Kansas City Royals vs Philadelphia Phillies Prediction, 8/6/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs Philadelphia Phillies

Date: Sunday, August 6, 2023

Location: Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

Odds/Point Spread: Kansas City (+180) Philadelphia (-218)

Citizens Bank Park is the site where the Philadelphia Phillies (59-51) will compete against the Kansas City Royals (36-75) on Sunday. The moneyline on this contest has Kansas City at +180 and Philadelphia is at -218. The total comes in at 9.5. The expected starting pitchers are Zack Greinke and Taijuan Walker.

As a unit, the Kansas City Royals are scoring 3.9 runs per game, which has them sitting at 29th in the league. They have a total of 430 runs while holding a team OBP of .297. The Royals have compiled 182 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 102 balls out of the stadium. They have earned 413 RBI's as well as 885 hits on the season, while their average at the plate comes in at .238. Kansas City has a slugging rate of .386 and have struck out 969 times, while being walked on 273 occasions.

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The Royals have a team earned run average of 5.14 for the season (28th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 860 batters. Royals pitchers have surrendered 132 home runs and 585 total runs (28th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 387 opposing players and their FIP is 4.60 as a unit this year. Kansas City has given up 978 hits (9.1 per 9 innings) in addition to 552 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.22 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.41.

The Royals relievers have earned a save rate of 51.5% and has come into the game in 76 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 119 runners so far this year and 39.5% of them earned a run for their team. Royals relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 73 times and also have had 92 appearances in high leverage situations. The Royals have dispatched 364 relievers to the mound this season. The bullpen have notched 43 holds this year (28th in the league). They have tallied 17 saves on the season and have missed out on 16 of their 33 chances to save the game.

The Kansas City Royals have earned 2,902 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 943 assists and 50 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .987 which puts them in 11th in MLB, and have accumulated 82 double plays. The Royals have turned 68.5% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 8,706 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 21st in the majors.

Greinke has thrown 3,353 innings and has accumulated 2,951 strikeouts during his pro baseball career. Greinke (224-152 career mark) holds a FIP of 3.52 while he has faced 13,728 opposing batters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.48 (1,298 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.169. He has surrendered 3,168 hits (8.5 hits per 9 innings) with 754 walks.

The Philadelphia Phillies hold a team on-base percentage of .321 as well as a team batting average of .254 so far this season. They have struck out on 1,012 occasions (6th in baseball) and have accounted for 959 base hits. Philadelphia has tallied 117 long balls on the campaign and 476 RBIs. The Phillies hold a team SLG% of .411 and they score 4.49 runs per game (15th in the league). They have hit 203 doubles, while getting a free base 350 times and racking up 494 runs.

The Phillies are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.245 and have a FIP of 3.96 as a pitching staff on the year. Their K/BB ratio is 9.10 (985 strikeouts against 315 walks). They are sitting at 14th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 903. They have conceded 122 HR's and they relinquish 4.44 runs per 9 innings (15th in the league). The Philadelphia pitching staff have conceded 483 runs this year while holding a team ERA of 3.99 (434 earned runs conceded).

Philadelphia has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 50 save opportunities and they have converted 33 saves. They are currently ranked 11th in baseball with a save percentage of 66.0%, and they have sent 357 relievers to the mound this season. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 124 times in high leverage situations in addition to 94 occasions with runners on base. Philadelphia bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 35.3% of 133 inherited runners. Sitting with 101 save situations, the Phillies have recorded 51 holds in addition to 17 blown saves.

The Philadelphia Phillies have turned 81 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .986 (16th in baseball). The Phillies have racked up 950 assists, 56 errors and have amassed 2,935 putouts so far this season. Out of their 8,805 innings played, the Phillies hold a defensive efficiency of 69.2% (14th in pro baseball).

Walker (66-54 career record) holds a 3.90 ERA while surrendering 8.1 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.73 and he has faced 4,266 opposing hitters during his MLB career. He has allowed 441 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.231 and having a FIP of 4.2. During his MLB career, Walker has surrendered 921 base knocks and he has 908 strikeouts in 1,017 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kansas City (+180)

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