How to Watch Royals vs. Angels on TV or Streaming Live - Thursday, May 9

The Kansas City Royals (22-16) and the Los Angeles Angels (14-23) will clash on Thursday, May 9 at Angel Stadium of Anaheim, with Michael Wacha pitching for the Royals and Reid Detmers toeing the rubber for the Angels. The first pitch will be thrown at 9:38 PM ET.

Ahead of Kansas City taking on Los Angeles, you can find out how to watch the matchup in the piece below.

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Royals vs. Angels Game Info

• Date: Thursday, May 9, 2024
• Time: 9:38 PM ET
• TV: Fox Sports 1
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• Location: Anaheim, California
• Venue: Angel Stadium of Anaheim

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Pitching Matchup

Royals: Michael Wacha

• Wacha (1-4) takes the mound for the Royals in his eighth start of the season. He has a 5.50 ERA in 37 2/3 innings pitched, with 31 strikeouts.
• His most recent appearance was on Saturday against the Texas Rangers, when the righty went 3 2/3 innings, surrendering seven earned runs while giving up nine hits.
• The 32-year-old has an ERA of 5.50, with 7.4 strikeouts per nine innings, in seven games this season. Opponents have a .304 batting average against him.
• Wacha has collected two quality starts this year.
• Wacha heads into this matchup with five outings of five or more innings pitched this campaign.
• He has held his opponents without an earned run in one of his seven appearances this season.

Angels: Reid Detmers

• Detmers gets the start for the Angels, his eighth of the season. He is 3-3 with a 4.24 ERA and 44 strikeouts through 40 1/3 innings pitched.
• The left-hander's most recent appearance came on Saturday against the Cleveland Guardians, when he went 5 2/3 innings, surrendering seven earned runs while giving up five hits.
• The 24-year-old has an ERA of 4.24, with 9.8 strikeouts per nine innings in seven games this season. Opposing hitters have a .236 batting average against him.
• Detmers heads into this game with two quality starts under his belt this season.
• Detmers is aiming for his eighth straight appearance lasting five or more innings. He averages 5.7 innings per start.
• He has held his opponents without an earned run in one of his seven outings this season.

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Team Comparison

Royals Offensive Leaders

• Bobby Witt Jr.'s batting average this season is .327, and he has a .394 on-base percentage and a .571 slugging percentage. His strikeout rate is 17%, and his walk rate is 9.1%. He has five homers and 20 RBI, plus 36 runs scored and 13 stolen bases on 17 attempts.
• So far this year, Salvador Perez's batting average is .326, to go along with a .387 on-base percentage and a .558 slugging percentage. His strikeout rate is 15.5%, and his walk rate is 7%. He has eight homers and 31 RBI, plus 15 runs scored.
• Vinnie Pasquantino's current batting average is .248, and he has four home runs and 22 RBI, plus 18 runs scored. He has a .762 OPS (.338 on-base, .424 slugging). His strikeout rate is 9.5%, and his walk rate is 12.8%.
• The Royals' Maikel Garcia is batting .235, with a .293 on-base percentage and a .376 slugging percentage. He has four home runs and 22 RBI, plus 17 runs scored and eight steals on eight attempts. His strikeout rate is 18.8%, and his walk rate is 7.9%.

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Angels Offensive Leaders

• Taylor Ward is hitting .273/.307/.469 this season with a walk rate of 5.2% and a K rate of 21.6%. Additionally, he's swatted seven homers while knocking in 24 runs and scoring 20 times. Plus, he's stolen two bases on five attempts.
• In 99 plate appearances this year, Luis Rengifo is batting .330/.378/.462 with two home runs, 11 RBI and 13 runs, with nine stolen bases on 10 attempts. He's fanning at a 15.2% clip and walking 6.1% of the time.
• So far this season, Jo Adell has blasted five bombs, knocked in 14 runs, and scored 12 times while hitting .259/.311/.506 in 90 plate appearances. He's also stolen six bags on 11 attempts. His K rate comes in at 23.3%, and his walk rate is 5.6%.
• At the plate, Nolan Schanuel is batting .236/.320/.336 with three homers, 12 RBI and 11 runs scored. He's striking out 17.5% of the time and walking at a 9.5% rate.