Kansas City Royals vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 7/15/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Friday, July 15, 2022

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

The Kansas City Royals (35-53) are headed to Rogers Centre on Friday where they will attempt to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays (47-42). The starting pitchers will be Zack Greinke and Alek Manoah.

Kansas City has a slugging % of .378 and have struck out 668 times, while taking a walk on 266 occasions. They have 331 runs batted in as well as 722 hits this season, while their batting average comes in at .243. The Royals have earned 140 two-baggers as a team and have hit 72 baseballs out of the stadium. They have racked up 348 runs scored while having a team OBP of .308. As a team, the Kansas City Royals are notching 4.0 runs per game, which has them sitting at 26th in baseball.

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The Royals have an earned run average of 4.84 so far this season (27th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 642 batters. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.86 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.48. Royals pitchers have given up 94 home runs in addition to 450 total runs (25th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 346 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.51 as a team on the year.

The Royals relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 64.5% and has entered the game in 84 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 172 runners on the campaign with 30.2% of those players ended up scoring. Royals bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 109 times in addition to having 101 appearances in high leverage situations. The Royals have sent 316 relievers to the mound so far this season. The bullpen are sitting with 49 holds for the season (14th in MLB). They have 20 saves over the course of the season and have blown 11 of 31 chances to get a save.

The Kansas City Royals have a total of 2,268 putouts thus far, in addition to 799 assists and 40 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .987 which puts them in 8th in the majors, and they have turned 73 double plays. The Royals have converted 68.5% of balls in play into outs in their 6,804 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 23rd in MLB.

Greinke (222-137 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 3.46 while he has faced 13,011 batters in the majors. He has conceded 2,972 hits (8.4 hits per nine innings) and has 726 free passes. His ERA is 3.44 (1,216 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.162. Greinke has thrown 3,183 innings and is sitting with 2,848 strikeouts during his career.

Toronto has 115 long balls on the season as well as 397 runs batted in. They have put up 172 doubles, while taking a walk 266 times and recording 409 runs. The Toronto Blue Jays have accounted for an on-base percentage of .325 and a batting average of .260 for the season. The Blue Jays have a SLG% of .433 and they are scoring 4.60 runs per contest (8th in MLB). They have been rung up on 697 occasions (23rd in MLB) and have notched a total of 788 hits.

The Toronto pitching staff have allowed 393 runs so far this season while having an ERA of 4.04 (354 earned runs allowed). They have allowed 104 homers and they yield 4.48 runs per 9 innings (20th in the league). The Blue Jays are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.251 in addition to having a FIP of 4.00 as a staff for the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.10 (743 strikeouts vs 240 bases on balls). They are sitting at 20th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 747.

Toronto relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 29.0% of 131 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 109 times in high leverage situations and on 87 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 94 save situations, the Blue Jays have tallied 49 holds in addition to 17 blown saves. They are currently ranked 22nd in baseball holding a save rate of 59.5%, and they have dispatched 320 relievers onto the field for the year. Toronto has called on relievers to enter the contest in 42 save chances and they have walked away with 25 saves.

The Toronto Blue Jays have turned 73 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .987 (9th in baseball). The Blue Jays have 750 assists, 41 errors and have accumulated 2,313 putouts this season. In 6,939 innings on the diamond, the Blue Jays have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.2% (21st in the majors).

Manoah (18-6 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 2.79 ERA and has given up 6.5 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.45 and he has faced 887 opposing batters in his MLB career. He has conceded 68 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.017 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.6. In his pro baseball career, Manoah has given up 158 hits while accumulating 224 strikeouts in 219 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kansas City

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