Kansas City Royals vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 7/16/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Saturday, July 16, 2022

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

The Toronto Blue Jays (47-43) will go up against the Kansas City Royals (36-53) at Rogers Centre on Saturday. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Daniel Lynch and Max Castillo.

The Royals have accumulated 141 doubles as a unit and have knocked 74 baseballs out of the park. Kansas City is slugging .381 and have been called out on strikes 676 times, while taking a walk on 268 occasions. As a unit, the Kansas City Royals are earning 3.9 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 26th in MLB. They have recorded 334 runs batted in in addition to 735 hits on the season, and their team batting average sits at .245. They have earned a total of 351 runs scored and hold an OBP of .310.

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Royals pitchers have allowed 95 long balls and also 451 total runs (25th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 349 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.50 as a team this season. They have a K/BB ratio of 1.86 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.47. The Royals hold a team earned run average of 4.79 so far this year (27th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 649 hitters.

The Royals have dispatched 319 relievers to the hill so far this year. The relief pitchers have inherited 172 base runners over the course of the season and 30.2% of those runners earned a run for their team. They have recorded 21 saves this season and have blown 11 out of their 32 save opportunities. The Royals relievers have a save rate of 65.6% and stepped onto the hill in 87 save situations. The relievers have earned 51 holds on the year (14th in the league). Royals relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 109 times as well as having 104 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Royals have converted 68.4% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 7,047 innings, which has them sitting at 23rd in baseball. The Kansas City Royals have notched a total of 2,349 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 828 assists and 44 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .986 which has them sitting 10th in MLB, and have a total of 79 double plays.

Lynch (7-13 career win-loss record) holds a FIP of 4.58 while facing 620 batters in the majors. He has given up 154 base knocks (10.2 hits per 9 innings) with 62 free passes. His earned run average is 5.31 (80 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.592. Lynch has thrown 135 innings and is sitting with 123 strikeouts so far in his career.

Toronto has recorded 116 home runs over the course of the season as well as 398 runs batted in. They have put up 173 doubles, while taking a walk 269 times as well as putting up 410 runs. The Toronto Blue Jays are sitting with a team OBP of .325 in addition to a team batting average of .259 for the season. The Blue Jays hold a team slugging % of .432 and they have an average of 4.56 runs per game (9th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 704 occasions (23rd in the league) and are sitting with 795 base hits.

The Blue Jays are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.254 in addition to having a FIP of 4.00 as a squad this season. They have a ranking of 21st in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 759. The Toronto pitching staff have conceded 396 runs over the course of the season while holding a team ERA of 4.03 (357 earned runs surrendered). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 3.10 (751 strikeouts vs 242 walks). They have surrendered 106 homers and they allow 4.47 runs per 9 innings (20th in the league).

Toronto has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 42 save chances and they have earned 25 saves. They rank 20th in the league holding a save rate of 59.5%, and they have sent 324 bullpen pitchers to the hill this year. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 110 times in high leverage situations and on 88 occasions with runners on. Toronto relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 28.6% out of their 133 inherited base runners. With 94 save situations, the Blue Jays have compiled 49 holds and also 17 blown saves.

The Toronto Blue Jays have turned 74 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .987 (8th in the majors). The Blue Jays have recorded 771 assists, 43 errors and have 2,394 putouts for the year. Out of their 7,182 innings played, the Blue Jays hold a efficiency on defense of 69.3% (21st in pro baseball).

Thus far in his career, Castillo has allowed 10 base hits while accumulating 18 strikeouts in 15 frames. Castillo (0-0 record in his career) has earned a 2.30 earned run average and has allowed 5.7 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded 4 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 0.830 and a FIP of 4.7. His K/BB ratio is 6.00 and he has gone up against 59 batters during his MLB career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kansas City

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