Cleveland Guardians vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 6/27/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Tuesday, June 27, 2023

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: Bally Sports Kansas City

Odds/Point Spread: Cleveland (-165) Kansas City (+140)

The Cleveland Guardians (37-40) are on their way to Kauffman Stadium on Tuesday where they will play the Kansas City Royals (22-56). The moneyline on this contest has Cleveland at -165 and Kansas City opens at +140. The betting total is set at 9.5. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Gavin Williams and Brady Singer.

Cleveland has a slugging percentage of .372 and have struck out 552 times, while taking a walk on 231 occasions. They have amassed 279 RBI's and 643 base knocks on the year, while their team batting average comes in at .247. The Guardians have accrued 140 doubles as a team and have knocked 50 balls out of the stadium. They have a total of 302 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .311. As a team, the Cleveland Guardians are scoring 3.9 runs per game, which puts them at 27th in the league.

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Their K/BB ratio is 2.48 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.28. Guardians pitchers have surrendered 78 home runs and also 322 runs in total (10th in the league). Cleveland has conceded 643 base knocks (8.4 per 9 innings) in addition to 295 earned runs. The Guardians have a team ERA of 3.84 for the year (8th in the league), and the staff has struck out 601 hitters. They have walked 242 opposing players and their FIP is 4.13 as a team so far this season.

The Guardians relievers have earned a save rate of 65.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 85 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 86 runners for the year with 20.9% of those runners earned a run for their team. Guardians pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 67 times in addition to having 104 appearances in high leverage situations. The Guardians have dispatched 249 relievers to the hill on the campaign. The bullpen have a total of 44 holds on the season (10th in baseball). They have compiled 26 saves so far this season and have not converted 14 of their 40 save chances.

The Cleveland Guardians have 2,076 putouts thus far, in addition to 711 assists and 37 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .987 which is 12th in the majors, and have a total of 50 double plays. The Guardians have transformed 70.4% of balls hit into play into outs out of 6,228 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 6th in pro baseball.

Williams has taken the mound for 5 innings and has racked up 4 K's so far in his pro baseball career. Williams (0-0 career win-loss mark) has a FIP of 5.74 while he has gone up against 23 batters during his time in the major leagues. His ERA is 6.35 (4 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.235. He has surrendered 4 hits (6.4 hits per 9 innings) and has had 3 free passes.

The Royals hold a team slugging percentage of .380 and they are scoring 3.78 runs per game (28th in the league). They have recorded 123 two-baggers, while walking 210 times and scoring 295 runs. Kansas City has tallied 73 home runs for the year as well as 281 RBIs. They have struck out on 706 occasions (7th in baseball) and have notched a total of 611 base hits. The Kansas City Royals have accounted for a team OBP of .298 and a batting average of .234 on the season.

The Royals have a team WHIP of 1.417 with a FIP of 4.49 as a squad for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.40 (636 strikeouts against 280 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 24th in MLB as a staff in total hits surrendered with 681. They have allowed 91 HR's and they allow 5.53 runs per 9 innings (28th in baseball). The Kansas City pitching staff have conceded 417 runs this year while holding a team ERA of 5.22 (393 earned runs yielded).

Kansas City relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 41.9% out of their 86 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 63 times in high leverage situations and also on 52 occasions with runners on base. With 45 save situations, the Royals have tallied 23 holds and 11 blown saves. They sit at 28th in MLB with a save rate of 50.0%, and they have dispatched 256 relievers to the mound so far this season. Kansas City has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 22 save chances and they have walked away with 11 saves.

The Kansas City Royals have turned 60 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .986 (16th in MLB). The Royals have accrued 652 assists, 39 errors and have earned 2,035 putouts for the year. Out of their 6,105 innings on the diamond, the Royals have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 68.0% (24th in pro baseball).

Singer (23-27 win-loss record in his career) has a 4.43 ERA and has conceded 9.1 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 2.92 and he has faced 1,817 opposing batters thus far in his career. He has conceded 208 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.346 and a FIP of 4.0. In his career, Singer has given up 429 base knocks and he has 409 K's in 422 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kansas City (+140)

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