Los Angeles Angels vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 7/25/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Monday, July 25, 2022

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: Bally Sports Kansas City

The Kansas City Royals (37-57) will go up against the Los Angeles Angels (39-55) at Kauffman Stadium on Monday. The starting pitchers will be Noah Syndergaard and Kris Bubic.

As a squad, the Los Angeles Angels are earning 3.9 runs per game, which has them sitting at 26th in the league. They have tallied 366 runs scored and have an OBP of .299. The Angels have compiled 124 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 107 balls out of the park. They have earned 353 runs batted in in addition to 715 base knocks for the season, and their average at the plate is at .229. Los Angeles has a slugging percentage of .381 and have been rung up 925 times, while drawing a walk on 285 occasions.

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The Angels hold a team ERA of 4.08 on the year (20th in baseball), and they have struck out 794 hitters. They have walked 300 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.05 as a squad so far this year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.65 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.26. Angels pitchers have conceded 105 home runs in addition to 408 total runs (17th in MLB).

The Angels have sent 294 relievers to the mound this year. The relievers have inherited 158 base runners for the season and 38.0% of those runners crossed the plate. They have accumulated 21 saves for the year and have missed out on 16 of their 37 chances to save the game. The Angels bullpen have a save percentage of 56.8% and has come into the game in 79 save situations. The bullpen have recorded 40 holds so far this season (25th in the league). Angels relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 102 times and also have had 91 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Los Angeles Angels have earned a total of 2,486 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 795 assists and 53 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .984 which puts them in 18th in the majors, and they have twisted 79 double plays. The Angels have converted 70.3% of balls in play into outs out of 7,458 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 9th in pro baseball.

Syndergaard has taken the hill for 792 frames and has accumulated 835 strikeouts during his career. His earned run average is 3.38 (298 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.165. He has given up 737 base knocks (8.4 hits per nine innings) and has had 186 walks. Syndergaard (52-38 record in his career) has a FIP of 3.04 and he has gone up against 3,260 opposing hitters in the major leagues.

Kansas City has hit 78 long balls over the course of the season to go along with 351 RBIs. They have tallied 147 doubles, while walking 277 times as well as putting up 368 runs. The Kansas City Royals have recorded a team OBP of .310 and a batting average of .246 for the season. The Royals have a slugging percentage of .381 and they tally 3.91 runs per contest (25th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 717 occasions (27th in the league) and have 781 hits.

The Royals have a team WHIP of 1.477 in addition to having a FIP of 4.45 as a pitching staff on the campaign. They come in at 28th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 856. The Kansas City pitching staff have given up 479 runs so far this year while having a team ERA of 4.78 (439 earned runs relinquished). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 1.90 (690 strikeouts vs 364 bases on balls). They have allowed 98 home runs and they concede 5.22 runs per 9 innings (27th in MLB).

Kansas City has called on relievers to enter the contest in 34 save opportunities and they have converted 21 saves. They sit at 17th in MLB holding a save rate of 61.8%, and they have dispatched 334 relief pitchers to the mound on the campaign. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 112 times in high leverage situations and on 112 occasions with runners on. Kansas City relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 30.3% out of their 175 inherited base runners. Sitting with 89 save situations, the Royals have tallied 51 holds and also 13 blown saves.

In 7,434 innings on the diamond, the Royals hold a defensive efficiency of 68.0% (27th in the majors). The Kansas City Royals have turned 83 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .986 (10th in baseball). The Royals have accrued 872 assists, 48 errors and have 2,478 putouts for the year.

During his MLB career, Bubic has surrendered 245 hits while totaling 214 punch outs in 241 frames. Bubic (8-19 career record) has a 4.77 ERA and has allowed 9.1 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered 128 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.492 and a FIP of 5.0. His strikeout to walk ratio is 1.86 and he has faced 1,063 hitters in his pro baseball career.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Kansas City

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