Cleveland Guardians vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 7/8/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Friday, July 8, 2022

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: Bally Sports Kansas City

The Kansas City Royals (30-50) host the Cleveland Guardians (40-40) at Kauffman Stadium on Friday. The starting pitchers are Aaron Civale and Brady Singer.

As a unit, the Cleveland Guardians are notching 4.3 runs per game, which is 19th in the league. They have earned 341 runs and have an on-base percentage of .307. The Guardians have recorded 144 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 62 baseballs out of the park. They have tallied 323 runs batted in as well as 656 base knocks so far this season, while their average at the plate comes in at .243. Cleveland has a slugging rate of .377 and have been called out on strikes 556 times, while drawing a walk on 235 occasions.

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The Guardians have compiled a team ERA of 4.05 over the course of the season (19th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 655 batters. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.66 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.26. Guardians pitchers have allowed 94 long balls and 357 runs (19th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 246 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.17 as a team for the season.

The Guardians relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 72.4% and has come into the game in 53 save situations. The relievers have inherited 97 base runners on the year and 32.0% of those runners ended up scoring. Guardians relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on 70 times and also have had 83 appearances in high leverage situations. The Guardians have sent 250 relief pitchers to the mound for the year. The relief pitchers are sitting with 21 holds over the course of the season (30th in baseball). They have recorded 21 saves so far this season and have blown 8 of their 29 save opportunities.

The Guardians have converted 70.0% of balls in play into outs in their 6,381 innings on the field, which has them ranked 13th in professional baseball. The Cleveland Guardians have a total of 2,127 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 715 assists and 51 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .982 which has them sitting 24th in pro baseball, and they have turned 63 double plays.

Civale has thrown 302 innings and is sitting with 259 K's thus far in his career. Civale (21-20 win-loss mark in his career) has a FIP of 4.34 while going up against 1,246 hitters during his time in the major leagues. His ERA is 4.26 (143 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.219. He has allowed 290 base knocks (8.6 hits per 9 innings) and has had 78 walks.

The Kansas City Royals hold a team OBP of .307 as well as a team batting average of .240 over the course of the season. They have been rung up on 609 occasions (27th in MLB) and have earned 649 hits. Kansas City has hit 70 home runs so far this season and 302 runs batted in. The Royals hold a team SLG% of .380 and they are recording 3.95 runs per game (26th in baseball). They have hit 127 doubles, while getting a free base 248 times as well as scoring 316 runs.

The Kansas City pitching staff have conceded 415 runs on the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.97 (388 earned runs given up). They have allowed 88 homers and they relinquish 5.31 runs per 9 innings (26th in the league). The Royals have a team WHIP of 1.474 and have a FIP of 4.57 as a pitching staff on the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.83 (578 strikeouts vs 316 walks). They come in at 27th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 720.

Kansas City relievers hold an inherited score rate of 29.7% out of 165 inherited base runners. Their relievers have taken the field 94 times in high leverage situations in addition to 104 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 78 save situations, the Royals have accrued 46 holds in addition to 11 blown saves. They sit at 18th in baseball holding a save percentage of 62.1%, and they have dispatched 290 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond this year. Kansas City has had relievers take the mound in 29 save chances and they have converted 18 saves.

Out of their 6,327 innings on the field, the Royals are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 68.8% (23rd in professional baseball). The Kansas City Royals have turned 65 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .988 (6th in pro baseball). The Royals have 734 assists, 35 errors and have 2,109 putouts for the season.

Singer (12-18 win-loss record in his career) has a 4.55 ERA and has given up 9.2 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.81 and he has gone up against 1,092 opposing hitters during his pro baseball career. He has given up a total of 127 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.373 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.1. So far in his pro baseball career, Singer has conceded 256 base knocks while totaling 250 K's in 251 frames.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kansas City

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