Kansas City Royals vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 5/29/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Monday, May 29, 2023

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

The St. Louis Cardinals (24-31) will try to beat the Kansas City Royals (16-38) at Busch Stadium on Monday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Mike Mayers and Adam Wainwright.

As a team, the Kansas City Royals are scoring 4.0 runs per game, which has them sitting at 26th in baseball. They have earned 210 runs and have an on-base percentage of .295. The Royals have earned 90 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 52 baseballs out of the park. They have amassed 200 runs batted in and 410 base knocks over the course of the season, while their average at the plate comes in at .231. Kansas City has a slugging rate of .383 and have struck out 475 times, while taking a walk on 147 occasions.

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The Royals are sitting with a team earned run average of 5.26 on the season (29th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 449 batters. Royals pitchers have yielded 64 home runs and 287 runs in total (28th in the league). They have walked 211 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.65 as a unit for the season. Kansas City has yielded 469 base knocks (9.1 per 9 innings) and 271 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.13 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.47.

The Royals relievers have recorded a save rate of 53.3% and has entered the game in 32 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 56 base runners this year with 41.1% of those players ended up scoring. Royals pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 33 times in addition to having 42 appearances in high leverage situations. The Royals have sent 181 relief pitchers to the hill this year. The relievers have tallied 17 holds so far this season (28th in baseball). They have accumulated 8 saves so far this season and have blown 7 of their 15 save opportunities.

The Kansas City Royals have earned a total of 1,390 putouts so far this season, in addition to 446 assists and 25 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .987 which ranks 14th in baseball, and have 44 double plays. The Royals have turned 67.5% of balls hit into play into outs out of 4,170 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 25th in the majors.

Mayers has thrown 243 innings and has accumulated 259 K's in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 5.02 (136 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.412. He has surrendered 253 base hits (9.3 hits per 9 innings) with 91 free passes. Mayers (11-9 career mark) has earned a FIP of 4.62 and he has gone up against 1,066 batters in the majors.

The Cardinals have a SLG% of .432 and they are recording 4.96 runs per game (8th in the league). They have 96 doubles, while walking 199 times as well as putting up 268 runs. St. Louis has compiled 73 home runs on the campaign as well as 258 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 447 occasions (20th in the league) and have totaled 478 base knocks. The St. Louis Cardinals have accumulated an OBP of .332 and a batting average of .257 so far this season.

The Cardinals hold a team WHIP of 1.436 and have a FIP of 4.22 as a squad on the season. They are currently ranked 29th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 494. The St. Louis pitching staff have surrendered 254 runs on the campaign and come in with a team ERA of 4.32 (229 earned runs allowed). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.60 (458 strikeouts vs 191 walks). They have yielded 56 dingers and they surrender 4.79 runs per 9 innings (18th in baseball).

St. Louis relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 29.8% of 104 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 60 times in high leverage situations in addition to 64 occasions with runners on. With 47 save situations, the Cardinals have 24 holds and 11 blown saves. They rank 28th in MLB holding a save percentage of 52.2%, and they have dispatched 165 bullpen pitchers to the hill over the course of the season. St. Louis has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 23 save chances and they have come away with 12 saves.

In 4,293 innings on the diamond, the Cardinals have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 66.7% (29th in pro baseball). The St. Louis Cardinals have gotten 51 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .988 (7th in baseball). The Cardinals have 517 assists, 23 errors and have amassed 1,431 putouts this year.

Wainwright (197-117 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a 3.40 ERA while conceding 8.5 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.08 and he has gone up against 10,730 batters in his career. He has given up a total of 979 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.219 and a FIP of 3.5. So far in his pro baseball career, Wainwright has allowed 2,454 base hits and he has 2,157 K's in 2,588 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kansas City

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