Reds vs Royals Picks and Prediction – 6/13/2023

On Monday, the Cincinnati Reds open a three-game interleague series on the road versus the Kansas City Royals. Cincinnati improved to 30-35 following its 8-4 victory over the St Louis Cardinals on Saturday. The victory snapped a two-game losing streak for Cincinnati and the Reds are third in the National League Central, four games behind first place co-leaders the Pittsburgh Pirates and Milwaukee Brewers.

First baseman Spencer Steer is batting .287 to lead Cincinnati and has team highs in home runs with eight and on-base percentage at .367. Left fielder Jake Fraley is the leader in RBIs with 38 and second baseman Jonathan India has a team high 68 hits. On Monday, the Cincinnati Reds will send Luke Weaver to the mound. The right-hander is 1-2 with a 6.27 ERA and 46 Ks.

The Kansas City Royals dropped to 18-46 following a 6-1 loss to the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday. Kansas City has lost each of the first two games of a three-game set versus Baltimore and the Royals have lost five straight overall. Kansas City is last in the American League Central, 14 ½ games behind the first place Minnesota Twins.

Catcher Salvador Perez is batting .269 with 12 home runs, 34 RBIs and 61 hits to lead Kansas City in each category. First baseman Vinnie Pasquantino is the leader in on-base percentage with .324. Kansas City has a team batting average of .230 and slugging percentage of .377. On Monday, Kansas City will send Zack Greinke to the mound. The right-hander is 1-6 with a 4.59 ERA and 50 Ks.