Cleveland Guardians vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 9/19/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Tuesday, September 19, 2023

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: Bally Sports Kansas City

Kauffman Stadium is where the Kansas City Royals (48-102) will meet the Cleveland Guardians (72-78) on Tuesday. The starting pitchers will be Logan Allen and Alec Marsh.

The Guardians have tallied 271 doubles as a squad and have knocked 115 balls out of the park. Cleveland has a slugging percentage of .381 and have struck out 1,055 times, while taking a walk on 433 occasions. As a team, the Cleveland Guardians are scoring 4.1 runs per game, which ranks them 27th in the league. They have compiled 575 runs batted in and 1,279 hits on the campaign, and their team batting average sits at .250. They have notched a total of 614 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .313.

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The Guardians hold a team ERA of 3.90 over the course of the season (7th in the league), and they have struck out 1,216 batters. Guardians pitchers have yielded 162 long balls and also 629 runs in total (7th in baseball). They have walked 480 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.20 as a squad this season. Cleveland has allowed 1,242 base knocks (8.3 per 9 innings) and also 581 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.53 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.28.

The Guardians have dispatched 498 relievers to the mound on the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 177 base runners on the campaign with 21.5% of those players crossed the plate. They have earned 44 saves on the campaign and have missed out on 29 of their 73 chances to get a save. The Guardians bullpen have a save percentage of 60.3% and has stepped onto the mound in 169 save situations. The bullpen are sitting with 91 holds on the campaign (7th in baseball). Guardians bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on 128 times and also have had 180 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Guardians have converted 70.1% of balls in play into outs out of 12,069 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 6th in professional baseball. The Cleveland Guardians have notched a total of 4,023 putouts on the year, in addition to 1,324 assists and 71 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .987 which has them ranked 9th in professional baseball, and they have twisted 114 double plays.

Allen has thrown 96 innings and has earned 68 K's in his MLB career. His ERA is 5.89 (63 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.661. He has given up 118 base knocks (11.0 hits per nine innings) and has 42 walks. Allen (5-10 career mark) sits with a FIP of 5.62 and he has faced 438 opposing hitters in the major leagues.

The Royals have a slugging percentage of .396 and they earn 4.11 runs per game (26th in MLB). They have hit 244 doubles, while taking a walk 377 times as well as putting up 616 runs. Kansas City has a total of 149 home runs over the course of the season as well as 594 runs batted in. They have struck out on 1,286 occasions (17th in the league) and have recorded 1,221 hits. The Kansas City Royals have accounted for an OBP of .301 as well as a batting average of .243 for the year.

The Kansas City pitching staff have conceded 802 runs so far this year while having a team ERA of 5.22 (757 earned runs surrendered). They have conceded 194 dingers and they relinquish 5.54 runs per 9 innings (28th in the league). The Royals are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.408 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.72 as a pitching staff for the year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.10 (1,174 strikeouts against 507 bases on balls). They are sitting at 25th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 1,329.

Kansas City bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 37.7% out of 175 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 122 times in high leverage situations in addition to 108 occasions with base runners. With 102 save situations, the Royals have compiled 57 holds and 23 blown saves. They are ranked 29th in MLB with a save rate of 48.9%, and they have sent 487 relievers onto the diamond for the year. Kansas City has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 45 save chances and they have converted 22 saves.

The Kansas City Royals have gotten 118 double plays and have a fielding rate of .986 (15th in MLB). The Royals have 1,299 assists, 75 errors and have accounted for 3,912 putouts so far this season. In 11,736 innings played, the Royals have earned a defensive efficiency of 68.4% (22nd in professional baseball).

During his MLB career, Marsh has surrendered 63 hits while he has tallied 71 K's in 60 innings pitched. Marsh (1-8 win-loss mark in his career) holds a 5.67 ERA while allowing 9.4 hits per nine innings. He has allowed 38 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.591 and being the owner of a FIP of 6.2. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.15 and he has faced 279 opposing hitters thus far in his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cleveland

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