Toronto Blue Jays vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 6/7/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Tuesday, June 7, 2022

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: Bally Sports Kansas City

Odds/Point Spread: Toronto (-190) Kansas City (+160)

The Kansas City Royals (17-35) welcome the Toronto Blue Jays (31-22) at Kauffman Stadium on Tuesday. The odds on this game have Toronto at -190 and Kansas City opens at +160. The over/under has been set at 8. The men taking the mound are Alek Manoah and Brad Keller.

Toronto has a slugging percentage of .413 and have been called out on strikes 422 times, while being walked on 168 occasions. They have accumulated 222 RBI's and 432 base knocks so far this year, and their team batting average is at .245. The Blue Jays have accrued 96 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 64 baseballs out of the park. They have earned a total of 227 runs while holding a team OBP of .317. As a unit, the Toronto Blue Jays are compiling 4.3 runs per game, which has them at 17th in baseball.

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Blue Jays pitchers have allowed 56 long balls in addition to 217 runs (12th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 132 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 3.76 as a unit for the year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 3.36 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.22. The Blue Jays hold a team earned run average of 3.76 so far this year (12th in the league), and the staff has struck out 444 batters.

Blue Jays pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 57 times in addition to having 81 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have earned 41 holds so far this year (3rd in the league). The Blue Jays bullpen have earned a save percentage of 67.7% and has entered the game in 74 save situations. They have recorded 21 saves on the campaign and have blown 10 of their 31 save chances. The relief pitchers have inherited 88 base runners on the campaign and 31.8% of them ended up crossing the plate. The Blue Jays have sent 198 relief pitchers to the mound for the year.

The Blue Jays have converted 69.5% of balls hit into play into outs in their 4,224 innings, which has them ranked 18th in the majors. The Toronto Blue Jays have notched a total of 1,408 putouts thus far, in addition to 448 assists and 23 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .988 which puts them in 8th in baseball, and have 40 double plays.

Manoah has pitched in 175 innings and has totaled 184 punch outs during his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 2.77 (54 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 0.998. He has allowed 125 base hits (6.4 hits per 9 innings) and has had 50 walks. Manoah (15-3 record in his career) has a FIP of 3.52 while he has gone up against 707 hitters during his time in the majors.

The Royals hold a team SLG% of .360 and they score 3.75 runs per outing (26th in MLB). They have recorded 83 doubles, while getting a free base 150 times as well as putting up 195 runs. Kansas City is sitting with 38 long balls over the course of the season as well as 184 RBIs. They have been rung up on 401 occasions (28th in the league) and have a total of 417 hits. The Kansas City Royals are sitting with a team on-base percentage of .299 and a batting average of .236 for the year.

The Kansas City pitching staff have allowed 276 runs on the year and come in with a team ERA of 5.12 (259 earned runs surrendered). They have allowed 56 home runs and they yield 5.46 runs per 9 innings (27th in baseball). The Royals have a team WHIP of 1.501 and have a FIP of 4.66 as a squad for the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.73 (353 strikeouts vs 204 free passes). They are currently ranked 27th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 479.

Kansas City has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 16 save chances and they have come away with 9 saves. They sit at 27th in the league with a save rate of 56.3%, and they have sent 188 relievers to the hill on the year. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 63 times in high leverage situations and on 67 occasions with base runners. Kansas City relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 30.6% of 108 inherited base runners. Sitting with 41 save situations, the Royals have compiled 23 holds and 7 blown saves.

Out of their 4,095 innings on the field, the Royals have a efficiency on defense of 68.6% (25th in professional baseball). The Kansas City Royals have turned 47 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .988 (4th in professional baseball). The Royals have racked up 489 assists, 22 errors and have earned 1,365 putouts this year.

Thus far in his career, Keller has surrendered 541 base hits while he has accumulated 406 strikeouts in 554 innings. Keller (30-41 win-loss record in his career) holds a 4.02 ERA and has allowed 8.8 hits per nine innings. He has allowed a total of 248 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.370 and a FIP of 4.2. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.85 and he has faced 2,372 opposing batters during his MLB career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Toronto (-190)

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