Los Angeles Angels vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 7/26/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Tuesday, July 26, 2022

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: Bally Sports Kansas City

The Kansas City Royals (38-57) welcome the Los Angeles Angels (40-55) at Kauffman Stadium on Tuesday. The pitchers taking the mound are Jose Suarez and Angel Zerpa.

The Angels have tallied 125 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 108 balls out of the park. Los Angeles is slugging .382 and have struck out 934 times, while taking a walk on 290 occasions. As a team, the Los Angeles Angels are putting up 4.0 runs per outing, which puts them at 25th in MLB. They have recorded 361 runs batted in as well as 728 hits for the season, and their batting average is .230. They have accounted for 375 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .300.

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The Angels hold a team ERA of 4.04 for the year (19th in the league), and the staff has rung up 803 hitters. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.63 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.26. Angels pitchers have relinquished 105 home runs and 409 runs in total (15th in MLB). They have walked 305 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.05 as a unit on the season.

Angels pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 103 times in addition to having 91 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have accumulated 40 holds for the year (25th in the league). The Angels relievers have accumulated a save percentage of 56.8% and has entered the game in 79 save situations. They have recorded 21 saves this year and have blown 16 of their 37 chances to get a save. The relief pitchers have inherited 160 base runners so far this year with 37.5% of those runners crossed the plate. The Angels have dispatched 298 relief pitchers to the hill this season.

The Angels have turned 70.5% of baseballs in play into outs in their 7,314 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 9th in professional baseball. The Los Angeles Angels have 2,438 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 778 assists and 53 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .984 which ranks 19th in baseball, and they have twisted 78 double plays.

Suarez has taken the mound for 226 innings and has tallied 204 K's so far in his MLB career. His ERA is 5.68 (143 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.500. He has surrendered 244 base hits (9.7 hits per 9 innings) and has had 96 walks. Suarez (11-20 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 5.38 and he has gone up against 1,014 opposing batters in the major leagues.

Kansas City has 78 home runs so far this year to go along with 355 RBIs. They have hit 150 two-baggers, while walking 277 times as well as racking up 372 runs. The Kansas City Royals hold a team on-base percentage of .310 in addition to a team batting average of .248 for the year. The Royals have a slugging percentage of .382 and they average 3.92 runs per contest (26th in the league). They have struck out on 723 occasions (27th in the league) and have recorded 795 base hits.

The Royals are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.471 and have a FIP of 4.45 as a team this year. They come in at 28th in MLB as a staff in total hits relinquished with 861. The Kansas City pitching staff have surrendered 481 runs on the year while holding a team ERA of 4.75 (441 earned runs allowed). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 1.90 (696 strikeouts vs 367 free passes). They have given up 99 HR's and they surrender 5.18 runs per 9 innings (26th in MLB).

Kansas City relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 30.3% of 175 inherited runners. Their relievers have come in 114 times in high leverage situations in addition to 112 occasions with runners on base. With 91 save situations, the Royals have amassed 52 holds and 13 blown saves. They rank 17th in the league with a save rate of 62.9%, and they have sent 336 bullpen pitchers onto the field this season. Kansas City has called on relievers to enter the contest in 35 save chances and they have earned 22 saves.

The Kansas City Royals have gotten 80 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .986 (10th in the majors). The Royals have recorded 854 assists, 46 errors and have accounted for 2,424 putouts so far this year. In their 7,272 innings played, the Royals have earned a defensive efficiency of 68.1% (27th in professional baseball).

Zerpa (2-1 career record) is the owner of a 0.75 ERA and has given up 6.0 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.00 and he has gone up against 47 batters so far in his career. He has conceded a total of 1 ER's while earning a WHIP of 0.917 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.0. Thus far in his career, Zerpa has conceded 8 base hits while he has totaled 6 punch outs in 12 frames.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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