Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 6/19/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Monday, June 19, 2023

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

Odds/Point Spread: Kansas City (+125) Detroit (-145)

The Kansas City Royals (19-51) are headed to Comerica Park on Monday where they will meet the Detroit Tigers (29-40). The odds on this game have Kansas City at +125 while Detroit is priced at -145. The betting total comes in at 9.5. The starting pitchers will be Jordan Lyles and Michael Lorenzen.

Kansas City has a slugging % of .379 and have been rung up 620 times, while drawing a walk on 190 occasions. They have 252 RBI's as well as 544 hits this season, while their team batting average is sitting at .233. The Royals have recorded 111 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 65 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accumulated 265 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .297. As a team, the Kansas City Royals are compiling 3.8 runs per game, which has them at 28th in MLB.

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The Royals have a team ERA of 5.22 this year (28th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 587 batters. Royals pitchers have allowed 82 home runs in addition to 374 runs in total (28th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 259 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.48 as a unit for the year. Kansas City has given up 609 hits (9.0 per 9 innings) as well as 354 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.27 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.42.

Royals pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 47 times in addition to having 56 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have earned 22 holds on the campaign (28th in MLB). The Royals relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 50.0% and has come into the game in 40 save situations. They have recorded 9 saves for the season and have blown 9 of 18 chances to get a save. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 77 base runners this year with 41.6% of those players crossed the plate. The Royals have dispatched 234 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season.

The Kansas City Royals have earned 1,831 putouts on the year, as well as 588 assists and 34 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .986 which puts them in 17th in pro baseball, and they have turned 54 double plays. The Royals have converted 67.9% of balls in play into outs in their 5,493 innings on the diamond, ranking them 25th in professional baseball.

Lyles has taken the ball for 1,406 innings and has accumulated 1,081 strikeouts thus far in his career. Lyles (66-101 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 4.74 while going up against 6,161 hitters in the major leagues. His ERA is 5.20 (813 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.420. He has conceded 1,523 base hits (9.7 hits per 9 innings) and has 474 walks.

The Detroit Tigers hold an on-base percentage of .301 and a team batting average of .228 this year. They have struck out on 624 occasions (14th in baseball) and have earned 534 base knocks. Detroit is sitting with 63 home runs this season as well as 247 runs batted in. The Tigers hold a team slugging % of .361 and they average 3.71 runs per contest (29th in the league). They have hit 108 two-baggers, while taking a walk 233 times as well as recording 256 runs.

The Detroit pitching staff have conceded 334 runs on the year while holding a team ERA of 4.48 (306 earned runs surrendered). They have allowed 85 home runs and they concede 4.89 runs per 9 innings (23rd in MLB). The Tigers hold a team WHIP of 1.249 in addition to having a FIP of 4.31 as a staff on the season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.10 (555 strikeouts against 197 bases on balls). They come in at 9th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 570.

Detroit relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 38.7% of 106 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 77 times in high leverage situations and on 75 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 63 save situations, the Tigers have earned 36 holds and also 11 blown saves. They rank 24th in the league holding a save percentage of 56.0%, and they have dispatched 218 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season. Detroit has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 25 save chances and they have walked away with 14 saves.

The Detroit Tigers have gotten 50 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .984 (22nd in professional baseball). The Tigers have 611 assists, 41 errors and have earned a total of 1,844 putouts for the year. In 5,532 innings on the diamond, the Tigers are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 70.4% (6th in the majors).

During his career, Lorenzen has allowed 590 base knocks while he has accumulated 538 strikeouts in 637 frames. Lorenzen (33-33 career record) has earned a 4.11 ERA while conceding 8.3 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed 291 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.328 and a FIP of 4.3. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.10 and he has faced 2,711 opposing hitters during his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kansas City (+125)

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