Kansas City Royals vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 6/14/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Tuesday, June 14, 2022

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Bay Area

Odds/Point Spread: Kansas City (+185) San Francisco (-225)

Oracle Park is where the San Francisco Giants (33-26) will try to defeat the Kansas City Royals (20-39) on Tuesday. The odds on this game have Kansas City at +185 and San Francisco is opening at -225. The total comes in at 8.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Kris Bubic and Logan Webb.

Kansas City has a slugging % of .372 and have been rung up 439 times, while taking a walk on 173 occasions. They have accumulated 217 runs batted in as well as 480 base knocks for the season, and their average at the plate is at .240. The Royals have hit 96 doubles as a unit and have hit 46 balls out of the park. They have racked up 229 runs while holding a team OBP of .303. As a unit, the Kansas City Royals are putting up 3.9 runs per game, which ranks them 27th in MLB.

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The Royals have an earned run average of 5.18 for the season (28th in the league), and they have struck out 410 batters. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.76 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.52. Royals pitchers have yielded 66 home runs and also 317 runs in total (27th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 233 batters and their FIP comes in at 4.68 as a squad so far this year.

Royals relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 76 times and also have had 66 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have 26 holds on the campaign (25th in MLB). The Royals relief pitchers have a save rate of 58.8% and has entered the game in 45 save situations. They have accumulated 10 saves over the course of the season and have blown 7 of 17 chances to get a save. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 128 runners on the year with 31.3% of them crossed the plate. The Royals have dispatched 215 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign.

The Kansas City Royals have a tally of 1,554 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 556 assists and 28 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .987 which has them sitting 8th in professional baseball, and they have twisted 55 double plays. The Royals have converted 68.1% of balls in play into outs out of their 4,662 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 26th in MLB.

Bubic (7-16 career record) holds a FIP of 5.20 and he has gone up against 890 hitters in the majors. He has conceded 203 base knocks (9.0 hits per nine innings) with 97 walks. His earned run average is 4.93 (111 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.480. Bubic has taken the mound for 202 innings and has tallied 181 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career.

The San Francisco Giants have an on-base percentage of .320 in addition to a batting average of .241 so far this season. They have been rung up on 506 instances (14th in MLB) and have a total of 477 base knocks. San Francisco has compiled 72 HRs so far this year as well as 278 runs batted in. The Giants hold a team SLG% of .403 and they average 4.95 runs per contest (4th in MLB). They have recorded 95 doubles, while walking 214 times as well as notching 292 runs.

The San Francisco pitching staff have given up 257 runs so far this year and come in with a team ERA of 4.06 (237 earned runs conceded). They have allowed 48 dingers and they allow 4.40 runs per 9 innings (19th in MLB). The Giants are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.291 in addition to having a FIP of 3.45 as a staff for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.07 (491 strikeouts vs 160 free passes). They rank 24th in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 518.

Sitting with 51 save situations, the Giants have earned 26 holds and 9 blown saves. San Francisco has called on relievers to enter the contest in 22 save chances and they have come away with 13 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 60 times in high leverage situations in addition to 55 occasions with base runners. San Francisco relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 33.8% of 77 inherited base runners. They are ranked 23rd in the league holding a save percentage of 59.1%, and they have sent 225 relievers to the hill this year.

The San Francisco Giants have turned 44 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .985 (15th in MLB). The Giants have racked up 563 assists, 32 errors and have earned a total of 1,577 putouts this year. In their 4,731 innings on the field, the Giants have a efficiency on defense of 67.6% (27th in MLB).

Webb (21-12 record in his career) is the owner of a 3.90 ERA and has given up 8.6 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.30 and he has gone up against 1,311 hitters during his MLB career. He has conceded a total of 136 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.248 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.3. In his pro baseball career, Webb has given up 301 base hits while totaling 300 K's in 314 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Francisco (-225)

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