Kansas City Royals vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 5/16/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs San Diego Padres

Date: Tuesday, May 16, 2023

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: Bally Sports San Diego

Odds/Point Spread: Kansas City (+175) San Diego (-205)

Petco Park is the site where the San Diego Padres (19-22) will meet the Kansas City Royals (12-30) on Tuesday. The moneyline on this game has the Royals at +175 and the Padres are sitting at -205. The total is 9. The pitchers who are expected to start are Brady Singer and Seth Lugo.

As a squad, the Kansas City Royals are knocking in 4.1 runs per game, which ranks them 24th in the league. They have tallied 173 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .300. The Royals have tallied 75 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 43 balls out of the stadium. They have accrued 165 runs batted in as well as 334 hits so far this season, and their team batting average is at .237. Kansas City has a slugging percentage of .397 and have been called out on strikes 365 times, while drawing a walk on 116 occasions.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.35 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.43. Royals pitchers have allowed 57 home runs and 233 runs (28th in MLB). Kansas City has relinquished 376 hits (9.2 per 9 innings) and 222 earned runs. The Royals are sitting with a team ERA of 5.44 so far this season (28th in the league), and the staff has struck out 353 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 150 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.77 as a unit over the course of the season.

The Royals have dispatched 140 relief pitchers to the hill so far this season. The relievers have inherited 38 base runners on the campaign and 44.7% of those players ended up crossing the plate. They have compiled 5 saves so far this year and have blown 6 of 11 save chances. The Royals relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 45.5% and has come into the game in 21 save situations. The bullpen have a total of 10 holds so far this year (29th in the league). Royals relief pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 23 times in addition to having 29 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Royals have turned 68.0% of baseballs in play into outs out of 3,306 innings, ranking them 22nd in pro baseball. The Kansas City Royals have a total of 1,102 putouts so far this season, as well as 354 assists and 17 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .988 which is 8th in MLB, and have 34 double plays.

Singer has taken the hill for 385 frames and has totaled 379 punch outs during his pro baseball career. His ERA is 4.39 (188 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.322. He has surrendered 385 base hits (9.0 hits per 9 innings) with 125 free passes. Singer (21-24 mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.97 while he has gone up against 1,650 batters in the major leagues.

The Padres hold a team slugging % of .386 and they are earning 3.93 runs per outing (25th in baseball). They have 75 doubles, while walking 160 times as well as racking up 161 runs. San Diego is sitting with 45 long balls this season to go along with 154 runs batted in. They have struck out on 366 instances (8th in MLB) and have tallied 303 hits. The San Diego Padres have accumulated an OBP of .311 as well as a batting average of .225 over the course of the season.

The San Diego pitching staff have yielded 171 runs for the season while having an ERA of 4.04 (163 earned runs surrendered). They have surrendered 49 homers and they allow 4.24 runs per 9 innings (12th in the league). The Padres are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.289 with a FIP of 4.55 as a pitching staff so far this season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.40 (339 strikeouts against 147 walks). They are currently ranked 10th in MLB as a staff in total hits relinquished with 321.

With 50 save situations, the Padres have accrued 29 holds and 8 blown saves. San Diego has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 21 save chances and they have recorded 13 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 51 times in high leverage situations and on 27 occasions with base runners. San Diego relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 43.2% out of 44 inherited base runners. They are ranked 19th in MLB holding a save percentage of 61.9%, and they have sent 126 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year.

The San Diego Padres have turned 32 double plays and have a fielding rate of .993 (1st in MLB). The Padres have racked up 366 assists, 11 errors and have accumulated 1,091 putouts for the season. In their 3,273 innings on the diamond, the Padres are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 71.8% (4th in MLB).

Lugo (35-26 career win-loss mark) has earned a 3.45 ERA while conceding 8.1 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.73 and he has gone up against 2,213 batters during his career. He has surrendered a total of 205 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.173 and having a FIP of 3.7. Thus far in his career, Lugo has surrendered 481 hits and he has 544 strikeouts in 534 frames.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kansas City (+175)

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