Cincinnati Reds vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 7/7/2021 MLB Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Cincinnati Reds vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Wednesday, July 7, 2021

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: Bally Sports Kansas City

Odds/Point Spread: Cincinnati (-116) Kansas City (-105)

Brady Singer and the Kansas City Royals (35-49, 5th in AL Central) host the Cincinnati Reds (44-40, 2nd in NL Central) at Kauffman Stadium on Wednesday. The odds on this game have the Reds priced at -116 and the Royals are at -105. The O/U has been set at 9. The men taking the mound will be Sonny Gray and Brady Singer.

The Reds have accumulated 140 doubles as a team and have hit 110 balls out of the park. Cincinnati has a slugging % of .419 and have struck out 733 times, while drawing a walk on 289 occasions. As a unit, the Cincinnati Reds are notching 4.9 runs per game, which puts them at 8th in the league. They have accumulated 394 runs batted in and 699 base knocks this season, while their team batting average sits at .248. They have earned a total of 412 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .329.

The Reds are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.54 on the season (22nd in the league), and the staff has struck out 819 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 343 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.31 as a squad on the season. Their K/BB ratio is 2.39 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.37. Reds pitchers have surrendered 105 home runs and also 409 total runs (23rd in baseball).

Reds relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 91 times in addition to having 92 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have racked up 34 holds so far this season (24th in MLB). The Reds relievers have a save rate of 62.9% and has come into the game in 71 save situations. They have 22 saves over the course of the season and have blown 13 of their 35 chances to get a save. The relief pitchers have inherited 135 runners on the campaign with 40.7% of them ended up scoring. The Reds have dispatched 303 relievers to the hill so far this year.

The Cincinnati Reds have a total of 2,238 putouts on the year, as well as 724 assists and 51 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .983 which ranks 17th in professional baseball, and have earned 536 double plays. The Reds have turned 68.9% of balls in play into outs out of their 6,714 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 20th in baseball.

Gray has taken the hill for 1,187 innings and has accounted for 1,139 punch outs so far in his career. Gray (76-67 win-loss record in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.66 while he has faced 4,948 batters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 3.53 (465 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.223. He has surrendered 1,028 base knocks (7.8 hits per 9 innings) and has 424 free passes.

The Royals have a SLG% of .389 and they average 4.10 runs per contest (24th in the league). They have put up 124 two-baggers, while taking a walk 231 times as well as recording 344 runs. Kansas City has tallied 82 HRs on the year to go along with 326 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 680 occasions (28th in MLB) and have totaled 680 base hits. The Kansas City Royals have tallied an OBP of .306 and a team batting average of .244 on the year.

The Royals hold a team WHIP of 1.465 and have a FIP of 4.61 as a team for the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.15 (724 strikeouts vs 336 walks). They are currently ranked 25th in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 725. They have given up 107 dingers and they concede 5.33 runs per 9 innings (26th in baseball). The Kansas City pitching staff have conceded 429 runs on the year while having a team ERA of 5.03 (405 earned runs yielded).

With 71 save situations, the Royals have 40 holds in addition to 13 blown saves. Kansas City has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 31 save opportunities and they have come away with 18 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 74 times in high leverage situations and also on 77 occasions with runners on. Kansas City relievers have an inherited score percentage of 28.7% out of 122 inherited base runners. They sit at 22nd in baseball with a save percentage of 58.1%, and they have sent 283 relief pitchers to the hill this season.

In their 6,519 innings on the field, the Royals hold a defensive efficiency of 67.5% (29th in the majors). The Kansas City Royals have twisted 77 double plays and have a fielding rate of .983 (19th in professional baseball). The Royals have accrued 722 assists, 50 errors and are sitting with 2,173 putouts over the course of the season.

So far in his pro baseball career, Singer has given up 138 hits while he has earned 146 punch outs in 144 frames. Singer (7-11 mark in his career) is the owner of a 4.44 ERA while allowing 8.6 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 71 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.361 and having a FIP of 4.0. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.52 and he has gone up against 628 batters so far in his career.

Who will win tonight's MLB game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cincinnati (-116)

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