Royals Roadhouse-June 19th: Cardinals, Bobby Witt Jr. Update

[Kevin O'Brien]

 

Game two of the I-70 Series is tonight, as the Royals try to go for the series win. Below is the lineup and percentage odds, according to Fangraphs.

Michael McGreevy goes for the Cardinals on the mound. Even though he's a cool Irish name and has a sub-3.00 ERA, his profile is very similar to Matthew Liberatore's, who got shelled in Thursday night's outing.

Below is McGreevy's TJ Stuff+ summary from the year. Notice that he rates as below average in many categories.

First pitch is at 7:10 p.m. and the broadcast will be on Apple TV, not Royals.TV tonight. 

 

 

[Kevin O'Brien]

 

Also, Bobby Witt Jr. is out of the starting lineup for the first time this season. According to Anne Rogers, Witt has a grade 1 MCL strain. 

Typically, grade 1 strain recovery takes anywhere from 1-3 weeks. However, 1 is the lowest it can be, so it's possible that it's more on the mild end, which explains why Witt isn't on the IL. The Royals do have an off day on Saturday due to the World Cup game at Arrow...errr I mean Kansas City Stadium. Perhaps the Royals are thinking they can get him two days off and then have him return on Sunday?