Baltimore Orioles vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 5/4/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baltimore Orioles vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Thursday, May 4, 2023

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: Bally Sports Kansas City

The Baltimore Orioles (20-9) are on their way to Kauffman Stadium on Thursday where they will try to beat the Kansas City Royals (7-23). The pitchers who are expected to start are Grayson Rodriguez and Jordan Lyles.

Baltimore has a slugging rate of .433 and have been rung up 236 times, while being walked on 117 occasions. They have accounted for 153 RBI's and 253 base knocks over the course of the season, while their team batting average comes in at .261. The Orioles have hit 53 doubles as a unit and have hit 36 baseballs out of the park. They have racked up 158 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .341. As a team, the Baltimore Orioles are notching 5.5 runs per outing, which is 5th in the league.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.97 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.29. Orioles pitchers have allowed 34 long balls and 129 runs in total (12th in the league). Baltimore has given up 241 base knocks (8.4 per 9 innings) as well as 124 earned runs. The Orioles have a team ERA of 4.31 for the year (15th in the league), and their staff has rung up 273 hitters. They have walked 92 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.17 as a squad on the year.

The Orioles have sent 108 relievers to the hill this season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 59 runners on the year and 30.5% of them crossed home plate. They have earned 9 saves for the season and have blown 5 out of their 14 chances to save the game. The Orioles bullpen have a save percentage of 64.3% and has stepped onto the mound in 45 save situations. The relievers have a total of 30 holds for the year (1st in baseball). Orioles bullpen pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 39 times as well as having 45 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Orioles have turned 68.5% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 2,328 innings on the diamond, ranking them 20th in professional baseball. The Baltimore Orioles are sitting with 776 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 243 assists and 13 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .987 which has them ranked 14th in pro baseball, and have a total of 29 double plays.

Rodriguez (1-0 career record) sits with a FIP of 3.00 and he has faced 105 opposing hitters during his time in the majors. He has given up 23 hits (8.5 hits per 9 innings) and has had 11 walks. His earned run average is 4.07 (11 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.397. Rodriguez has taken the mound for 24 innings and has tallied 34 K's in his pro baseball career.

The Royals have a team slugging percentage of .353 and they earn 3.43 runs per game (28th in baseball). They have hit 48 doubles, while taking a walk 73 times and putting up 103 runs. Kansas City is sitting with 24 HRs on the campaign to go along with 95 RBIs. They have struck out on 277 occasions (9th in baseball) and have totaled 220 hits. The Kansas City Royals hold a team on-base percentage of .279 in addition to a batting average of .220 so far this year.

The Royals have a WHIP of 1.466 in addition to having a FIP of 4.86 as a unit for the year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 9.00 (261 strikeouts against 105 walks). They come in at 27th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 278. They have conceded 43 dingers and they surrender 5.89 runs per 9 innings (27th in the league). The Kansas City pitching staff have relinquished 171 runs this year while having an ERA of 5.69 (165 earned runs relinquished).

Kansas City has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 8 save chances and they have walked away with 5 saves. They sit at 14th in MLB holding a save percentage of 62.5%, and they have sent 99 bullpen pitchers to the hill on the campaign. Their relief pitchers have come in 21 times in high leverage situations and on 17 occasions with runners on. Kansas City bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 46.4% out of 28 inherited base runners. Sitting with 13 save situations, the Royals have 5 holds in addition to 3 blown saves.

The Kansas City Royals have gotten 22 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .991 (3rd in the majors). The Royals have 240 assists, 9 errors and have notched a total of 785 putouts so far this season. In their 2,355 innings played, the Royals are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 67.1% (25th in the majors).

In his pro baseball career, Lyles has allowed 1,484 base knocks while totaling 1,049 punch outs in 1,361 innings pitched. Lyles (66-95 career record) holds a 5.13 earned run average while surrendering 9.8 hits per nine innings. He has conceded 776 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.426 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.7. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.29 and he has faced 5,973 opposing hitters so far in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Baltimore

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