Cincinnati Reds vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 6/14/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Reds vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Wednesday, June 14, 2023

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: Bally Sports Kansas City

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

The Cincinnati Reds (32-35) are traveling to Kauffman Stadium on Wednesday where they will play the Kansas City Royals (18-48). The odds on this game have Cincinnati at -135 and Kansas City is at +115. The total is set at 9. The starting pitchers are Ben Lively and Daniel Lynch.

As a unit, the Cincinnati Reds are scoring 4.6 runs per game, which is 9th in the league. They have tallied 311 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .332. The Reds have tallied 127 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 53 balls out of the stadium. They have earned 300 runs batted in in addition to 580 base knocks for the year, and their average at the plate comes in at .256. Cincinnati has a slugging percentage of .395 and have been called out on strikes 602 times, while being walked on 238 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.38 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.44. Reds pitchers have relinquished 86 long balls and 344 runs in total (27th in baseball). Cincinnati has given up 609 base hits (9.2 per 9 innings) and 330 earned runs. The Reds have a team earned run average of 5.01 over the course of the season (27th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 589 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 247 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.58 as a team on the campaign.

The Reds have dispatched 233 relievers to the hill on the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 131 runners so far this season with 29.0% of those runners crossed home plate. They have accumulated 20 saves this season and have blown 8 of their 28 save opportunities. The Reds relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 71.4% and stepped onto the hill in 60 save situations. The relief pitchers have racked up 30 holds over the course of the season (25th in the league). Reds bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 91 times in addition to having 89 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Reds have turned 67.4% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 5,340 innings on the field, ranking them 29th in MLB. The Cincinnati Reds have accumulated 1,780 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 531 assists and 27 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .988 which has them sitting 6th in professional baseball, and have a total of 49 double plays.

Lively has taken the ball for 156 innings and has accounted for 117 strikeouts thus far in his career. Lively (7-14 win-loss mark in his career) holds a FIP of 5.00 and he has gone up against 672 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues. His earned run average is 4.66 (81 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.369. He has given up 166 hits (9.6 hits per 9 innings) and has had 48 walks.

The Royals have a SLG% of .378 and they are scoring 3.74 runs per game (28th in MLB). They have hit 105 two-baggers, while taking a walk 175 times and putting up 247 runs. Kansas City has compiled 63 HRs so far this year to go along with 235 RBIs. They have struck out on 594 occasions (11th in MLB) and have notched a total of 506 base knocks. The Kansas City Royals have accumulated a team OBP of .292 as well as a team batting average of .230 this season.

The Royals are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.428 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.39 as a pitching staff on the campaign. They are currently ranked 25th in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 577. The Kansas City pitching staff have surrendered 350 runs for the season while holding a team ERA of 5.17 (330 earned runs yielded). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.70 (557 strikeouts against 243 free passes). They have conceded 74 long balls and they allow 5.49 runs per 9 innings (28th in baseball).

Kansas City relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 42.5% out of their 73 inherited runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 55 times in high leverage situations in addition to 45 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 40 save situations, the Royals have recorded 22 holds in addition to 9 blown saves. They are ranked 28th in the league with a save percentage of 50.0%, and they have dispatched 223 relievers to the mound so far this year. Kansas City has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 18 save opportunities and they have converted 9 saves.

In their 5,169 innings on the diamond, the Royals are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 67.6% (27th in pro baseball). The Kansas City Royals have turned 49 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .986 (16th in the majors). The Royals have accrued 550 assists, 32 errors and have a total of 1,723 putouts for the year.

Thus far in his career, Lynch has allowed 254 base hits while he has accumulated 194 K's in 216 innings. He has given up a total of 126 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.583 and a FIP of 4.6. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.20 and he has gone up against 985 hitters thus far in his career. Lynch (8-21 record in his career) has a 5.25 ERA and has surrendered 10.6 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cincinnati (-135)

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