Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 9/27/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Wednesday, September 27, 2023

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

Comerica Park is where the Detroit Tigers (73-83) will try to beat the Kansas City Royals (54-102) on Wednesday. The pitchers taking the mound are Cole Ragans and Tarik Skubal.

The Royals have compiled 252 doubles as a unit and have smacked 156 baseballs out of the park. Kansas City has a slugging % of .396 and have been called out on strikes 1,340 times, while drawing a walk on 398 occasions. As a unit, the Kansas City Royals are notching 4.2 runs per outing, which has them at 25th in MLB. They have recorded 626 runs batted in in addition to 1,269 hits for the year, while their batting average sits at .243. They have a total of 651 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .302.

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The Royals have a team earned run average of 5.16 so far this year (28th in MLB), and they have struck out 1,220 batters. Royals pitchers have given up 200 home runs in addition to 826 runs in total (28th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 529 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.70 as a squad for the season. Kansas City has surrendered 1,377 base hits (9.1 per 9 innings) as well as 778 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.31 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.40.

The Royals bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 54.0% and stepped onto the hill in 115 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 185 base runners on the season and 35.7% of those runners earned a run for their team. Royals bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 114 times as well as having 132 appearances in high leverage situations. The Royals have sent 507 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year. The bullpen have accumulated 65 holds on the campaign (28th in the league). They have accumulated 27 saves this season and have missed out on 23 of their 50 save opportunities.

The Royals have turned 68.5% of balls in play into outs in their 12,222 innings on the field, which has them ranked 21st in the majors. The Kansas City Royals have amassed 4,074 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 1,343 assists and 78 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .986 which has them sitting 15th in pro baseball, and have earned 120 double plays.

Ragans has taken the mound for 129 frames and is sitting with 132 K's in his MLB career. Ragans (7-7 win-loss record in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.75 and he has gone up against 539 batters in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.82 (55 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.242. He has surrendered 108 hits (7.5 hits per nine innings) and has 53 walks.

The Tigers have a team slugging percentage of .376 and they average 3.99 runs per contest (29th in baseball). They have put up 235 doubles, while getting a free base 479 times and putting up 622 runs. Detroit has knocked in 156 long balls so far this season to go along with 596 RBIs. They have struck out on 1,435 instances (7th in the league) and have accounted for 1,237 base hits. The Detroit Tigers have compiled an on-base percentage of .302 in addition to a team batting average of .234 so far this year.

The Detroit pitching staff have allowed 725 runs for the year and come in with a team ERA of 4.33 (668 earned runs surrendered). They have allowed 183 HR's and they yield 4.70 runs per 9 innings (19th in baseball). The Tigers hold a team WHIP of 1.251 in addition to having a FIP of 4.17 as a pitching staff on the year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.60 (1,320 strikeouts vs 461 free passes). They come in at 10th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 1,276.

Detroit relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 31.1% out of their 235 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 160 times in high leverage situations and on 165 occasions with runners on. With 166 save situations, the Tigers have accrued 99 holds and 22 blown saves. They are ranked 13th in MLB with a save percentage of 64.5%, and they have sent 513 relievers to the mound for the year. Detroit has called on relief pitchers to step onto the hill in 62 save chances and they have come away with 40 saves.

In 12,495 innings on the field, the Tigers are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 69.8% (10th in MLB). The Detroit Tigers have turned 127 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .983 (27th in the majors). The Tigers have accrued 1,355 assists, 96 errors and have notched a total of 4,165 putouts over the course of the season.

In his MLB career, Skubal has given up 329 base hits while totaling 412 punch outs in 375 innings pitched. He has conceded a total of 163 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.154 and a FIP of 3.9. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.96 and he has faced 1,541 opposing hitters during his pro baseball career. Skubal (23-27 career mark) is the owner of a 3.91 earned run average while giving up 7.9 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kansas City

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