Kansas City Royals vs Philadelphia Phillies Prediction, 8/5/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs Philadelphia Phillies

Date: Saturday, August 5, 2023

Location: Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

The Kansas City Royals (33-75) are traveling to Citizens Bank Park on Saturday where they will take on the Philadelphia Phillies (58-49). The pitchers taking the mound are Alec Marsh and Cristopher Sanchez.

As a unit, the Kansas City Royals are recording 3.8 runs per game, which puts them at 29th in the league. They have racked up 410 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .295. The Royals have recorded 176 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 97 balls out of the park. They have 393 RBI's in addition to 849 base knocks this year, and their team batting average comes in at .235. Kansas City is slugging .380 and have struck out 947 times, while drawing a walk on 267 occasions.

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The Royals hold a team earned run average of 5.22 on the year (28th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 844 hitters. Royals pitchers have allowed 130 home runs and also 578 runs in total (28th in MLB). They have walked 382 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.63 as a squad over the course of the season. Kansas City has allowed 955 base hits (9.1 per 9 innings) as well as 545 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.21 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.42.

The Royals have sent 357 relief pitchers to the mound on the year. The relievers have inherited 118 runners so far this year and 39.8% of them crossed home plate. They have accumulated 16 saves on the season and have blown 16 of their 32 save opportunities. The Royals relief pitchers have a save percentage of 50.0% and has entered the game in 71 save situations. The relief pitchers have racked up 39 holds this season (28th in the league). Royals relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 72 times in addition to having 89 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Royals have converted 68.4% of balls in play into outs in their 8,463 innings on the field, which ranks them 22nd in baseball. The Kansas City Royals have amassed 2,821 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 913 assists and 50 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .987 which is 13th in baseball, and have a total of 79 double plays.

Marsh has taken the ball for 24 innings and has earned 28 K's thus far in his career. Marsh (0-5 win-loss record in his career) sits with a FIP of 8.19 and he has faced 113 batters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 6.75 (18 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.625. He has surrendered 24 base hits (9.0 hits per nine innings) and has had 15 walks.

Philadelphia is sitting with 114 home runs this year to go along with 459 runs batted in. They have hit 194 doubles, while walking 340 times and putting up 477 runs. The Philadelphia Phillies have tallied an on-base percentage of .321 and a team batting average of .254 over the course of the season. The Phillies have a SLG% of .412 and they average 4.46 runs per contest (17th in the league). They have struck out on 984 occasions (8th in MLB) and have 932 hits.

The Phillies have a team WHIP of 1.242 and have a FIP of 3.92 as a staff this year. They have a ranking of 11th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 872. The Philadelphia pitching staff have allowed 465 runs on the campaign while holding a team ERA of 3.97 (419 earned runs allowed). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 9.10 (962 strikeouts vs 307 bases on balls). They have conceded 116 homers and they give up 4.41 runs per 9 innings (14th in MLB).

Sitting with 94 save situations, the Phillies have accumulated 49 holds in addition to 13 blown saves. Philadelphia has called on relievers to enter the game in 45 save opportunities and they have earned 32 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 118 times in high leverage situations and also on 90 occasions with base runners. Philadelphia relievers hold an inherited score rate of 33.3% of 129 inherited base runners. They rank 5th in the league with a save rate of 71.1%, and they have dispatched 348 relievers to the hill on the year.

In 8,544 innings on the field, the Phillies have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.1% (15th in pro baseball). The Philadelphia Phillies have turned 79 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .985 (16th in professional baseball). The Phillies have accrued 917 assists, 56 errors and have a total of 2,848 putouts on the campaign.

So far in his career, Sanchez has conceded 89 base hits while totaling 89 punch outs in 100 frames. He has conceded a total of 46 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.210 and having a FIP of 4.3. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.78 and he has gone up against 420 opposing hitters during his pro baseball career. Sanchez (3-5 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 4.14 ERA and has conceded 8.0 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Philadelphia

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