Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 7/6/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Thursday, July 6, 2023

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Great Lakes

Odds/Point Spread: Kansas City (+155) Cleveland (-180)

Progressive Field is where the Cleveland Guardians (42-43) will try to defeat the Kansas City Royals (25-61) on Thursday. The odds on this game have Kansas City at +155 while Cleveland is coming in at -180. The over/under has been set at 9. The expected starting pitchers are Jordan Lyles and Tanner Bibee.

The Royals have earned 135 doubles as a unit and have hit 76 balls out of the stadium. Kansas City has a slugging % of .373 and have struck out 780 times, while being walked on 229 occasions. As a unit, the Kansas City Royals are scoring 3.8 runs per game, which has them sitting at 29th in baseball. They have tallied 311 runs batted in in addition to 668 hits on the season, while their batting average sits at .233. They have 326 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .297.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.18 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.44. Royals pitchers have allowed 100 long balls in addition to 467 runs in total (28th in MLB). Kansas City has conceded 766 base hits (9.2 per 9 innings) as well as 441 earned runs. The Royals hold a team ERA of 5.30 so far this year (28th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 688 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 315 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.57 as a squad for the year.

The Royals have dispatched 283 relief pitchers to the mound for the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 99 runners over the course of the season with 39.4% of them crossed the plate. They have tallied 12 saves so far this season and have missed out on 12 of 24 save opportunities. The Royals relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 50.0% and stepped onto the hill in 49 save situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 25 holds so far this year (28th in MLB). Royals bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 59 times as well as having 71 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Kansas City Royals have 2,248 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 723 assists and 41 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .986 which has them ranked 12th in MLB, and have a total of 64 double plays. The Royals have converted 67.8% of balls in play into outs out of 6,744 innings, which ranks them 26th in professional baseball.

Lyles has thrown 1,418 frames and has earned 1,086 K's in his career. Lyles (67-101 mark in his career) holds a FIP of 4.74 while he has faced 6,212 hitters in the majors. His earned run average is 5.20 (820 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.420. He has given up 1,537 hits (9.8 hits per nine innings) and has 476 free passes.

Cleveland has hit 56 home runs this season to go along with 319 RBIs. They have put up 154 two-baggers, while taking a walk 256 times as well as putting up 344 runs. The Cleveland Guardians have accumulated an on-base percentage of .312 and a batting average of .248 this season. The Guardians have a team SLG% of .372 and they have an average of 4.05 runs per contest (27th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 608 occasions (29th in MLB) and have recorded 720 base hits.

The Guardians have a WHIP of 1.256 with a FIP of 4.14 as a team this year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 7.80 (666 strikeouts against 262 free passes). They have a ranking of 12th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 699. They have conceded 86 long balls and they relinquish 4.15 runs per 9 innings (8th in MLB). The Cleveland pitching staff have allowed 353 runs for the season while having a team ERA of 3.81 (324 earned runs surrendered).

Cleveland relievers have an inherited score rate of 20.4% out of 93 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 116 times in high leverage situations and on 75 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 92 save situations, the Guardians have earned 46 holds and also 17 blown saves. They sit at 16th in the league with a save percentage of 61.4%, and they have dispatched 275 relievers onto the diamond for the year. Cleveland has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 44 save chances and they have walked away with 27 saves.

The Cleveland Guardians have gotten 55 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .987 (8th in pro baseball). The Guardians have accrued 788 assists, 41 errors and have notched a total of 2,296 putouts over the course of the season. In 6,888 innings on the diamond, the Guardians have earned a defensive efficiency of 70.8% (4th in pro baseball).

In his MLB career, Bibee has allowed 59 base knocks while he has totaled 67 strikeouts in 65 frames. Bibee (5-2 career win-loss record) is the owner of a 3.46 ERA and has given up 8.2 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 25 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.262 and a FIP of 3.6. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.91 and he has faced 275 batters during his MLB career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kansas City (+155)

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