Kansas City Royals vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 6/18/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Saturday, June 18, 2022

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Oakland Coliseum is the location where the Oakland Athletics (22-43) will meet the Kansas City Royals (21-41) on Saturday. The starting pitchers will be Daniel Lynch and Cole Irvin.

As a squad, the Kansas City Royals are putting up 3.8 runs per contest, which has them at 27th in the league. They have notched a total of 236 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .300. The Royals have compiled 99 doubles as a unit and have hit 46 baseballs out of the park. They have tallied 222 runs batted in in addition to 498 base knocks this year, and their average at the plate comes in at .238. Kansas City is slugging .366 and have been rung up 465 times, while taking a walk on 179 occasions.

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The Royals are sitting with a team ERA of 5.12 on the year (28th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 433 batters. They have walked 249 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.65 as a team for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.74 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.51. Royals pitchers have allowed 67 home runs and also 329 total runs (26th in baseball).

The Royals relief pitchers have a save percentage of 61.1% and stepped onto the hill in 46 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 135 runners for the season and 31.1% of them crossed the plate. Royals pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 81 times as well as having 68 appearances in high leverage situations. The Royals have sent 227 relief pitchers to the hill for the year. The relievers have accumulated 26 holds so far this year (27th in MLB). They have compiled 11 saves for the season and have not converted 7 out of their 18 save opportunities.

The Royals have converted 68.4% of balls in play into outs out of 4,887 innings on the field, ranking them 26th in the majors. The Kansas City Royals have notched a total of 1,629 putouts this season, in addition to 576 assists and 29 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .987 which has them sitting 6th in baseball, and they have turned 57 double plays.

Lynch has thrown 122 innings and has accumulated 105 punch outs during his career. His ERA is 5.61 (76 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.598. He has given up 141 base knocks (10.4 hits per 9 innings) and has 54 walks. Lynch (6-12 career record) has a FIP of 4.85 while he has faced 558 batters in the majors.

The Athletics have a team slugging % of .332 and they are recording 3.26 runs per outing (29th in MLB). They have put up 105 doubles, while walking 168 times and putting up 212 runs. Oakland has hit 46 home runs so far this season as well as 195 RBIs. They have struck out on 547 occasions (9th in MLB) and have accounted for 447 base hits. The Oakland Athletics have tallied an on-base percentage of .274 and a team batting average of .211 for the season.

The Oakland pitching staff have yielded 303 runs this season while holding an ERA of 4.44 (281 earned runs conceded). They have conceded 69 homers and they relinquish 4.79 runs per 9 innings (23rd in baseball). The Athletics are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.346 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.23 as a team over the course of the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.38 (485 strikeouts vs 204 free passes). They come in at 26th in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 562.

Oakland bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 24.6% out of 126 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 68 times in high leverage situations and on 82 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 66 save situations, the Athletics have compiled 42 holds and 10 blown saves. They rank 26th in the league holding a save rate of 58.3%, and they have dispatched 230 relievers to the hill so far this season. Oakland has called on relief pitchers to enter the game in 24 save chances and they have come away with 14 saves.

Out of their 5,124 innings on the diamond, the Athletics hold a defensive efficiency of 68.7% (22nd in the majors). The Oakland Athletics have turned 59 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .981 (25th in MLB). The Athletics have accrued 598 assists, 45 errors and have notched a total of 1,708 putouts so far this year.

Irvin (14-20 career record) has earned a 4.46 ERA and has given up 9.9 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 2.86 and he has gone up against 1,207 opposing hitters in his career. He has given up 139 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.348 and having a FIP of 4.4. During his career, Irvin has given up 309 hits while he has totaled 197 strikeouts in 280 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kansas City

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