Kansas City Royals vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 4/12/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs Texas Rangers

Date: Wednesday, April 12, 2023

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

Odds/Point Spread: Kansas City (+145) Texas (-170)

The Kansas City Royals (3-8) are on their way to Globe Life Field on Wednesday where they will take on the Texas Rangers (6-4). The line on this matchup has the Royals at +145 and the Rangers open at -170. The total has been set at 9.5. The expected starting pitchers are Brad Keller and Nathan Eovaldi.

As a unit, the Kansas City Royals are recording 2.6 runs per outing, which ranks them 30th in baseball. They have earned a total of 29 runs and have an on-base percentage of .248. The Royals have hit 11 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 11 balls out of the park. They have 27 runs batted in and 62 hits so far this season, and their batting average is .179. Kansas City has a slugging % of .311 and have struck out 102 times, while drawing a walk on 28 occasions.

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The Royals are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.36 this year (15th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 95 hitters. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.97 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.40. Royals pitchers have allowed 12 home runs and 49 runs in total (17th in the league). They have walked 32 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.10 as a squad on the year.

The Royals relief pitchers have a save percentage of 66.7% and has entered the game in 6 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 15 base runners over the course of the season with 40.0% of them crossed the plate. Royals relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 8 times as well as having 8 appearances in high leverage situations. The Royals have dispatched 34 relief pitchers to the mound on the campaign. The relievers have a total of 3 holds over the course of the season (22nd in baseball). They have accumulated 2 saves on the campaign and have blown 1 of 3 save opportunities.

The Royals have converted 66.4% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 873 innings on the field, which has them ranked 27th in professional baseball. The Kansas City Royals have notched a total of 291 putouts this year, in addition to 88 assists and 2 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .995 which ranks 2nd in pro baseball, and they have turned 8 double plays.

Keller has pitched in 644 innings and has totaled 484 strikeouts in his MLB career. Keller (36-50 mark in his career) has a FIP of 4.20 and he has gone up against 2,781 opposing hitters in the major leagues. His ERA is 4.22 (302 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.413. He has conceded 645 base knocks (9.0 hits per nine innings) and has had 265 free passes.

Texas has accumulated 12 home runs on the campaign as well as 55 RBIs. They have hit 18 two-baggers, while walking 31 times and putting up 58 runs. The Texas Rangers have recorded an OBP of .316 and a batting average of .249 this season. The Rangers have a team SLG% of .417 and they have an average of 5.80 runs per game (5th in MLB). They have been rung up on 83 occasions (22nd in the league) and have 83 base hits.

The Rangers hold a team WHIP of 1.170 and have a FIP of 3.42 as a unit so far this year. They come in at 6th in MLB as a staff in total hits conceded with 75. The Texas pitching staff have conceded 38 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 3.38 (33 earned runs conceded). Their K/BB ratio sits at 3.61 (101 strikeouts against 28 bases on balls). They have relinquished 9 homers and they relinquish 3.89 runs per 9 innings (5th in MLB).

Texas relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 33.3% out of 15 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 3 times in high leverage situations and on 9 occasions with base runners. With 7 save situations, the Rangers have recorded 5 holds in addition to 0 blown saves. They are ranked 10th in the league with a save rate of 100.0%, and they have dispatched 27 relievers to the mound on the campaign. Texas has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 2 save opportunities and they have walked away with 2 saves.

The Texas Rangers have turned 11 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .977 (29th in baseball). The Rangers have racked up 75 assists, 8 errors and have a tally of 264 putouts so far this year. In their 792 innings played, the Rangers are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 67.5% (23rd in the majors).

In his pro baseball career, Eovaldi has allowed 1,318 hits while totaling 1,072 K's in 1,268 frames. Eovaldi (68-69 win-loss mark in his career) has a 4.16 earned run average and has allowed 9.4 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered a total of 586 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.322 and a FIP of 3.8. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.99 and he has faced 5,398 opposing batters in his MLB career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Texas (-170)

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