Los Angeles Dodgers vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 8/13/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Saturday, August 13, 2022

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: Bally Sports Kansas City

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-205) Kansas City (+175)

The Los Angeles Dodgers (77-33) are traveling to Kauffman Stadium on Saturday where they will try to defeat the Kansas City Royals (47-66). The line on this contest has Los Angeles at -205 and Kansas City is at +175. The over/under is 9. The pitchers who are expected to start are Andrew Heaney and Brad Keller.

As a unit, the Los Angeles Dodgers are putting up 5.4 runs per game, which ranks them 1st in the league. They have tallied 589 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .336. The Dodgers have tallied 233 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 143 balls out of the park. They have tallied 560 runs batted in and 980 base knocks this year, and their batting average is at .262. Los Angeles is slugging .450 and have been rung up 906 times, while taking a walk on 407 occasions.

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The Dodgers hold a team ERA of 2.89 for the season (1st in the league), and the staff has rung up 967 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 269 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 3.39 as a squad this year. Their K/BB ratio is 3.59 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.07. Dodgers pitchers have given up 96 long balls and also 353 runs (1st in baseball).

Dodgers pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 72 times and also have had 84 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 75 holds on the campaign (4th in the league). The Dodgers relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 74.4% and has come into the game in 120 save situations. They have 32 saves on the season and have blown 11 of their 43 chances to save the game. The relievers have inherited 100 runners so far this season with 28.0% of them crossed the plate. The Dodgers have sent 380 relievers to the mound so far this season.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have accumulated 2,944 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 919 assists and 53 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .986 which ranks 9th in MLB, and they have twisted 89 double plays. The Dodgers have converted 72.3% of balls in play into outs in their 8,832 innings, which ranks them 2nd in baseball.

Heaney has taken the hill for 662 innings and has accounted for 687 strikeouts so far in his career. His earned run average is 4.55 (335 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.252. He has conceded 640 hits (8.7 hits per 9 innings) and has 189 free passes. Heaney (33-38 career record) has a FIP of 4.36 while going up against 2,802 batters during his time in the major leagues.

The Royals have a slugging percentage of .383 and they score 3.96 runs per game (24th in the league). They have notched 170 doubles, while getting a free base 329 times as well as scoring 447 runs. Kansas City has a total of 97 HRs on the year and 428 RBIs. They have been rung up on 887 occasions (23rd in baseball) and have 941 base hits. The Kansas City Royals have a team on-base percentage of .310 as well as a team batting average of .247 so far this year.

The Kansas City pitching staff have conceded 561 runs for the year while holding a team ERA of 4.61 (508 earned runs yielded). They have conceded 122 long balls and they surrender 5.09 runs per 9 innings (26th in the league). The Royals hold a team WHIP of 1.455 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.45 as a staff for the year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.97 (832 strikeouts vs 423 free passes). They are sitting at 28th in MLB as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,021.

Kansas City relievers hold an inherited score rate of 29.5% of 207 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 135 times in high leverage situations and also on 131 occasions with base runners. With 109 save situations, the Royals have amassed 64 holds in addition to 16 blown saves. They rank 21st in the league with a save percentage of 61.0%, and they have dispatched 394 relief pitchers to the mound on the year. Kansas City has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 41 save chances and they have come away with 25 saves.

The Kansas City Royals have gotten 102 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .985 (16th in MLB). The Royals have recorded 1,057 assists, 62 errors and are sitting with 2,977 putouts for the season. In their 8,931 innings on the field, the Royals have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 68.2% (26th in the majors).

Keller (35-47 mark in his career) has earned a 4.09 earned run average while surrendering 8.8 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.85 and he has gone up against 2,631 batters thus far in his career. He has given up a total of 279 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.383 and a FIP of 4.2. During his career, Keller has allowed 603 base hits while accumulating 453 punch outs in 613 frames.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-205)

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