Cincinnati Reds vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 6/13/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Reds vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Tuesday, June 13, 2023

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: Bally Sports Kansas City

Odds/Point Spread: Cincinnati (+115) Kansas City (-135)

The Cincinnati Reds (31-35) are headed to Kauffman Stadium on Tuesday where they will take on the Kansas City Royals (18-47). The moneyline on this contest has the Reds at +115 and the Royals are at -135. The over/under is set at 9. The pitchers taking the mound will be Brandon Williamson and Jordan Lyles.

Cincinnati has a slugging % of .393 and have been rung up 592 times, while being walked on 235 occasions. They have 295 RBI's and 570 base knocks so far this season, and their team batting average sits at .255. The Reds have recorded 123 doubles as a unit and have knocked 52 balls out of the stadium. They have earned 306 runs while holding a team OBP of .332. As a unit, the Cincinnati Reds are scoring 4.6 runs per contest, which is 10th in baseball.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.41 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.44. Reds pitchers have relinquished 85 long balls and 340 total runs (27th in the league). Cincinnati has allowed 601 base knocks (9.3 per 9 innings) in addition to 326 earned runs. The Reds have compiled a team earned run average of 5.03 for the year (27th in the league), and the staff has rung up 580 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 241 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.59 as a squad for the season.

Reds bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 88 times and also have had 85 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 30 holds this year (25th in the league). The Reds bullpen have earned a save rate of 70.4% and stepped onto the hill in 59 save situations. They have compiled 19 saves on the campaign and have blown 8 out of their 27 chances to get a save. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 127 base runners on the campaign with 29.9% of those runners crossed home plate. The Reds have sent 228 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year.

The Reds have transformed 67.4% of balls in play into outs out of 5,250 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 29th in the majors. The Cincinnati Reds have earned 1,750 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 522 assists and 26 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .989 which ranks 4th in the majors, and have earned 49 double plays.

Williamson (0-0 career record) holds a FIP of 6.20 and he has gone up against 118 hitters in the majors. He has conceded 25 hits (8.4 hits per nine innings) and has had 13 free passes. His ERA is 5.40 (16 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.425. Williamson has thrown 26 frames and has totaled 21 punch outs during his pro baseball career.

The Royals have a slugging percentage of .378 and they tally 3.74 runs per game (28th in the league). They have recorded 103 two-baggers, while walking 169 times as well as scoring 243 runs. Kansas City has compiled 62 home runs on the campaign as well as 231 runs batted in. They have struck out on 585 occasions (11th in baseball) and have totaled 498 hits. The Kansas City Royals have an on-base percentage of .292 in addition to a team batting average of .230 so far this year.

The Kansas City pitching staff have relinquished 345 runs this year while having an ERA of 5.20 (326 earned runs conceded). They have relinquished 73 dingers and they allow 5.50 runs per 9 innings (28th in baseball). The Royals are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.431 and have a FIP of 4.41 as a pitching staff for the year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.70 (547 strikeouts against 240 bases on balls). They are sitting at 23rd in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 567.

Sitting with 39 save situations, the Royals have recorded 22 holds and 8 blown saves. Kansas City has called on relievers to enter the contest in 17 save opportunities and they have come away with 9 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 50 times in high leverage situations and also on 43 occasions with runners on base. Kansas City bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 41.7% of 72 inherited base runners. They rank 27th in baseball holding a save percentage of 52.9%, and they have dispatched 218 relievers onto the field for the year.

In their 5,079 innings on the field, the Royals are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 67.6% (27th in MLB). The Kansas City Royals have turned 47 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .986 (16th in professional baseball). The Royals have recorded 540 assists, 32 errors and have accumulated 1,693 putouts so far this year.

So far in his career, Lyles has allowed 1,518 base hits while he has tallied 1,077 K's in 1,400 frames. He has allowed 808 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.421 and a FIP of 4.8. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.29 and he has gone up against 6,136 hitters in his MLB career. Lyles (66-100 win-loss record in his career) has a 5.19 ERA while allowing 9.8 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cincinnati (+115)

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