	8	36	0.224
Gregory Polanco RF	58	20	39	7	21	20	67	0.202
Jacob Stallings C	55	18	41	5	29	22	38	0.230
Phillip Evans 3B	44	18	31	4	10	16	38	0.209
Wilmer Difo SS	44	7	20	1	6	5	25	0.244
Colin Moran 3B	42	11	39	4	21	13	42	0.289
Ka'ai Tom CF	34	9	12	2	11	16	25	0.150
Sam Howard RP	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000
Ben Gamel LF	33	8	21	1	4	8	23	0.247

Kansas City Royals Batting Stats

**2021 Kansas City Royals Batting**
Top 12 by Games Played
Player	GP	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Whit Merrifield RF	70	43	76	6	40	21	40	0.274
Salvador Perez C	70	35	80	18	47	8	71	0.292
Carlos Santana 1B	70	39	60	11	40	46	42	0.245
Michael A. Taylor CF	64	26	49	5	22	14	80	0.229
Jorge Soler RF	64	21	39	6	28	26	73	0.183
Nicky Lopez 2B	63	29	45	0	12	24	27	0.260
Andrew Benintendi LF	60	31	62	8	31	19	45	0.283
Hunter Dozier 3B	54	19	30	7	21	16	62	0.157
Hanser Alberto 2B	49	12	31	0	9	2	13	0.267
Jarrod Dyson CF	38	8	15	0	3	5	9	0.278
Jake Brentz RP	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000
Scott Barlow RP	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000

Pittsburgh Pirates Pitching Stats

**2021 Pittsburgh Pirates Pitching**
Top 12 by Wins and Games Played
Player	GP	W	L	SV	HLD	IP	K	WHIP	ERA
JT Brubaker SP	13	4	6	0	0	71.2	72	1.12	3.77
Richard Rodriguez RP	27	3	1	8	0	28.1	24	0.74	1.91
Tyler Anderson SP	13	3	7	0	0	73.2	65	1.26	4.89
Mitch Keller SP	12	3	7	0	0	47.1	51	1.80	7.04
Sam Howard RP	33	2	2	0	9	26.1	35	1.25	4.44
Clay Holmes RP	31	2	2	0	3	30.2	30	1.34	4.40
Chris Stratton RP	28	2	0	1	4	38.2	32	1.14	2.79
Duane Underwood Jr. RP	24	2	2	0	1	39.2	38	1.41	4.08
Kyle Crick RP	20	1	0	0	4	18.1	16	0.98	2.95
Luis Oviedo SP	12	1	1	0	0	18.2	19	1.77	7.23
Trevor Cahill SP	9	1	5	0	0	37.0	32	1.51	6.57
Chad Kuhl SP	8	1	4	0	0	35.0	27	1.49	5.66

Kansas City Royals Pitching Stats

**2021 Kansas City Royals Pitching**
Top 12 by Wins and Games Played
Player	GP	W	L	SV	HLD	IP	K	WHIP	ERA
Mike Minor SP	15	6	4	0	0	86.1	92	1.18	4.48
Brad Keller SP	15	6	7	0	0	71.0	64	1.75	6.34
Danny Duffy SP	7	4	3	0	0	41.2	48	1.13	1.94
Kyle Zimmer RP	24	3	0	2	5	27.2	28	0.94	1.95
Brady Singer SP	14	3	5	0	0	68.0	71	1.43	4.76
Scott Barlow RP	33	2	2	2	10	35.1	50	1.22	2.04
Greg Holland RP	29	2	2	4	4	27.0	28	1.41	4.00
Jakob Junis SP	15	2	3	0	0	34.2	35	1.44	5.19
Kris Bubic SP	11	2	2	0	0	45.1	39	1.48	4.17
Jake Brentz RP	34	1	0	0	7	32.2	38	1.10	1.93
Carlos Hernandez RP	7	1	0	0	0	12.0	17	2.08	6.75
Josh Staumont RP	25	0	1	5	2	26.2	29	1.24	3.38

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