Kansas City Royals vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 6/24/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Saturday, June 24, 2023

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

Tropicana Field is the location where the Tampa Bay Rays (52-26) will attempt to beat the Kansas City Royals (21-54) on Saturday. The pitchers taking the mound are Jordan Lyles and Yonny Chirinos.

Kansas City owns a slugging percentage of .377 and have been called out on strikes 669 times, while drawing a walk on 202 occasions. They have accrued 268 RBI's and 585 hits on the season, while their batting average is at .233. The Royals have accrued 119 doubles as a team and have hit 68 baseballs out of the park. They have notched a total of 282 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .297. As a unit, the Kansas City Royals are earning 3.8 runs per contest, which ranks them 29th in baseball.

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The Royals have an earned run average of 5.17 on the season (28th in the league), and their staff has struck out 618 batters. Royals pitchers have allowed 88 long balls in addition to 399 runs (28th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 274 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.51 as a team for the year. Kansas City has surrendered 649 base knocks (8.9 per 9 innings) and also 375 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.26 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.41.

Royals bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 50 times in addition to having 62 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have earned 23 holds so far this season (28th in the league). The Royals relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 50.0% and stepped onto the hill in 45 save situations. They have accumulated 11 saves on the campaign and have blown 11 out of their 22 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 82 runners so far this year and 41.5% of those players ended up crossing the plate. The Royals have dispatched 249 relievers to the mound on the season.

The Royals have converted 68.2% of balls in play into outs out of their 5,880 innings on the field, which ranks them 21st in baseball. The Kansas City Royals have 1,960 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 629 assists and 37 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .986 which has them ranked 17th in baseball, and have accumulated 58 double plays.

Lyles has taken the mound for 1,412 innings and is sitting with 1,084 strikeouts during his MLB career. Lyles (66-101 career win-loss mark) holds a FIP of 4.73 while he has gone up against 6,186 hitters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 5.20 (816 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.419. He has conceded 1,529 hits (9.7 hits per 9 innings) and has had 475 walks.

Tampa Bay has tallied 120 home runs so far this year to go along with 414 RBIs. They have 142 two-baggers, while getting a free base 263 times as well as scoring 433 runs. The Tampa Bay Rays are sitting with a team on-base percentage of .339 as well as a team batting average of .264 on the season. The Rays have a team SLG% of .464 and they earn 5.55 runs per contest (2nd in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 671 instances (9th in MLB) and have earned a total of 691 base knocks.

The Tampa Bay pitching staff have allowed 288 runs on the campaign while having a team ERA of 3.57 (273 earned runs relinquished). They have conceded 76 long balls and they surrender 3.76 runs per 9 innings (1st in baseball). The Rays have a team WHIP of 1.194 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.00 as a team on the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.80 (671 strikeouts vs 253 walks). They come in at 1st in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 570.

Sitting with 83 save situations, the Rays have amassed 44 holds in addition to 16 blown saves. Tampa Bay has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 39 save chances and they have tallied 23 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 76 times in high leverage situations and on 63 occasions with base runners. Tampa Bay relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 25.3% out of their 99 inherited runners. They are currently ranked 22nd in baseball with a save percentage of 59.0%, and they have sent 255 relievers to the hill this season.

The Tampa Bay Rays have turned 66 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .988 (5th in pro baseball). The Rays have accrued 721 assists, 33 errors and have amassed 2,067 putouts over the course of the season. In 6,201 innings played, the Rays have a defensive efficiency of 71.8% (1st in pro baseball).

So far in his career, Chirinos has allowed 247 hits while earning 225 punch outs in 284 innings pitched. Chirinos (18-12 win-loss record in his career) holds a 3.42 ERA while giving up 7.8 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 108 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.122 and a FIP of 4.1. His K/BB ratio is 3.13 and he has gone up against 1,154 batters so far in his MLB career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kansas City

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