Los Angeles Angels vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 04/26/26

The Kansas City Royals have won the first 2 games of their series with the Los Angeles Angels, but I favor The Angels in Game 3 Sunday. Los Angeles has been slipping of late, losing 6 of their last 7 games to fall to 12-16 entering Sunday. Kansas City, despite winning 3 of their last 4 games, is still just 10-17 on the season.

Reid Detmers is the scheduled starter for the Angels, and he is the guy Los Angeles should want on the mound in this matchup. Kansas City has struggled to hit left-handed pitching so far in 2026, ranking 26th in wOBA with a wRC+ of 70. They sit 10th in strikeout rate against lefties and have the 2nd highest rate of weak contact. Detmers has a 4.08 ERA through his first 28.2 innings of work, but the southpaw has far stronger underlying metrics. His 2.76 xERA suggests positive regression, and I favor Detmers in this spot.

Seth Lugo is set to make his 6th start of the season for the Royals. He has produced lights out results so far, tossing 31.1 innings with a 1.15 ERA. This includes 7 scoreless frames in his last outing against Baltimore. Despite his strong results, Lugo did walk 4 batters in that game, the 2nd time he has done so this season. His xERA of 3.96 is far higher than his results so far, and we saw him struggle mightily at the tail end of 2025. While he is a decent option, I don’t believe he should be favored in this spot. Los Angeles has been league average against right-handers, ranking 15th in wOBA with wRC+ of 100. At current pricing I will take plus money with the Angels.

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