Colorado Rockies vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 6/3/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Saturday, June 3, 2023

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: Bally Sports Kansas City

Odds/Point Spread: Colorado (+115) Kansas City (-135)

The Kansas City Royals (17-39) will go up against the Colorado Rockies (24-34) at Kauffman Stadium on Saturday. The moneyline on this game has Colorado at +115 while Kansas City is at -135. The betting total comes in at 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Connor Seabold and Daniel Lynch.

As a unit, the Colorado Rockies are recording 4.5 runs per game, which has them sitting at 16th in MLB. They have racked up 260 runs and have an on-base percentage of .321. The Rockies have accounted for 129 doubles as a squad and have smacked 48 balls out of the stadium. They have amassed 250 RBI's and 511 hits so far this year, while their team batting average comes in at .261. Colorado has a slugging % of .407 and have struck out 495 times, while drawing a walk on 167 occasions.

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The Rockies hold a team ERA of 5.25 so far this season (29th in baseball), and they have struck out 422 hitters. Rockies pitchers have allowed 75 long balls and 322 total runs (29th in the league). They have walked 218 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 4.97 as a unit on the season. Colorado has surrendered 536 base knocks (9.6 per 9 innings) and also 293 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 1.94 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.50.

Rockies pitchers have come into the game with runners on 51 times and also have had 34 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have a total of 15 holds for the year (29th in baseball). The Rockies relievers have recorded a save percentage of 68.8% and stepped onto the hill in 32 save situations. They have earned 11 saves this season and have not converted 5 out of their 16 save chances. The relief pitchers have inherited 88 runners for the season with 30.7% of those runners earned a run for their team. The Rockies have dispatched 183 relievers to the hill so far this year.

The Colorado Rockies have earned 1,508 putouts so far this season, as well as 562 assists and 33 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .984 which puts them in 20th in pro baseball, and they have twisted 58 double plays. The Rockies have converted 67.6% of balls in play into outs out of 4,524 innings on the diamond, ranking them 27th in baseball.

Seabold (1-6 career mark) has a FIP of 6.17 and he has gone up against 282 batters in the major leagues. He has given up 83 hits (13.0 hits per 9 innings) and has had 23 free passes. His earned run average is 7.65 (49 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.838. Seabold has thrown 57 innings and has earned 46 K's during his MLB career.

The Royals hold a team slugging % of .385 and they have an average of 3.95 runs per outing (25th in MLB). They have 94 doubles, while taking a walk 152 times and putting up 221 runs. Kansas City has tallied 56 HRs so far this year to go along with 211 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 511 occasions (7th in the league) and have totaled 437 base hits. The Kansas City Royals have earned an on-base percentage of .296 in addition to a team batting average of .232 on the year.

The Kansas City pitching staff have surrendered 291 runs so far this year and come in with a team ERA of 5.06 (275 earned runs surrendered). They have allowed 64 HR's and they relinquish 5.35 runs per 9 innings (27th in baseball). The Royals have a WHIP of 1.435 in addition to having a FIP of 4.52 as a team on the campaign. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.70 (475 strikeouts against 218 free passes). They are sitting at 23rd in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 484.

Kansas City relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 38.3% of 60 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 44 times in high leverage situations and on 36 occasions with runners on. With 33 save situations, the Royals have 18 holds and 7 blown saves. They are ranked 26th in the league with a save rate of 53.3%, and they have dispatched 192 relievers to the mound on the year. Kansas City has had relief pitchers take the mound in 15 save chances and they have come away with 8 saves.

The Kansas City Royals have gotten 44 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .987 (13th in MLB). The Royals have accrued 469 assists, 25 errors and have amassed 1,468 putouts on the season. In their 4,404 innings played, the Royals hold a defensive efficiency of 68.0% (23rd in MLB).

During his pro baseball career, Lynch has surrendered 240 hits while accumulating 183 punch outs in 205 innings pitched. Lynch (8-19 win-loss mark in his career) holds a 5.27 ERA while giving up 10.5 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered a total of 120 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.590 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.6. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.13 and he has faced 935 opposing batters in his pro baseball career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Colorado (+115)

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