Kansas City Royals vs New York Yankees Prediction, 7/21/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs New York Yankees

Date: Friday, July 21, 2023

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

The Kansas City Royals (28-69) are on their way to Yankee Stadium on Friday where they will attempt to beat the New York Yankees (50-47). The pitchers expected to start will be Alec Marsh and Clarke Schmidt.

Kansas City has a slugging rate of .373 and have been called out on strikes 869 times, while taking a walk on 246 occasions. They have compiled 348 RBI's and 751 hits on the campaign, while their batting average sits at .233. The Royals have earned 157 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 82 balls out of the stadium. They have tallied 363 runs scored and have an OBP of .294. As a unit, the Kansas City Royals are putting up 3.7 runs per contest, which puts them at 29th in MLB.

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The Royals have a team ERA of 5.24 on the year (28th in baseball), and they have struck out 767 hitters. Royals pitchers have allowed 114 long balls and 522 runs (28th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 349 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.59 as a unit on the campaign. Kansas City has allowed 863 base knocks (9.2 per 9 innings) and 492 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.20 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.44.

Royals pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 63 times in addition to having 75 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have recorded 32 holds on the season (28th in MLB). The Royals relief pitchers have a save percentage of 48.1% and has come into the game in 59 save situations. They have recorded 13 saves this year and have blown 14 of 27 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 106 base runners for the year with 41.5% of them ended up crossing the plate. The Royals have dispatched 316 relievers to the hill on the season.

The Royals have turned 68.0% of balls hit into play into outs in their 7,599 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 26th in MLB. The Kansas City Royals have earned a total of 2,533 putouts for the season, as well as 816 assists and 46 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .986 which has them sitting 13th in pro baseball, and they have turned 70 double plays.

Marsh has thrown 15 innings and has accumulated 21 strikeouts during his career. His ERA is 5.40 (9 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.467. He has conceded 14 hits (8.4 hits per nine innings) and has 8 walks. Marsh (0-3 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 6.63 while he has faced 66 hitters in the major leagues.

The Yankees have a slugging percentage of .404 and they are earning 4.35 runs per game (20th in MLB). They have 130 doubles, while taking a walk 303 times as well as scoring 422 runs. New York has 134 home runs for the year as well as 405 RBIs. They have struck out on 794 instances (20th in baseball) and have notched a total of 734 base hits. The New York Yankees have recorded an on-base percentage of .301 as well as a batting average of .230 this year.

The New York pitching staff have conceded 414 runs this season while holding a team ERA of 3.89 (374 earned runs relinquished). They have conceded 112 dingers and they relinquish 4.31 runs per 9 innings (12th in baseball). The Yankees are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.252 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.34 as a staff on the year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.80 (845 strikeouts against 328 walks). They are sitting at 3rd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 755.

New York has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 42 save opportunities and they have walked away with 27 saves. They are ranked 11th in the league holding a save percentage of 64.3%, and they have sent 312 relievers onto the field for the year. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 120 times in high leverage situations and also on 114 occasions with runners on base. New York bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 37.3% out of 169 inherited base runners. Sitting with 93 save situations, the Yankees have 50 holds in addition to 15 blown saves.

In their 7,788 innings played, the Yankees hold a defensive efficiency of 70.8% (4th in professional baseball). The New York Yankees have turned 66 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .983 (24th in the majors). The Yankees have recorded 859 assists, 58 errors and have accumulated 2,596 putouts on the season.

Thus far in his career, Schmidt has allowed 163 hits while totaling 164 K's in 164 innings pitched. He has given up 74 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.357 and a FIP of 4.1. His K/BB ratio is 2.73 and he has gone up against 714 opposing hitters so far in his MLB career. Schmidt (10-12 record in his career) has a 4.05 ERA and has allowed 8.9 hits per nine innings.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take New York

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