Arizona Diamondbacks vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 8/23/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Tuesday, August 23, 2022

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: Bally Sports Kansas City

Odds/Point Spread: Arizona (-145) Kansas City (+125)

The Arizona Diamondbacks (55-66) are on their way to Kauffman Stadium on Tuesday where they will take on the Kansas City Royals (49-74). The odds on this game have the Diamondbacks at -145 and the Royals are coming in at +125. The over/under is set at 8.5. The expected starting pitchers are Zach Davies and Jon Heasley.

Arizona owns a slugging percentage of .385 and have struck out 989 times, while drawing a walk on 417 occasions. They have 482 RBI's and 910 base knocks so far this season, and their average at the plate is at .229. The Diamondbacks have tallied 192 doubles as a squad and have smacked 131 baseballs out of the park. They have earned a total of 515 runs and have an on-base percentage of .306. As a unit, the Arizona Diamondbacks are earning 4.3 runs per contest, which is 19th in baseball.

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The Diamondbacks hold a team ERA of 4.18 so far this season (22nd in baseball), and the staff has rung up 899 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 368 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.16 as a squad over the course of the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.44 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.29. Diamondbacks pitchers have conceded 127 long balls and 548 total runs (22nd in MLB).

The Diamondbacks relievers have accumulated a save rate of 60.0% and has entered the game in 104 save situations. The relievers have inherited 153 runners on the campaign and 28.1% of them earned a run for their team. Diamondbacks bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with opponents on base 111 times and also have had 132 appearances in high leverage situations. The Diamondbacks have dispatched 413 relievers to the mound for the season. The relief pitchers have a total of 57 holds so far this season (19th in the league). They have recorded 27 saves over the course of the season and have blown 18 of their 45 save chances.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have notched a total of 3,201 putouts this season, as well as 1,038 assists and 71 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .984 which puts them in 22nd in baseball, and they have twisted 103 double plays. The Diamondbacks have turned 69.8% of balls in play into outs out of their 9,603 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 15th in MLB.

Davies (58-52 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 4.43 and he has gone up against 3,939 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues. He has surrendered 919 base hits (8.9 hits per 9 innings) with 308 walks. His earned run average is 4.13 (426 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.321. Davies has taken the hill for 928 frames and has earned 685 K's so far in his MLB career.

Kansas City has recorded 102 long balls on the season as well as 448 RBIs. They have recorded 184 doubles, while taking a walk 351 times as well as notching 467 runs. The Kansas City Royals have an on-base percentage of .305 as well as a team batting average of .242 over the course of the season. The Royals hold a team slugging % of .375 and they are recording 3.80 runs per outing (24th in baseball). They have struck out on 982 instances (21st in the league) and have earned a total of 999 hits.

The Kansas City pitching staff have surrendered 616 runs this year while holding a team ERA of 4.65 (557 earned runs surrendered). They have surrendered 134 long balls and they relinquish 5.15 runs per 9 innings (26th in the league). The Royals hold a team WHIP of 1.465 with a FIP of 4.47 as a unit so far this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.97 (902 strikeouts vs 459 walks). They rank 28th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 1,119.

Kansas City bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 29.4% of 221 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 135 times in high leverage situations and on 139 occasions with runners on. With 112 save situations, the Royals have earned 66 holds in addition to 16 blown saves. They are ranked 18th in the league with a save percentage of 61.9%, and they have dispatched 422 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season. Kansas City has called on relievers to enter the contest in 42 save opportunities and they have come away with 26 saves.

In their 9,696 innings on the diamond, the Royals are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 68.0% (27th in the majors). The Kansas City Royals have gotten 111 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .985 (18th in baseball). The Royals have accrued 1,146 assists, 67 errors and have a total of 3,232 putouts this season.

Heasley (2-8 win-loss record in his career) has a 5.47 ERA while giving up 9.6 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.63 and he has faced 337 batters thus far in his career. He has allowed a total of 46 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.493 and being the owner of a FIP of 6.0. Thus far in his career, Heasley has allowed 81 base knocks while he has accumulated 52 K's in 75 innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Arizona (-145)

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