Kansas City Royals vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 6/21/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Tuesday, June 21, 2022

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

Odds/Point Spread: Kansas City (+155) Los Angeles (-180)

The Los Angeles Angels (33-36) will try to defeat the Kansas City Royals (23-42) at Angel Stadium on Tuesday. The line on this matchup has the Royals at +155 and the Angels are at -180. The total is 9.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are Jon Heasley and Reid Detmers.

The Royals have accounted for 102 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 47 baseballs out of the park. Kansas City is slugging .362 and have been called out on strikes 489 times, while taking a walk on 194 occasions. As a team, the Kansas City Royals are scoring 3.7 runs/g, which ranks them 27th in MLB. They have 229 RBI's as well as 519 base knocks this year, and their batting average is at .237. They have earned 243 runs scored while having a team OBP of .302.

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Royals pitchers have given up 69 home runs and also 334 runs in total (26th in MLB). They have walked 257 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.58 as a squad so far this year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.79 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.48. The Royals are sitting with a team ERA of 4.97 for the season (28th in the league), and their staff has rung up 461 hitters.

The Royals relief pitchers have a save percentage of 63.2% and has come into the game in 48 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 140 base runners on the season with 31.4% of those players earned a run for their team. Royals pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 85 times in addition to having 70 appearances in high leverage situations. The Royals have sent 235 relievers to the mound so far this year. The relief pitchers are sitting with 27 holds on the year (26th in baseball). They have compiled 12 saves so far this year and have blown 7 out of their 19 save chances.

The Kansas City Royals have a tally of 1,707 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 604 assists and 29 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .988 which has them sitting 5th in professional baseball, and have accumulated 58 double plays. The Royals have transformed 68.7% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 5,121 innings, ranking them 25th in MLB.

Heasley (2-4 career mark) sits with a FIP of 5.51 while facing 218 hitters during his time in the majors. He has given up 46 hits (8.1 hits per nine innings) and has had 23 walks. His ERA is 4.06 (23 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.353. Heasley has taken the hill for 51 innings and has totaled 32 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career.

The Los Angeles Angels have accumulated an on-base percentage of .305 and a batting average of .237 on the season. They have struck out on 653 occasions (1st in MLB) and have 547 base knocks. Los Angeles has knocked in 84 home runs on the year and 279 RBIs. The Angels hold a slugging % of .400 and they score 4.19 runs per contest (19th in baseball). They have 103 two-baggers, while getting a free base 205 times and putting up 289 runs.

The Los Angeles pitching staff have conceded 280 runs this year while holding a team ERA of 3.78 (256 earned runs relinquished). They have surrendered 72 dingers and they allow 4.14 runs per 9 innings (12th in MLB). The Angels have a WHIP of 1.205 with a FIP of 4.05 as a team this year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 2.55 (543 strikeouts against 213 bases on balls). They come in at 10th in MLB as a staff in total hits surrendered with 521.

Los Angeles bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 39.3% of 122 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 70 times in high leverage situations and on 79 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 69 save situations, the Angels have compiled 35 holds and also 14 blown saves. They rank 27th in baseball with a save percentage of 56.3%, and they have dispatched 218 relief pitchers to the mound for the year. Los Angeles has had relievers enter the game in 32 save chances and they have tallied 18 saves.

The Los Angeles Angels have gotten 57 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .984 (18th in pro baseball). The Angels have accrued 597 assists, 40 errors and have 1,828 putouts over the course of the season. Out of their 5,484 innings on the diamond, the Angels are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 71.9% (3rd in pro baseball).

During his pro baseball career, Detmers has conceded 64 base hits while accumulating 57 punch outs in 73 innings. He has surrendered 42 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.276 and being the owner of a FIP of 5.5. His K/BB ratio is 1.90 and he has gone up against 316 opposing hitters during his MLB career. Detmers (3-6 career win-loss mark) has earned a 5.13 ERA while giving up 7.8 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-180)

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