Kansas City Royals vs Houston Astros Prediction, 9/24/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs Houston Astros

Date: Sunday, September 24, 2023

Location: Minute Maid Park in Houston, TX

TV: AT&T SportsNet Southwest

The Kansas City Royals (52-102) are traveling to Minute Maid Park on Sunday where they will play the Houston Astros (85-69). The starting pitchers will be Alec Marsh and Hunter Brown.

The Royals have recorded 251 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 152 balls out of the park. Kansas City owns a slugging percentage of .396 and have struck out 1,320 times, while being walked on 392 occasions. As a team, the Kansas City Royals are recording 4.2 runs per game, which has them at 25th in MLB. They have tallied 618 runs batted in and 1,256 base knocks this year, while their average at the plate is sitting at .243. They are sitting with 642 runs scored while having a team OBP of .303.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.30 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.41. Royals pitchers have conceded 198 home runs and 819 runs in total (28th in MLB). Kansas City has allowed 1,363 base hits (9.2 per 9 innings) and 772 earned runs. The Royals hold a team earned run average of 5.19 so far this year (28th in the league), and their staff has rung up 1,206 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 524 opposing players and their FIP is 4.71 as a team so far this season.

The Royals relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 52.1% and has come into the game in 108 save situations. The relievers have inherited 184 base runners on the campaign and 35.9% of them ended up scoring. Royals pitchers have entered the game with runners on 113 times as well as having 128 appearances in high leverage situations. The Royals have sent 499 relievers to the hill so far this season. The relievers have racked up 60 holds this year (28th in MLB). They have accumulated 25 saves this year and have missed out on 23 out of their 48 save chances.

The Royals have converted 68.4% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 12,060 innings on the field, which ranks them 23rd in the majors. The Kansas City Royals have accounted for 4,020 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,328 assists and 77 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .986 which is 15th in baseball, and they have twisted 120 double plays.

Marsh has taken the mound for 64 innings and has earned 73 strikeouts in his MLB career. Marsh (2-8 win-loss record in his career) has earned a FIP of 5.97 and he has gone up against 298 hitters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 5.71 (41 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.577. He has surrendered 68 base hits (9.5 hits per nine innings) and has had 34 walks.

Houston has 213 long balls on the campaign as well as 768 RBIs. They have put up 265 doubles, while taking a walk 531 times and putting up 794 runs. The Houston Astros have recorded a team OBP of .332 in addition to a team batting average of .259 so far this season. The Astros have a team SLG% of .437 and they average 5.16 runs per game (5th in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 1,178 instances (28th in baseball) and have earned a total of 1,371 base knocks.

The Astros are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.287 with a FIP of 4.35 as a staff so far this season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 9.10 (1,386 strikeouts vs 504 walks). They sit at 13th in MLB as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,265. They have given up 195 dingers and they concede 4.43 runs per 9 innings (12th in MLB). The Houston pitching staff have conceded 677 runs for the year while holding a team ERA of 4.01 (613 earned runs conceded).

Houston has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 59 save chances and they have walked away with 40 saves. They are currently ranked 8th in MLB with a save rate of 67.8%, and they have sent 487 relief pitchers to the hill so far this season. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 143 times in high leverage situations in addition to 92 occasions with runners on base. Houston relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 31.3% out of their 150 inherited runners. Sitting with 140 save situations, the Astros have accumulated 80 holds and 19 blown saves.

Out of their 12,369 innings on the field, the Astros have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 69.5% (12th in professional baseball). The Houston Astros have turned 137 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .986 (12th in the majors). The Astros have recorded 1,275 assists, 76 errors and have amassed 4,123 putouts so far this year.

During his MLB career, Brown has conceded 166 base knocks while earning 196 strikeouts in 172 frames. Brown (13-12 win-loss record in his career) has a 4.40 earned run average while surrendering 8.7 hits per nine innings. He has allowed a total of 84 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.314 and a FIP of 3.8. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.27 and he has gone up against 725 batters in his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Houston

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