Cincinnati Reds vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 6/12/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Reds vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Monday, June 12, 2023

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: Bally Sports Kansas City

Odds/Point Spread: Cincinnati (-110) Kansas City (-110)

The Cincinnati Reds (30-35) are traveling to Kauffman Stadium on Monday where they will try to defeat the Kansas City Royals (18-46). The moneyline on this contest has Cincinnati at -110 while Kansas City is coming in at -110. The over/under has been set at 8.5. The starting pitchers are Luke Weaver and Zack Greinke.

Cincinnati has a slugging % of .393 and have struck out 587 times, while taking a walk on 232 occasions. They have recorded 291 RBI's as well as 560 base knocks so far this year, while their team batting average is at .255. The Reds have earned 122 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 51 balls out of the park. They have accumulated 302 runs while having a team OBP of .332. As a unit, the Cincinnati Reds are putting up 4.7 runs per game, which puts them at 9th in the league.

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Their K/BB ratio is 2.39 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.45. Reds pitchers have allowed 85 long balls and 337 runs in total (28th in MLB). Cincinnati has allowed 594 hits (9.3 per 9 innings) as well as 323 earned runs. The Reds are sitting with a team earned run average of 5.06 so far this season (27th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 570 batters. They have walked 238 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.62 as a team this season.

Reds bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with opponents on base 87 times in addition to having 82 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have racked up 29 holds for the year (26th in the league). The Reds bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 69.2% and has come into the game in 57 save situations. They have recorded 18 saves this year and have blown 8 of 26 chances to get a save. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 125 base runners for the season and 30.4% of those runners ended up scoring. The Reds have sent 225 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year.

The Reds have converted 67.3% of balls in play into outs out of their 5,169 innings, which has them sitting 29th in the majors. The Cincinnati Reds have notched a total of 1,723 putouts so far this season, in addition to 516 assists and 26 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .989 which is 6th in pro baseball, and have 49 double plays.

Weaver has thrown 498 innings and is sitting with 508 punch outs so far in his MLB career. His earned run average is 4.93 (273 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.402. He has given up 539 base knocks (9.7 hits per nine innings) and has 159 free passes. Weaver (25-38 career record) has a FIP of 4.10 while going up against 2,179 hitters in the majors.

The Kansas City Royals have a team on-base percentage of .293 and a team batting average of .230 so far this season. They have been called out on strikes on 575 occasions (10th in baseball) and have recorded 490 base knocks. Kansas City has recorded 61 home runs for the season as well as 228 RBIs. The Royals hold a team SLG% of .377 and they average 3.75 runs per game (28th in baseball). They have put up 101 doubles, while taking a walk 169 times as well as scoring 240 runs.

The Royals have a team WHIP of 1.417 and have a FIP of 4.37 as a staff over the course of the season. They come in at 23rd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 553. The Kansas City pitching staff have surrendered 334 runs this year while holding a team ERA of 5.10 (315 earned runs given up). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.80 (544 strikeouts vs 235 free passes). They have allowed 71 dingers and they relinquish 5.41 runs per 9 innings (28th in baseball).

Kansas City has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 17 save chances and they have walked away with 9 saves. They are currently ranked 28th in MLB with a save percentage of 52.9%, and they have sent 215 relievers onto the diamond this season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 50 times in high leverage situations and on 43 occasions with runners on. Kansas City relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 41.7% out of 72 inherited base runners. Sitting with 39 save situations, the Royals have accumulated 22 holds and also 8 blown saves.

The Kansas City Royals have gotten 47 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .986 (18th in MLB). The Royals have 535 assists, 32 errors and have earned a total of 1,669 putouts so far this year. In 5,007 innings on the field, the Royals have a efficiency on defense of 67.7% (26th in MLB).

In his career, Greinke has allowed 3,115 base hits while he has tallied 2,932 K's in 3,313 innings pitched. Greinke (224-147 mark in his career) holds a 3.45 earned run average while allowing 8.5 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 1,269 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.166 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.5. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.92 and he has gone up against 13,557 opposing batters in his pro baseball career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Cincinnati (-110)

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