Toronto Blue Jays vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 6/6/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Monday, June 6, 2022

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: Bally Sports Kansas City

The Kansas City Royals (17-34) host the Toronto Blue Jays (31-21) at Kauffman Stadium on Monday. The pitchers who are expected to start are Ross Stripling and Daniel Lynch.

As a unit, the Toronto Blue Jays are compiling 4.3 runs per outing, which is 18th in MLB. They have accumulated 221 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .317. The Blue Jays have earned 96 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 60 balls out of the stadium. They have amassed 216 RBI's and 422 base knocks for the year, and their batting average is .245. Toronto has a slugging % of .408 and have struck out 417 times, while being walked on 165 occasions.

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The Blue Jays are sitting with a team ERA of 3.72 this year (10th in the league), and their staff has rung up 438 batters. They have a K/BB ratio of 3.37 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.21. Blue Jays pitchers have given up 54 home runs and also 209 total runs (9th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 130 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 3.73 as a squad on the season.

Blue Jays bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 55 times in addition to having 81 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen are sitting with 41 holds this year (2nd in the league). The Blue Jays relief pitchers have a save rate of 67.7% and has entered the game in 74 save situations. They have recorded 21 saves for the year and have blown 10 out of their 31 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 85 base runners this season and 31.8% of those players earned a run for their team. The Blue Jays have sent 193 relievers to the hill on the campaign.

The Toronto Blue Jays have accounted for 1,381 putouts this year, as well as 437 assists and 22 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .988 which ranks 5th in professional baseball, and have accumulated 39 double plays. The Blue Jays have turned 69.8% of balls hit into play into outs in their 4,143 innings on the field, which ranks them 18th in the majors.

Stripling (29-35 career win-loss record) has earned a FIP of 4.09 while he has faced 2,385 batters in the major leagues. He has given up 560 base hits (8.8 hits per nine innings) with 147 free passes. His earned run average is 3.98 (252 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.241. Stripling has taken the mound for 569 frames and has racked up 540 K's in his career.

The Royals have a slugging percentage of .361 and they are scoring 3.75 runs per outing (26th in MLB). They have recorded 82 two-baggers, while taking a walk 143 times and scoring 191 runs. Kansas City has tallied 37 home runs so far this season to go along with 180 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 392 occasions (28th in the league) and have 410 base knocks. The Kansas City Royals have recorded an on-base percentage of .298 in addition to a team batting average of .237 this season.

The Kansas City pitching staff have given up 269 runs on the season while holding a team ERA of 5.09 (252 earned runs conceded). They have conceded 54 homers and they relinquish 5.43 runs per 9 innings (27th in the league). The Royals hold a team WHIP of 1.493 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.63 as a unit over the course of the season. Their K/BB ratio is 1.73 (344 strikeouts against 199 walks). They sit at 27th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 467.

Kansas City relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 30.8% out of 104 inherited runners. Their relievers have come in 63 times in high leverage situations in addition to 65 occasions with runners on base. With 41 save situations, the Royals have earned 23 holds and also 7 blown saves. They sit at 28th in baseball with a save percentage of 56.3%, and they have sent 183 bullpen pitchers to the mound so far this year. Kansas City has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 16 save chances and they have recorded 9 saves.

In 4,014 innings on the diamond, the Royals have earned a defensive efficiency of 68.7% (23rd in the majors). The Kansas City Royals have turned 46 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .988 (4th in MLB). The Royals have accrued 482 assists, 22 errors and are sitting with 1,338 putouts on the campaign.

So far in his career, Lynch has conceded 127 base hits while he has tallied 94 punch outs in 111 frames. Lynch (6-10 career mark) holds a 5.35 earned run average and has surrendered 10.3 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 66 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.604 and having a FIP of 4.7. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.84 and he has gone up against 510 batters in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kansas City

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