Kansas City Royals vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 5/17/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs San Diego Padres

Date: Wednesday, May 17, 2023

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: Bally Sports San Diego

Petco Park is the location where the San Diego Padres (20-22) will attempt to defeat the Kansas City Royals (12-31) on Wednesday. The expected starting pitchers will be Taylor Clarke and Yu Darvish.

As a team, the Kansas City Royals are earning 4.0 runs per contest, which puts them at 25th in baseball. They have accounted for 173 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .297. The Royals have hit 75 two-baggers as a team and have hit 43 baseballs out of the park. They have accounted for 165 runs batted in in addition to 336 base knocks over the course of the season, while their average at the plate is at .233. Kansas City is slugging .390 and have been called out on strikes 378 times, while taking a walk on 117 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.24 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.44. Royals pitchers have allowed 57 home runs and 237 total runs (28th in the league). Kansas City has given up 381 base hits (9.1 per 9 innings) and 225 earned runs. The Royals have a team earned run average of 5.40 so far this season (28th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 359 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 160 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.81 as a team on the season.

The Royals have sent 143 relievers to the mound so far this season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 40 base runners so far this season and 42.5% of them earned a run for their team. They have recorded 5 saves this season and have missed out on 6 of their 11 save chances. The Royals relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 45.5% and stepped onto the hill in 21 save situations. The relief pitchers have recorded 10 holds over the course of the season (29th in baseball). Royals pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 24 times in addition to having 29 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Royals have turned 68.1% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 3,378 innings on the field, ranking them 22nd in the majors. The Kansas City Royals have notched a total of 1,126 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 360 assists and 18 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .988 which has them sitting 10th in the majors, and have 35 double plays.

Clarke has pitched in 239 innings and is sitting with 222 K's during his pro baseball career. Clarke (13-9 career win-loss record) sits with a FIP of 4.82 while he has faced 1,034 opposing batters in the majors. His ERA is 4.73 (126 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.352. He has given up 244 hits (9.2 hits per nine innings) and has 80 walks.

The Padres hold a slugging percentage of .383 and they are recording 3.93 runs per game (26th in the league). They have tallied 75 doubles, while taking a walk 170 times as well as putting up 165 runs. San Diego has compiled 45 long balls this season as well as 157 runs batted in. They have struck out on 372 instances (11th in baseball) and have totaled 309 base hits. The San Diego Padres have tallied a team OBP of .314 in addition to a team batting average of .225 on the year.

The San Diego pitching staff have conceded 171 runs for the year and come in with a team ERA of 3.94 (163 earned runs yielded). They have surrendered 49 homers and they yield 4.13 runs per 9 innings (7th in baseball). The Padres have a WHIP of 1.265 and have a FIP of 4.47 as a staff for the season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.50 (352 strikeouts vs 148 free passes). They are sitting at 7th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 323.

With 50 save situations, the Padres have earned 29 holds and 8 blown saves. San Diego has called on relief pitchers to enter the contest in 21 save opportunities and they have earned 13 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 51 times in high leverage situations in addition to 28 occasions with runners on base. San Diego relievers have an inherited score percentage of 42.2% out of 45 inherited base runners. They rank 19th in MLB with a save percentage of 61.9%, and they have dispatched 127 relievers onto the field over the course of the season.

Out of their 3,354 innings on the diamond, the Padres are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 72.0% (3rd in pro baseball). The San Diego Padres have turned 32 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .993 (1st in baseball). The Padres have accrued 371 assists, 11 errors and have a tally of 1,118 putouts on the season.

Darvish (97-77 career win-loss record) has earned a 3.49 ERA while giving up 7.2 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.72 and he has gone up against 6,276 opposing batters so far in his career. He has conceded a total of 594 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.124 and a FIP of 3.5. Thus far in his career, Darvish has allowed 1,227 hits while totaling 1,835 strikeouts in 1,530 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Diego

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