A showdown of the G’s will take place at Kauffman Stadium tonight, with Kyle Gibson and the Orioles taking on Zack Greinke and the Royals. Kansas City will look to even the series after dropping the opener in a slugfest.
Gibson was Baltimore’s marquee free agent addition this past offseason (lol), signing a one-year deal for $10 million. He’s been basically exactly what you would expect: a 3.93 ERA and 4.36 FIP while averaging a bit under six innings per start. Having spent so long in Minnesota, the Royals have seen plenty of Gibson. In 142.1 innings across 26 games against Kansas City, he has a 3.