Colorado Rockies vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 6/2/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Friday, June 2, 2023

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: Bally Sports Kansas City

The Kansas City Royals (17-39) will play the Colorado Rockies (24-33) at Kauffman Stadium on Friday. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Austin Gomber and Jordan Lyles.

The Rockies have earned 128 doubles as a squad and have knocked 47 balls out of the park. Colorado has a slugging % of .407 and have struck out 486 times, while being walked on 166 occasions. As a squad, the Colorado Rockies are recording 4.5 runs per contest, which has them at 16th in baseball. They have 246 runs batted in and 501 base knocks for the year, while their average at the plate is sitting at .260. They have a total of 256 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .321.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.93 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.50. Rockies pitchers have allowed 75 home runs and also 317 total runs (29th in MLB). Colorado has yielded 527 hits (9.6 per 9 innings) and 288 earned runs. The Rockies hold a team ERA of 5.25 on the season (29th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 413 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 214 opposing players and their FIP is 5.00 as a team on the season.

The Rockies have sent 179 relievers to the hill on the campaign. The relief pitchers have inherited 86 base runners so far this year and 30.2% of them ended up crossing the plate. They have accumulated 11 saves over the course of the season and have blown 4 out of their 15 save chances. The Rockies bullpen have a save percentage of 73.3% and has stepped onto the mound in 28 save situations. The bullpen have recorded 12 holds this year (30th in MLB). Rockies bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 49 times in addition to having 31 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Colorado Rockies have a tally of 1,482 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 556 assists and 33 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .984 which has them sitting 20th in MLB, and have earned 58 double plays. The Rockies have converted 67.6% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 4,446 innings, which has them sitting at 27th in baseball.

Gomber (25-23 win-loss record in his career) holds a FIP of 4.61 while facing 1,708 hitters in the major leagues. He has allowed 401 hits (9.1 hits per nine innings) with 144 free passes. His earned run average is 4.97 (220 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.369. Gomber has taken the hill for 398 innings and is sitting with 336 strikeouts during his MLB career.

Kansas City has accounted for 56 home runs on the season and 211 RBIs. They have put up 94 doubles, while walking 152 times as well as putting up 221 runs. The Kansas City Royals have an OBP of .296 and a team batting average of .232 over the course of the season. The Royals hold a slugging % of .385 and they are scoring 3.95 runs per outing (26th in the league). They have struck out on 511 occasions (5th in MLB) and have 437 hits.

The Royals have a WHIP of 1.435 and have a FIP of 4.51 as a unit so far this season. They come in at 23rd in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 484. The Kansas City pitching staff have conceded 291 runs so far this season while holding an ERA of 5.06 (275 earned runs yielded). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.70 (475 strikeouts vs 218 free passes). They have surrendered 64 home runs and they yield 5.35 runs per 9 innings (27th in the league).

Sitting with 33 save situations, the Royals have 18 holds in addition to 7 blown saves. Kansas City has had relievers enter the game in 15 save opportunities and they have come away with 8 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 44 times in high leverage situations and also on 36 occasions with runners on base. Kansas City relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 38.3% of 60 inherited base runners. They are ranked 26th in the league holding a save rate of 53.3%, and they have sent 192 relievers to the mound so far this year.

In their 4,404 innings on the field, the Royals have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 68.0% (23rd in pro baseball). The Kansas City Royals have turned 44 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .987 (12th in MLB). The Royals have recorded 469 assists, 25 errors and are sitting with 1,468 putouts for the season.

So far in his pro baseball career, Lyles has surrendered 1,510 base knocks while tallying 1,067 strikeouts in 1,388 innings. He has allowed 802 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.426 and a FIP of 4.8. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.28 and he has faced 6,090 opposing hitters thus far in his career. Lyles (66-99 career win-loss record) holds a 5.20 ERA and has given up 9.8 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kansas City

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