Cleveland Guardians vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 6/28/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Wednesday, June 28, 2023

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: Bally Sports Kansas City

Kauffman Stadium is the location where the Kansas City Royals (22-56) will take on the Cleveland Guardians (37-40) on Wednesday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Logan Allen and Austin Cox.

Cleveland is slugging .372 and have struck out 552 times, while taking a walk on 231 occasions. They have compiled 279 runs batted in as well as 643 hits this year, while their average at the plate is .247. The Guardians have accrued 140 two-baggers as a team and have hit 50 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accumulated 302 runs while having a team OBP of .311. As a unit, the Cleveland Guardians are putting up 3.9 runs/g, which puts them at 27th in MLB.

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Their K/BB ratio is 2.48 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.28. Guardians pitchers have relinquished 78 home runs in addition to 322 runs in total (10th in baseball). Cleveland has given up 643 base knocks (8.4 per 9 innings) as well as 295 earned runs. The Guardians have a team earned run average of 3.84 this season (9th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 601 batters. They have walked 242 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.13 as a team for the season.

Guardians relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on 67 times in addition to having 104 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have earned 44 holds for the year (11th in the league). The Guardians relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 65.0% and has entered the game in 85 save situations. They have 26 saves this season and have missed out on 14 of 40 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 86 runners for the year with 20.9% of those runners crossed home plate. The Guardians have sent 249 relievers to the mound on the year.

The Guardians have turned 70.4% of baseballs in play into outs in their 6,228 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 6th in professional baseball. The Cleveland Guardians have accumulated 2,076 putouts so far this season, in addition to 711 assists and 37 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .987 which ranks 11th in baseball, and have 50 double plays.

Allen has taken the mound for 96 frames and has earned 68 K's in his MLB career. Allen (5-10 career mark) sits with a FIP of 5.62 and he has gone up against 438 opposing hitters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 5.89 (63 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.661. He has allowed 118 base knocks (11.0 hits per 9 innings) and has had 42 free passes.

The Royals have a team slugging percentage of .380 and they earn 3.78 runs per game (29th in baseball). They have hit 123 doubles, while taking a walk 210 times and scoring 295 runs. Kansas City has a total of 73 home runs this year and 281 RBIs. They have struck out on 706 occasions (7th in baseball) and have notched a total of 611 hits. The Kansas City Royals have compiled an on-base percentage of .298 as well as a batting average of .234 so far this season.

The Kansas City pitching staff have allowed 417 runs over the course of the season while holding an ERA of 5.22 (393 earned runs yielded). They have relinquished 91 homers and they yield 5.53 runs per 9 innings (28th in the league). The Royals are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.417 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.49 as a unit for the season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.40 (636 strikeouts vs 280 walks). They come in at 24th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 681.

Kansas City relievers have an inherited score rate of 41.9% of 86 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 63 times in high leverage situations and on 52 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 45 save situations, the Royals have 23 holds in addition to 11 blown saves. They are currently ranked 28th in baseball with a save rate of 50.0%, and they have sent 256 relievers to the hill so far this season. Kansas City has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 22 save chances and they have tallied 11 saves.

Out of their 6,105 innings on the diamond, the Royals are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 68.0% (24th in baseball). The Kansas City Royals have gotten 60 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .986 (16th in professional baseball). The Royals have recorded 652 assists, 39 errors and have a tally of 2,035 putouts for the season.

Thus far in his career, Cox has surrendered 2 base knocks and he has 13 K's in 12 frames. He has allowed 0 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 0.486 and being the owner of a FIP of 2.1. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.25 and he has faced 42 opposing hitters during his career. Cox (0-0 career mark) has a 0.00 earned run average and has surrendered 1.5 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Cleveland

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