Cleveland Guardians vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 9/7/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Wednesday, September 7, 2022

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: Bally Sports Kansas City

The Cleveland Guardians (69-64) are hitting the road to Kauffman Stadium on Wednesday where they will compete against the Kansas City Royals (55-81). The expected starting pitchers are Cody Morris and Zack Greinke.

The Guardians have hit 231 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 102 balls out of the stadium. Cleveland has a slugging percentage of .378 and have been rung up 919 times, while taking a walk on 365 occasions. As a unit, the Cleveland Guardians are notching 4.2 runs per game, which ranks them 22nd in baseball. They have earned 527 runs batted in and 1,131 hits on the year, while their batting average is .249. They have notched a total of 553 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .311.

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Guardians pitchers have yielded 143 home runs and 534 total runs (9th in MLB). They have walked 372 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 3.85 as a unit so far this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.02 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.19. The Guardians are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.64 for the season (8th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 1,123 hitters.

The Guardians relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 71.4% and has entered the game in 94 save situations. The relievers have inherited 150 base runners for the year and 31.3% of them ended up crossing the plate. Guardians pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 107 times as well as having 129 appearances in high leverage situations. The Guardians have sent 409 relievers to the hill this year. The relief pitchers are sitting with 41 holds this season (30th in the league). They have compiled 35 saves this year and have missed out on 14 out of their 49 save opportunities.

The Guardians have turned 70.7% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 10,650 innings, which has them ranked 7th in baseball. The Cleveland Guardians have earned a total of 3,550 putouts thus far, in addition to 1,185 assists and 80 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .983 which is 23rd in baseball, and they have turned 103 double plays.

Morris has taken the mound for 2 frames and has totaled 3 K's during his pro baseball career. His ERA is 9.00 (2 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 3.000. He has surrendered 4 base hits (18.0 hits per 9 innings) with 2 walks. Morris (0-1 career record) has earned a FIP of 9.61 while he has faced 13 hitters during his time in the majors.

The Kansas City Royals have earned an on-base percentage of .308 and a team batting average of .245 this year. They have been rung up on 1,092 occasions (20th in baseball) and have earned a total of 1,119 base knocks. Kansas City has 118 home runs so far this year as well as 519 RBIs. The Royals hold a slugging percentage of .382 and they score 3.97 runs per game (24th in baseball). They have hit 205 two-baggers, while taking a walk 392 times and scoring 540 runs.

The Royals have a team WHIP of 1.478 in addition to having a FIP of 4.54 as a team so far this season. They are sitting at 29th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,254. The Kansas City pitching staff have surrendered 687 runs this year while holding a team ERA of 4.72 (625 earned runs allowed). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.96 (998 strikeouts against 508 bases on balls). They have relinquished 155 long balls and they surrender 5.19 runs per 9 innings (26th in the league).

Kansas City relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 28.6% out of 252 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 152 times in high leverage situations and also on 155 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 120 save situations, the Royals have compiled 71 holds in addition to 17 blown saves. They rank 18th in the league with a save rate of 62.2%, and they have dispatched 473 relievers onto the field so far this year. Kansas City has had relievers enter the contest in 45 save opportunities and they have recorded 28 saves.

Out of their 10,731 innings on the field, the Royals hold a defensive efficiency of 67.8% (27th in professional baseball). The Kansas City Royals have turned 122 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .985 (17th in MLB). The Royals have 1,260 assists, 72 errors and have earned a total of 3,577 putouts for the year.

Thus far in his career, Greinke has surrendered 3,018 hits while he has totaled 2,873 punch outs in 3,218 innings pitched. He has surrendered a total of 1,229 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.165 and a FIP of 3.5. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.92 and he has gone up against 13,167 opposing hitters in his MLB career. Greinke (223-140 career win-loss record) has earned a 3.44 earned run average and has conceded 8.4 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Cleveland

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