Baltimore Orioles vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 6/9/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baltimore Orioles vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Thursday, June 9, 2022

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: Bally Sports Kansas City

Kauffman Stadium is the location where the Kansas City Royals (17-37) will take on the Baltimore Orioles (24-33) on Thursday. The starting pitchers will be Bruce Zimmermann and Kris Bubic.

As a unit, the Baltimore Orioles are putting up 3.9 runs per contest, which has them at 24th in baseball. They have notched a total of 224 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .298. The Orioles have accounted for 90 doubles as a unit and have knocked 56 baseballs out of the park. They have amassed 212 RBI's in addition to 440 base knocks over the course of the season, while their average at the plate comes in at .229. Baltimore has a slugging rate of .370 and have struck out 509 times, while taking a walk on 162 occasions.

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Orioles pitchers have given up 61 home runs and 258 total runs (23rd in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 175 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.30 as a squad so far this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.31 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.33. The Orioles have a team earned run average of 4.08 for the year (20th in the league), and their staff has struck out 405 batters.

The Orioles have sent 201 relievers to the mound on the year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 123 base runners for the year with 26.8% of those runners crossed home plate. They have earned 10 saves so far this year and have blown 5 of their 15 chances to save the game. The Orioles relievers have recorded a save percentage of 66.7% and has come into the game in 38 save situations. The bullpen have notched 22 holds on the year (26th in MLB). Orioles relief pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 81 times in addition to having 69 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Baltimore Orioles have notched a total of 1,522 putouts so far this season, as well as 575 assists and 41 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .981 which has them ranked 27th in MLB, and have accumulated 61 double plays. The Orioles have converted 69.0% of balls in play into outs in their 4,566 innings on the field, which ranks them 24th in the majors.

Zimmermann (6-9 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 5.41 and he has gone up against 556 opposing hitters during his time in the majors. He has conceded 147 base hits (10.3 hits per nine innings) and has had 35 free passes. His ERA is 5.11 (73 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.415. Zimmermann has taken the hill for 128 innings and has tallied 105 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career.

The Royals have a team slugging % of .353 and they tally 3.61 runs per contest (27th in the league). They have 83 doubles, while getting a free base 155 times as well as scoring 195 runs. Kansas City has knocked in 38 home runs for the season as well as 184 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 414 occasions (27th in baseball) and are sitting with 425 base knocks. The Kansas City Royals have accounted for an OBP of .296 in addition to a batting average of .233 for the year.

The Kansas City pitching staff have surrendered 291 runs for the season while holding a team ERA of 5.19 (273 earned runs surrendered). They have yielded 59 dingers and they relinquish 5.54 runs per 9 innings (27th in the league). The Royals hold a team WHIP of 1.514 and have a FIP of 4.71 as a team for the season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 1.70 (365 strikeouts vs 215 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 28th in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 501.

Sitting with 41 save situations, the Royals have compiled 23 holds in addition to 7 blown saves. Kansas City has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 16 save chances and they have earned 9 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 63 times in high leverage situations in addition to 69 occasions with runners on. Kansas City relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 31.9% of 113 inherited base runners. They rank 27th in baseball holding a save percentage of 56.3%, and they have dispatched 194 relievers onto the diamond over the course of the season.

Out of their 4,257 innings played, the Royals have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 68.4% (25th in MLB). The Kansas City Royals have turned 52 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .988 (5th in baseball). The Royals have 514 assists, 23 errors and have notched a total of 1,419 putouts during this campaign.

Bubic (7-16 career mark) has a 4.86 earned run average and has conceded 8.9 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.85 and he has faced 869 batters in his pro baseball career. He has conceded a total of 107 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.472 and being the owner of a FIP of 5.3. So far in his pro baseball career, Bubic has conceded 197 hits while he has totaled 176 strikeouts in 198 frames.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Baltimore

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