Detroit Tigers vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 5/23/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Tuesday, May 23, 2023

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: Bally Sports Kansas City

The Detroit Tigers (20-24) are traveling to Kauffman Stadium on Tuesday where they will take on the Kansas City Royals (14-34). The pitchers who are expected to start are Eduardo Rodriguez and Daniel Lynch.

As a unit, the Detroit Tigers are earning 3.6 runs per game, which has them sitting at 29th in the league. They have racked up 157 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .295. The Tigers have compiled 71 doubles as a squad and have hit 37 balls out of the stadium. They have earned 152 RBI's and 340 base knocks so far this year, and their batting average is .227. Detroit has a slugging percentage of .351 and have struck out 393 times, while being walked on 133 occasions.

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The Tigers have compiled a team earned run average of 4.45 on the year (21st in the league), and the staff has rung up 341 hitters. Tigers pitchers have allowed 60 home runs and 208 total runs (15th in the league). They have walked 120 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.57 as a squad this year. Detroit has conceded 367 base knocks (8.4 per 9 innings) and also 194 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.84 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.24.

The Tigers relief pitchers have a save percentage of 64.7% and has entered the game in 41 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 71 base runners so far this year and 36.6% of those players ended up crossing the plate. Tigers pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 48 times as well as having 47 appearances in high leverage situations. The Tigers have sent 139 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season. The relief pitchers have tallied 22 holds on the season (22nd in the league). They have accumulated 11 saves on the season and have blown 6 of 17 save opportunities.

The Tigers have transformed 71.1% of balls in play into outs in their 3,528 innings, which ranks them 4th in baseball. The Detroit Tigers have 1,176 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 383 assists and 22 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .986 which puts them in 15th in the majors, and they have turned 31 double plays.

Rodriguez has taken the ball for 1,004 frames and has racked up 1,016 strikeouts thus far in his career. Rodriguez (73-47 win-loss record in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.85 while facing 4,253 opposing hitters in the major leagues. His ERA is 4.03 (450 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.289. He has given up 955 hits (8.6 hits per nine innings) with 340 free passes.

The Royals have a SLG% of .380 and they earn 3.85 runs per game (26th in the league). They have put up 82 doubles, while walking 127 times and scoring 185 runs. Kansas City has tallied 46 home runs this year to go along with 177 runs batted in. They have struck out on 426 instances (6th in MLB) and have accounted for 365 base hits. The Kansas City Royals are sitting with an OBP of .291 as well as a team batting average of .228 so far this season.

The Royals hold a team WHIP of 1.429 and have a FIP of 4.64 as a staff on the season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.60 (401 strikeouts against 179 walks). They have a ranking of 26th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 417. They have conceded 59 homers and they surrender 5.52 runs per 9 innings (28th in MLB). The Kansas City pitching staff have conceded 256 runs for the year while having an ERA of 5.20 (241 earned runs conceded).

Kansas City has had relief pitchers take the mound in 13 save opportunities and they have walked away with 7 saves. They sit at 24th in baseball holding a save percentage of 53.8%, and they have sent 159 relievers onto the diamond this season. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 36 times in high leverage situations in addition to 28 occasions with base runners. Kansas City relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 43.8% out of their 48 inherited base runners. Sitting with 28 save situations, the Royals have recorded 15 holds and 6 blown saves.

In 3,756 innings on the diamond, the Royals have a defensive efficiency of 68.0% (22nd in the majors). The Kansas City Royals have turned 41 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .987 (13th in the majors). The Royals have accrued 404 assists, 22 errors and have earned 1,252 putouts over the course of the season.

So far in his pro baseball career, Lynch has surrendered 235 base hits while he has totaled 177 strikeouts in 199 innings pitched. Lynch (8-19 career win-loss mark) has earned a 5.32 earned run average while conceding 10.6 hits per nine innings. He has conceded a total of 118 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.593 and a FIP of 4.7. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.13 and he has faced 911 batters thus far in his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Detroit

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