Kansas City Royals vs Houston Astros Prediction, 9/23/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs Houston Astros

Date: Saturday, September 23, 2023

Location: Minute Maid Park in Houston, TX

TV: AT&T SportsNet Southwest

The Kansas City Royals (51-102) are on their way to Minute Maid Park on Saturday where they will go up against the Houston Astros (85-68). The expected starting pitchers will be Jordan Lyles and J.P. France.

Kansas City has a slugging percentage of .397 and have been called out on strikes 1,306 times, while taking a walk on 388 occasions. They have amassed 611 RBI's and 1,251 hits on the year, while their team batting average is sitting at .244. The Royals have tallied 250 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 152 balls out of the stadium. They have a total of 635 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .303. As a team, the Kansas City Royals are notching 4.2 runs per game, which puts them at 26th in baseball.

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The Royals hold a team earned run average of 5.19 on the campaign (28th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 1,198 hitters. Royals pitchers have allowed 196 home runs and 814 total runs (28th in MLB). They have walked 518 batters and their FIP is 4.70 as a squad for the year. Kansas City has allowed 1,355 hits (9.2 per 9 innings) as well as 767 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.31 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.41.

The Royals have dispatched 496 relievers to the hill on the year. The relievers have inherited 183 base runners so far this season with 36.1% of those runners crossed the plate. They have compiled 24 saves over the course of the season and have blown 23 of 47 save opportunities. The Royals bullpen have earned a save percentage of 51.1% and has entered the game in 107 save situations. The relievers have accumulated 60 holds over the course of the season (28th in baseball). Royals pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 112 times as well as having 127 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Kansas City Royals have 3,993 putouts on the campaign, as well as 1,321 assists and 77 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .986 which has them ranked 15th in professional baseball, and they have twisted 120 double plays. The Royals have transformed 68.3% of balls in play into outs in their 11,979 innings, which has them sitting 23rd in MLB.

Lyles has thrown 1,493 innings and is sitting with 1,135 strikeouts during his MLB career. His ERA is 5.25 (871 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.411. He has surrendered 1,618 hits (9.8 hits per nine innings) and has 488 walks. Lyles (70-107 record in his career) has a FIP of 4.79 while going up against 6,525 opposing hitters in the majors.

Houston has recorded 211 HRs over the course of the season to go along with 763 RBIs. They have recorded 263 two-baggers, while walking 525 times as well as racking up 789 runs. The Houston Astros have compiled an OBP of .332 and a team batting average of .259 so far this season. The Astros hold a team slugging percentage of .437 and they average 5.16 runs per contest (5th in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 1,170 occasions (28th in baseball) and have 1,363 base knocks.

The Astros have a WHIP of 1.289 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.37 as a unit for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 9.00 (1,372 strikeouts against 500 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 15th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,260. They have yielded 195 homers and they yield 4.42 runs per 9 innings (12th in MLB). The Houston pitching staff have surrendered 670 runs on the year while having a team ERA of 4.00 (607 earned runs surrendered).

With 140 save situations, the Astros have recorded 80 holds and 19 blown saves. Houston has called on relievers to take the mound in 59 save chances and they have converted 40 saves. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 143 times in high leverage situations and on 91 occasions with runners on. Houston relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 31.5% of 149 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 7th in baseball with a save rate of 67.8%, and they have sent 483 relief pitchers onto the field for the year.

The Houston Astros have turned 136 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .986 (13th in professional baseball). The Astros have accrued 1,272 assists, 75 errors and have earned a total of 4,096 putouts for the season. Out of their 12,288 innings on the diamond, the Astros have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.5% (12th in baseball).

In his career, France has conceded 131 base hits and he has 96 punch outs in 131 innings. France (11-5 record in his career) is the owner of a 3.84 ERA while allowing 9.0 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered a total of 56 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.348 and having a FIP of 4.8. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.09 and he has gone up against 560 opposing hitters in his pro baseball career.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kansas City

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