Kansas City Royals vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction, 4/26/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs Arizona Diamondbacks

Date: Wednesday, April 26, 2023

Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ

TV: Bally Sports Arizona

The Kansas City Royals (5-18) are hitting the road to Chase Field on Wednesday where they will attempt to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks (13-11). The men taking the mound are Ryan Yarbrough and Zac Gallen.

As a team, the Kansas City Royals are notching 3.4 runs per outing, which ranks them 28th in baseball. They have tallied 77 runs while holding a team OBP of .273. The Royals have earned 33 doubles as a squad and have hit 18 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accounted for 72 RBI's and 163 hits for the year, and their batting average is at .214. Kansas City has a slugging % of .342 and have been rung up 208 times, while drawing a walk on 54 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.49 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.42. Royals pitchers have relinquished 34 home runs and also 129 runs in total (27th in the league). Kansas City has surrendered 212 base knocks (9.4 per 9 innings) as well as 124 earned runs. The Royals have a team earned run average of 5.51 for the year (29th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 189 hitters. They have walked 76 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.90 as a team for the season.

The Royals bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 50.0% and stepped onto the hill in 9 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 22 runners for the year with 50.0% of them earned a run for their team. Royals relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 13 times and also have had 15 appearances in high leverage situations. The Royals have dispatched 73 relievers to the mound on the campaign. The bullpen have 3 holds over the course of the season (29th in MLB). They have compiled 3 saves so far this year and have blown 3 out of their 6 save opportunities.

The Kansas City Royals have amassed 608 putouts this year, in addition to 191 assists and 7 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .991 which puts them in 4th in pro baseball, and have a total of 18 double plays. The Royals have transformed 68.3% of baseballs in play into outs out of 1,824 innings on the field, ranking them 21st in professional baseball.

Yarbrough (40-33 career win-loss mark) has a FIP of 4.19 and he has faced 2,492 hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has surrendered 581 hits (8.8 hits per 9 innings) and has had 134 free passes. His earned run average is 4.40 (290 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.206. Yarbrough has taken the hill for 592 innings and has accounted for 472 strikeouts during his pro baseball career.

The Diamondbacks have a team SLG% of .418 and they average 4.79 runs per contest (12th in MLB). They have recorded 52 two-baggers, while getting a free base 53 times and scoring 115 runs. Arizona has accounted for 21 long balls this year to go along with 111 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 179 occasions (26th in the league) and have tallied 210 base knocks. The Arizona Diamondbacks have an OBP of .311 as well as a batting average of .261 for the season.

The Diamondbacks hold a team WHIP of 1.367 and have a FIP of 5.08 as a pitching staff for the year. They come in at 14th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 183. The Arizona pitching staff have given up 118 runs for the season while having a team ERA of 4.80 (112 earned runs given up). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.50 (198 strikeouts vs 104 bases on balls). They have surrendered 33 HR's and they allow 5.06 runs per 9 innings (23rd in the league).

Arizona bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 31.7% of 41 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 21 times in high leverage situations and on 25 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 20 save situations, the Diamondbacks have 10 holds in addition to 4 blown saves. They are ranked 16th in the league holding a save percentage of 60.0%, and they have sent 81 bullpen pitchers to the mound so far this year. Arizona has called on relievers to enter the game in 10 save opportunities and they have walked away with 6 saves.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have turned 18 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .992 (3rd in pro baseball). The Diamondbacks have racked up 232 assists, 7 errors and have accounted for 630 putouts for the year. Out of their 1,890 innings played, the Diamondbacks are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 72.4% (4th in the majors).

During his career, Gallen has surrendered 366 base hits while accumulating 548 strikeouts in 488 innings pitched. Gallen (25-23 career win-loss mark) holds a 3.06 ERA while surrendering 6.7 hits per nine innings. He has allowed a total of 166 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.080 and having a FIP of 3.5. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.38 and he has gone up against 1,980 hitters during his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kansas City

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