Kansas City Royals vs Philadelphia Phillies Prediction, 8/4/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs Philadelphia Phillies

Date: Friday, August 4, 2023

Location: Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

The Kansas City Royals (33-75) are en route to Citizens Bank Park on Friday where they will compete against the Philadelphia Phillies (58-49). The starting pitchers will be Jordan Lyles and Aaron Nola.

The Royals have earned 176 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 97 balls out of the park. Kansas City has a slugging rate of .380 and have been called out on strikes 947 times, while being walked on 267 occasions. As a squad, the Kansas City Royals are compiling 3.8 runs per game, which has them at 29th in baseball. They have tallied 393 RBI's in addition to 849 hits on the year, while their team batting average comes in at .235. They have accounted for 410 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .295.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.21 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.42. Royals pitchers have relinquished 130 home runs and 578 total runs (28th in the league). Kansas City has allowed 955 hits (9.1 per 9 innings) in addition to 545 earned runs. The Royals are sitting with a team ERA of 5.22 this season (28th in baseball), and they have rung up 844 batters. They have walked 382 hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.63 as a unit this year.

Royals relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 72 times and also have had 89 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have accumulated 39 holds this season (28th in the league). The Royals bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 50.0% and has entered the game in 71 save situations. They have accumulated 16 saves on the campaign and have blown 16 out of their 32 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 118 base runners so far this year with 39.8% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. The Royals have dispatched 357 relief pitchers to the hill this season.

The Kansas City Royals have accounted for 2,821 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 913 assists and 50 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .987 which puts them in 13th in pro baseball, and they have twisted 79 double plays. The Royals have turned 68.4% of balls in play into outs in their 8,463 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 22nd in the majors.

Lyles has taken the mound for 1,439 innings and is sitting with 1,102 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career. Lyles (68-102 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 4.73 and he has faced 6,298 hitters during his time in the major leagues. His ERA is 5.18 (829 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.417. He has conceded 1,559 base knocks (9.8 hits per nine innings) with 480 walks.

The Philadelphia Phillies are sitting with an OBP of .321 in addition to a team batting average of .254 for the year. They have struck out on 984 instances (8th in MLB) and have earned a total of 932 base hits. Philadelphia has recorded 114 long balls so far this year as well as 459 runs batted in. The Phillies hold a slugging % of .412 and they average 4.46 runs per outing (17th in MLB). They have hit 194 two-baggers, while taking a walk 340 times and scoring 477 runs.

The Phillies have a WHIP of 1.242 and have a FIP of 3.92 as a staff so far this year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 9.10 (962 strikeouts against 307 bases on balls). They rank 11th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 872. They have allowed 116 long balls and they relinquish 4.41 runs per 9 innings (14th in baseball). The Philadelphia pitching staff have relinquished 465 runs for the year and come in with a team ERA of 3.97 (419 earned runs relinquished).

Philadelphia has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 45 save chances and they have come away with 32 saves. They are ranked 5th in baseball with a save percentage of 71.1%, and they have dispatched 348 relievers onto the diamond on the campaign. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 118 times in high leverage situations in addition to 90 occasions with runners on base. Philadelphia bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 33.3% of 129 inherited base runners. Sitting with 94 save situations, the Phillies have recorded 49 holds and also 13 blown saves.

The Philadelphia Phillies have gotten 79 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .985 (16th in MLB). The Phillies have 917 assists, 56 errors and have a tally of 2,848 putouts on the campaign. Out of their 8,544 innings on the diamond, the Phillies have a defensive efficiency of 69.1% (15th in baseball).

In his career, Nola has conceded 1,177 base hits while earning 1,519 strikeouts in 1,366 innings pitched. Nola (87-69 career record) holds a 3.69 earned run average and has conceded 7.8 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered a total of 560 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.124 and a FIP of 3.4. His K/BB ratio is 4.23 and he has faced 5,584 opposing hitters in his career.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Philadelphia

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