Kansas City Royals vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 4/23/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Sunday, April 23, 2023

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

Odds/Point Spread: Kansas City (+170) Los Angeles (-200)

Angel Stadium is the location where the Los Angeles Angels (10-10) will compete against the Kansas City Royals (4-16) on Sunday. The odds on this game have the Royals at +170 and the Angels open at -200. The betting total comes in at 9.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Jordan Lyles and Reid Detmers.

The Royals have hit 27 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 14 baseballs out of the park. Kansas City has a slugging rate of .321 and have been rung up 190 times, while drawing a walk on 46 occasions. As a unit, the Kansas City Royals are scoring 3.0 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 30th in baseball. They have recorded 55 RBI's as well as 133 hits over the course of the season, and their team batting average is .203. They have a total of 59 runs while having a team OBP of .260.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.48 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.42. Royals pitchers have conceded 27 long balls and also 112 runs in total (27th in baseball). Kansas City has conceded 185 base hits (9.4 per 9 innings) in addition to 105 earned runs. The Royals hold a team ERA of 5.32 on the year (27th in the league), and they have struck out 166 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 67 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.73 as a squad for the year.

The Royals relievers have earned a save percentage of 50.0% and has come into the game in 7 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 22 base runners this season and 50.0% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. Royals relief pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 13 times in addition to having 12 appearances in high leverage situations. The Royals have sent 64 relievers to the hill so far this year. The relief pitchers have a total of 3 holds for the season (28th in baseball). They have tallied 2 saves for the year and have blown 2 of 4 chances to get a save.

The Royals have converted 68.0% of baseballs in play into outs out of 1,599 innings on the field, which has them sitting 21st in professional baseball. The Kansas City Royals have amassed 533 putouts this season, as well as 164 assists and 6 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .991 which puts them in 5th in the majors, and have 16 double plays.

Lyles has pitched in 1,351 innings and has racked up 1,040 strikeouts in his MLB career. Lyles (66-93 career win-loss mark) holds a FIP of 4.68 and he has gone up against 5,926 hitters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 5.08 (763 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.424. He has given up 1,472 hits (9.8 hits per 9 innings) and has 453 free passes.

The Los Angeles Angels have a team on-base percentage of .328 in addition to a batting average of .237 on the year. They have struck out on 174 instances (13th in baseball) and have notched a total of 157 base hits. Los Angeles has 21 home runs over the course of the season as well as 92 RBIs. The Angels have a SLG% of .373 and they are recording 4.65 runs per contest (13th in the league). They have hit 27 two-baggers, while getting a free base 77 times as well as notching 93 runs.

The Los Angeles pitching staff have yielded 83 runs this year while holding an ERA of 3.65 (71 earned runs relinquished). They have conceded 15 homers and they concede 4.26 runs per 9 innings (12th in the league). The Angels have a team WHIP of 1.284 and have a FIP of 4.12 as a pitching staff so far this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.70 (169 strikeouts vs 77 walks). They sit at 7th in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 148.

Los Angeles relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 39.3% of 28 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 23 times in high leverage situations and on 19 occasions with runners on. With 30 save situations, the Angels have compiled 19 holds in addition to 4 blown saves. They are ranked 13th in the league with a save rate of 63.6%, and they have sent 62 bullpen pitchers to the hill on the campaign. Los Angeles has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 11 save opportunities and they have walked away with 7 saves.

The Los Angeles Angels have gotten 18 double plays and have a fielding rate of .983 (22nd in professional baseball). The Angels have racked up 163 assists, 12 errors and have amassed 527 putouts during this campaign. In 1,581 innings on the diamond, the Angels are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 70.3% (12th in baseball).

In his pro baseball career, Detmers has allowed 151 base knocks and he has 160 K's in 165 innings. He has given up a total of 79 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.292 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.1. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.54 and he has faced 710 opposing hitters so far in his pro baseball career. Detmers (8-10 career mark) has earned a 4.29 earned run average while surrendering 8.2 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-200)

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