Kansas City Royals vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 7/17/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Sunday, July 17, 2022

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

Rogers Centre is the site where the Toronto Blue Jays (48-43) will go up against the Kansas City Royals (36-54) on Sunday. The men taking the mound are Kris Bubic and Jose Berrios.

Kansas City has a slugging rate of .379 and have struck out 686 times, while drawing a walk on 268 occasions. They have earned 335 runs batted in as well as 740 hits on the season, while their batting average is .244. The Royals have accounted for 142 two-baggers as a team and have hit 74 baseballs out of the park. They have 352 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .309. As a unit, the Kansas City Royals are putting up 3.9 runs per game, which puts them at 26th in the league.

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Royals pitchers have allowed 97 home runs and 459 runs (25th in the league). They have walked 350 opposing players and their FIP is 4.51 as a unit this season. They have a K/BB ratio of 1.87 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.48. The Royals have a team ERA of 4.82 on the campaign (27th in the league), and their staff has rung up 654 batters.

The Royals have dispatched 320 relievers to the mound so far this season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 172 base runners so far this year with 30.2% of those runners earned a run for their team. They have earned 21 saves for the year and have blown 11 of 32 chances to save the game. The Royals bullpen have a save rate of 65.6% and has entered the game in 87 save situations. The relievers have tallied 51 holds for the year (14th in baseball). Royals relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 109 times and also have had 104 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Royals have converted 68.2% of balls in play into outs out of 7,119 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 26th in MLB. The Kansas City Royals have earned a total of 2,373 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 837 assists and 45 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .986 which has them sitting 10th in the majors, and have accumulated 80 double plays.

Bubic has pitched in 234 frames and has accumulated 210 K's in his career. Bubic (8-19 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 5.12 and he has faced 1,035 opposing batters in the majors. His ERA is 4.92 (128 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.515. He has surrendered 240 hits (9.2 hits per nine innings) and has 115 walks.

Toronto has a total of 118 home runs so far this year and 406 RBIs. They have hit 176 two-baggers, while walking 270 times as well as scoring 418 runs. The Toronto Blue Jays have a team on-base percentage of .326 as well as a team batting average of .261 on the year. The Blue Jays hold a team SLG% of .435 and they earn 4.59 runs per game (9th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 709 occasions (23rd in the league) and have recorded 811 base hits.

The Blue Jays have a WHIP of 1.247 with a FIP of 3.98 as a squad this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 3.14 (761 strikeouts vs 242 walks). They come in at 21st in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 764. They have allowed 106 long balls and they relinquish 4.43 runs per 9 innings (19th in baseball). The Toronto pitching staff have surrendered 397 runs over the course of the season and come in with a team ERA of 3.99 (358 earned runs surrendered).

With 94 save situations, the Blue Jays have recorded 49 holds in addition to 17 blown saves. Toronto has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 42 save opportunities and they have come away with 25 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 110 times in high leverage situations and on 88 occasions with runners on base. Toronto relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 28.6% out of 133 inherited runners. They rank 20th in baseball with a save rate of 59.5%, and they have sent 326 relief pitchers onto the field this season.

The Toronto Blue Jays have gotten 74 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .987 (8th in the majors). The Blue Jays have accrued 778 assists, 43 errors and have earned a total of 2,421 putouts over the course of the season. In 7,263 innings on the diamond, the Blue Jays are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.4% (19th in pro baseball).

During his MLB career, Berrios has allowed 881 hits while he has tallied 943 punch outs in 947 frames. Berrios (67-51 career win-loss record) has a 4.17 earned run average while allowing 8.4 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered 439 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.235 and having a FIP of 4.0. His K/BB ratio is 3.26 and he has gone up against 4,003 hitters in his pro baseball career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kansas City

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