Kansas City Royals vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 8/22/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Tuesday, August 22, 2023

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

The Kansas City Royals (40-86) are headed to Oakland Coliseum on Tuesday where they will attempt to beat the Oakland Athletics (34-90). The pitchers taking the mound are Angel Zerpa and Kyle Muller.

Kansas City has a slugging % of .394 and have been called out on strikes 1,073 times, while taking a walk on 301 occasions. They have earned 486 RBI's and 1,034 base knocks on the season, and their average at the plate is sitting at .244. The Royals have accounted for 208 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 121 baseballs out of the park. They have racked up 505 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .300. As a unit, the Kansas City Royals are putting up 4.0 runs per game, which puts them at 27th in MLB.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.25 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.42. Royals pitchers have conceded 156 long balls and 671 runs in total (28th in baseball). Kansas City has surrendered 1,117 base knocks (9.2 per 9 innings) and also 630 earned runs. The Royals have compiled a team earned run average of 5.17 for the year (28th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 980 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 436 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.68 as a team this year.

The Royals relievers have compiled a save rate of 48.6% and stepped onto the hill in 87 save situations. The relievers have inherited 138 base runners over the course of the season with 39.1% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. Royals pitchers have come into the game with players on base 86 times in addition to having 106 appearances in high leverage situations. The Royals have dispatched 410 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year. The bullpen have notched 50 holds on the year (28th in MLB). They have 18 saves so far this year and have not converted 19 out of their 37 save opportunities.

The Royals have turned 68.2% of balls in play into outs out of 9,801 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 23rd in MLB. The Kansas City Royals have a tally of 3,267 putouts on the year, in addition to 1,069 assists and 60 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .986 which is 12th in professional baseball, and they have twisted 93 double plays.

Zerpa (3-3 career win-loss record) is the owner of a FIP of 4.90 while going up against 125 batters in the major leagues. He has allowed 29 base knocks (8.9 hits per nine innings) with 7 walks. His earned run average is 3.38 (11 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.227. Zerpa has thrown 29 innings and has 16 strikeouts during his MLB career.

The Athletics have a team slugging percentage of .364 and they are earning 3.56 runs per outing (30th in the league). They have hit 172 two-baggers, while getting a free base 396 times as well as recording 442 runs. Oakland has knocked in 122 long balls on the year and 427 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 1,130 occasions (7th in MLB) and have tallied 910 base knocks. The Oakland Athletics have tallied a team on-base percentage of .301 in addition to a team batting average of .223 for the year.

The Athletics have a WHIP of 1.551 in addition to having a FIP of 5.12 as a squad so far this year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.30 (999 strikeouts against 528 free passes). They rank 28th in MLB as a staff in total hits surrendered with 1,158. They have conceded 169 long balls and they yield 6.17 runs per 9 innings (30th in the league). The Oakland pitching staff have surrendered 745 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 5.81 (702 earned runs yielded).

Sitting with 85 save situations, the Athletics have amassed 40 holds and also 23 blown saves. Oakland has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 43 save chances and they have come away with 20 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 144 times in high leverage situations and also on 152 occasions with runners on. Oakland bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 39.6% of 240 inherited base runners. They are ranked 30th in MLB with a save rate of 46.5%, and they have sent 413 relievers to the hill on the year.

The Oakland Athletics have gotten 87 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .983 (27th in the majors). The Athletics have recorded 966 assists, 74 errors and have notched a total of 3,236 putouts on the season. In their 9,708 innings on the diamond, the Athletics hold a efficiency on defense of 67.3% (29th in baseball).

So far in his MLB career, Muller has surrendered 120 hits while tallying 89 punch outs in 104 innings pitched. Muller (4-9 career mark) holds a 6.47 ERA while giving up 10.4 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered 75 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.687 and having a FIP of 5.0. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.59 and he has gone up against 483 opposing hitters in his career.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kansas City

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