Cleveland Guardians vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 9/18/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Monday, September 18, 2023

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: Bally Sports Kansas City

Odds/Point Spread: Cleveland (-120) Kansas City (+100)

Kauffman Stadium is where the Kansas City Royals (48-101) will meet the Cleveland Guardians (72-78) on Monday. The odds on this game have the Guardians at -120 and the Royals are at +100. The over/under is set at 9. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Cal Quantrill and Brady Singer.

As a unit, the Cleveland Guardians are earning 4.1 runs per game, which ranks them 28th in MLB. They have tallied 605 runs and have an OBP of .313. The Guardians have accumulated 268 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 114 baseballs out of the park. They have accumulated 566 runs batted in as well as 1,268 base knocks for the year, while their batting average is at .250. Cleveland has a slugging percentage of .380 and have been called out on strikes 1,051 times, while taking a walk on 432 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.52 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.29. Guardians pitchers have surrendered 162 home runs and also 627 runs in total (7th in the league). Cleveland has given up 1,235 base hits (8.3 per 9 innings) and 580 earned runs. The Guardians have a team ERA of 3.92 so far this season (6th in the league), and they have struck out 1,204 hitters. They have walked 477 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.22 as a unit on the season.

The Guardians have dispatched 495 relief pitchers to the hill this year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 177 base runners this season with 21.5% of them ended up scoring. They have compiled 44 saves on the campaign and have not converted 29 out of their 73 save opportunities. The Guardians relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 60.3% and has come into the game in 169 save situations. The relief pitchers have recorded 91 holds so far this year (7th in the league). Guardians relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 128 times and also have had 180 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Cleveland Guardians have notched a total of 3,996 putouts this year, as well as 1,319 assists and 70 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .987 which ranks 8th in professional baseball, and they have turned 114 double plays. The Guardians have turned 70.1% of baseballs in play into outs in their 11,988 innings on the field, ranking them 6th in the majors.

Quantrill (34-22 win-loss record in his career) has a FIP of 4.22 and he has gone up against 2,341 opposing hitters in the majors. He has allowed 537 base knocks (8.7 hits per nine innings) and has had 160 walks. His earned run average is 3.82 (236 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.254. Quantrill has taken the hill for 556 innings and has earned 417 strikeouts in his pro baseball career.

The Royals hold a slugging percentage of .396 and they are scoring 4.13 runs per game (25th in the league). They have notched 242 two-baggers, while getting a free base 376 times as well as putting up 615 runs. Kansas City has 149 home runs this year as well as 593 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 1,281 instances (17th in the league) and have totaled 1,215 base knocks. The Kansas City Royals are sitting with an on-base percentage of .302 as well as a batting average of .243 this season.

The Royals are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.408 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.71 as a squad on the campaign. They sit at 25th in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 1,320. The Kansas City pitching staff have allowed 795 runs on the campaign while holding a team ERA of 5.21 (750 earned runs allowed). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.10 (1,166 strikeouts against 503 walks). They have given up 192 long balls and they yield 5.53 runs per 9 innings (28th in baseball).

Kansas City relievers hold an inherited score rate of 37.7% out of 175 inherited runners. Their relievers have come in 122 times in high leverage situations and on 108 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 102 save situations, the Royals have tallied 57 holds and also 23 blown saves. They are currently ranked 29th in the league with a save rate of 48.9%, and they have sent 484 relievers to the hill for the year. Kansas City has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 45 save opportunities and they have walked away with 22 saves.

The Kansas City Royals have gotten 117 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .986 (15th in pro baseball). The Royals have recorded 1,293 assists, 75 errors and have earned 3,885 putouts so far this year. In 11,655 innings on the field, the Royals hold a defensive efficiency of 68.3% (23rd in pro baseball).

During his MLB career, Singer has conceded 512 hits while tallying 471 punch outs in 499 innings pitched. Singer (27-31 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a 4.47 ERA while giving up 9.2 hits per nine innings. He has allowed 248 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.341 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.0. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.98 and he has gone up against 2,147 batters during his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cleveland (-120)

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