Tampa Bay Rays vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 7/24/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Sunday, July 24, 2022

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: Bally Sports Kansas City

The Tampa Bay Rays (52-41) are hitting the road to Kauffman Stadium on Sunday where they will take on the Kansas City Royals (36-57). The expected starting pitchers will be Jeffrey Springs and Zack Greinke.

Tampa Bay is slugging .383 and have struck out 816 times, while being walked on 282 occasions. They have accumulated 374 RBI's and 750 base knocks for the season, and their team batting average sits at .240. The Rays have accrued 166 two-baggers as a team and have hit 86 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 395 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .308. As a team, the Tampa Bay Rays are notching 4.3 runs per outing, which has them at 20th in the league.

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The Rays have an earned run average of 3.37 so far this year (4th in the league), and their staff has struck out 808 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 231 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 3.80 as a unit so far this year. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 3.50 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.15. Rays pitchers have given up 105 home runs in addition to 362 runs in total (6th in the league).

The Rays have sent 338 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season. The relief pitchers have inherited 114 base runners so far this season with 22.8% of them ended up crossing the plate. They have recorded 27 saves on the year and have blown 23 of their 50 save opportunities. The Rays bullpen have compiled a save rate of 54.0% and has entered the game in 118 save situations. The relief pitchers have earned 67 holds for the year (1st in MLB). Rays bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 84 times and also have had 118 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Rays have transformed 71.1% of balls in play into outs in their 7,476 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 6th in the majors. The Tampa Bay Rays have a total of 2,492 putouts this year, in addition to 787 assists and 48 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .986 which has them ranked 13th in the majors, and have a total of 67 double plays.

Springs (13-7 career win-loss record) has a FIP of 4.16 and he has faced 827 opposing batters in the majors. He has conceded 187 hits (8.7 hits per nine innings) and has had 73 walks. His earned run average is 4.00 (86 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.345. Springs has thrown 193 frames and has earned 224 punch outs during his career.

Kansas City is sitting with 76 home runs this year to go along with 345 RBIs. They have recorded 144 doubles, while getting a free base 272 times and putting up 362 runs. The Kansas City Royals have a team OBP of .308 and a team batting average of .245 this season. The Royals hold a slugging % of .378 and they earn 3.89 runs per game (26th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 712 occasions (27th in the league) and have notched a total of 768 hits.

The Royals have a team WHIP of 1.481 with a FIP of 4.48 as a team on the campaign. They are sitting at 28th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 848. The Kansas City pitching staff have relinquished 476 runs for the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.81 (437 earned runs conceded). Their K/BB ratio sits at 1.87 (677 strikeouts against 362 free passes). They have surrendered 98 dingers and they relinquish 5.24 runs per 9 innings (26th in baseball).

Kansas City has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 33 save chances and they have recorded 21 saves. They are ranked 16th in MLB holding a save percentage of 63.6%, and they have dispatched 332 relievers onto the field for the year. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 110 times in high leverage situations and also on 111 occasions with runners on. Kansas City relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 29.9% out of 174 inherited runners. Sitting with 88 save situations, the Royals have recorded 51 holds and also 12 blown saves.

The Kansas City Royals have turned 81 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .986 (10th in baseball). The Royals have recorded 864 assists, 47 errors and have earned a total of 2,451 putouts for the year. Out of their 7,353 innings on the field, the Royals have earned a defensive efficiency of 68.1% (27th in pro baseball).

Greinke (222-138 record in his career) has earned a 3.44 earned run average while giving up 8.4 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.92 and he has gone up against 13,031 opposing batters so far in his career. He has allowed 1,219 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.163 and a FIP of 3.5. So far in his career, Greinke has surrendered 2,980 base knocks while accumulating 2,851 K's in 3,187 frames.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Tampa Bay

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