Arizona Diamondbacks vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 8/24/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Wednesday, August 24, 2022

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: Bally Sports Kansas City

Kauffman Stadium is the location where the Kansas City Royals (50-74) will meet the Arizona Diamondbacks (55-66) on Wednesday. The starting pitchers are Zac Gallen and Brady Singer.

As a team, the Arizona Diamondbacks are earning 4.3 runs per contest, which has them at 18th in the league. They have earned a total of 515 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .306. The Diamondbacks have tallied 192 doubles as a team and have knocked 131 baseballs out of the park. They have 482 RBI's in addition to 910 base knocks for the season, while their team batting average sits at .229. Arizona has a slugging percentage of .385 and have been called out on strikes 989 times, while drawing a walk on 417 occasions.

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Diamondbacks pitchers have conceded 127 home runs in addition to 548 total runs (22nd in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 368 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.15 as a unit this season. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.44 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.29. The Diamondbacks have compiled a team ERA of 4.18 over the course of the season (22nd in the league), and their staff has rung up 899 batters.

Diamondbacks pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 111 times in addition to having 132 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers are sitting with 57 holds on the year (19th in the league). The Diamondbacks relievers have a save percentage of 60.0% and has come into the game in 104 save situations. They have earned 27 saves on the campaign and have blown 18 of their 45 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 153 base runners on the year with 28.1% of them ended up scoring. The Diamondbacks have sent 413 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year.

The Diamondbacks have converted 69.8% of balls hit into play into outs in their 9,603 innings on the field, which ranks them 15th in MLB. The Arizona Diamondbacks are sitting with 3,201 putouts on the year, as well as 1,038 assists and 71 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .984 which ranks 22nd in baseball, and they have turned 103 double plays.

Gallen has taken the hill for 406 innings and has accounted for 449 strikeouts during his MLB career. His earned run average is 3.24 (146 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.140. He has allowed 318 hits (7.0 hits per 9 innings) and has had 145 free passes. Gallen (19-20 record in his career) has a FIP of 3.70 and he has gone up against 1,673 opposing hitters in the majors.

The Royals have a team slugging % of .374 and they average 3.81 runs per outing (24th in the league). They have hit 184 two-baggers, while getting a free base 357 times as well as putting up 473 runs. Kansas City has recorded 102 home runs so far this season to go along with 454 RBIs. They have struck out on 989 instances (21st in the league) and have tallied 1,005 base knocks. The Kansas City Royals have recorded an on-base percentage of .306 and a batting average of .242 so far this season.

The Kansas City pitching staff have allowed 620 runs so far this season and come in with a team ERA of 4.65 (561 earned runs relinquished). They have conceded 134 dingers and they concede 5.14 runs per 9 innings (26th in MLB). The Royals have a WHIP of 1.469 and have a FIP of 4.46 as a staff for the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.95 (907 strikeouts against 466 walks). They sit at 28th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,129.

With 114 save situations, the Royals have tallied 66 holds in addition to 17 blown saves. Kansas City has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 44 save chances and they have walked away with 27 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 138 times in high leverage situations and on 141 occasions with base runners. Kansas City relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 28.8% out of their 226 inherited base runners. They rank 18th in baseball with a save rate of 61.4%, and they have sent 426 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond this season.

In 9,777 innings played, the Royals have a defensive efficiency of 67.9% (27th in pro baseball). The Kansas City Royals have turned 114 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .985 (18th in baseball). The Royals have 1,157 assists, 67 errors and have amassed 3,259 putouts on the campaign.

Singer (15-19 mark in his career) is the owner of a 4.13 earned run average and has given up 8.8 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.91 and he has gone up against 1,294 hitters in his pro baseball career. He has given up a total of 139 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.322 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.9. In his career, Singer has surrendered 295 base knocks while he has earned 306 K's in 302 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kansas City

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