Detroit Tigers vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 5/24/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Wednesday, May 24, 2023

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: Bally Sports Kansas City

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

Kauffman Stadium is where the Kansas City Royals (14-35) will try to beat the Detroit Tigers (21-24) on Wednesday. The odds on this game have Detroit at +100 and Kansas City is sitting at -120. The total is set at 9. The pitchers taking the mound are Matthew Boyd and Zack Greinke.

The Tigers have hit 72 doubles as a unit and have knocked 38 balls out of the stadium. Detroit is slugging .352 and have been called out on strikes 405 times, while being walked on 143 occasions. As a unit, the Detroit Tigers are knocking in 3.7 runs/g, which puts them at 27th in the league. They have 160 RBI's in addition to 351 base knocks on the campaign, while their average at the plate is sitting at .228. They have a total of 165 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .299.

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The Tigers have a team earned run average of 4.46 so far this year (21st in MLB), and their staff has rung up 350 hitters. Tigers pitchers have given up 63 long balls and 213 total runs (14th in the league). They have walked 125 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 4.62 as a squad for the season. Detroit has given up 372 hits (8.3 per 9 innings) and 199 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.80 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.24.

Tigers pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 51 times in addition to having 50 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have racked up 22 holds so far this season (23rd in MLB). The Tigers bullpen have earned a save rate of 66.7% and stepped onto the hill in 42 save situations. They have compiled 12 saves for the year and have blown 6 out of their 18 chances to save the game. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 73 base runners on the season with 35.6% of those players earned a run for their team. The Tigers have sent 143 relief pitchers to the hill this season.

The Detroit Tigers have a tally of 1,206 putouts on the campaign, as well as 394 assists and 22 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .986 which puts them in 15th in professional baseball, and they have turned 32 double plays. The Tigers have transformed 71.5% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 3,618 innings, which has them ranked 4th in professional baseball.

Boyd has pitched in 835 innings and has totaled 805 K's during his career. Boyd (42-65 career win-loss mark) has earned a FIP of 4.68 while facing 3,594 hitters in the major leagues. His ERA is 4.96 (460 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.328. He has allowed 837 hits (9.0 hits per nine innings) and has had 272 free passes.

The Kansas City Royals have accounted for a team on-base percentage of .290 and a team batting average of .227 so far this season. They have struck out on 435 instances (7th in MLB) and have a total of 370 hits. Kansas City has recorded 49 home runs for the season to go along with 182 runs batted in. The Royals have a SLG% of .382 and they tally 3.88 runs per game (25th in the league). They have hit 82 doubles, while taking a walk 132 times as well as putting up 190 runs.

The Royals hold a team WHIP of 1.445 with a FIP of 4.64 as a team so far this year. They rank 26th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 428. The Kansas City pitching staff have conceded 264 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 5.23 (248 earned runs relinquished). Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.70 (413 strikeouts vs 189 walks). They have surrendered 60 dingers and they relinquish 5.56 runs per 9 innings (29th in MLB).

With 28 save situations, the Royals have earned 15 holds and 6 blown saves. Kansas City has called on relievers to take the mound in 13 save opportunities and they have earned 7 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 40 times in high leverage situations in addition to 30 occasions with runners on. Kansas City relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 41.2% out of 51 inherited runners. They sit at 24th in the league with a save rate of 53.8%, and they have dispatched 166 bullpen pitchers to the mound this year.

The Kansas City Royals have gotten 41 double plays and have a fielding rate of .987 (13th in baseball). The Royals have accrued 411 assists, 23 errors and have earned 1,282 putouts so far this season. Out of their 3,846 innings on the field, the Royals have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 67.8% (23rd in pro baseball).

Greinke (224-146 mark in his career) has a 3.45 ERA and has given up 8.5 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.91 and he has faced 13,500 hitters in his career. He has surrendered a total of 1,263 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.167 and a FIP of 3.5. So far in his MLB career, Greinke has surrendered 3,105 hits while he has tallied 2,918 strikeouts in 3,299 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Detroit (+100)

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