Los Angeles Angels vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 6/17/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Saturday, June 17, 2023

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: Bally Sports Kansas City

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-175) Kansas City (+150)

Kauffman Stadium is where the Kansas City Royals (18-50) will try to beat the Los Angeles Angels (39-32) on Saturday. The odds on this game have Los Angeles at -175 and Kansas City is coming in at +150. The over/under is 9. The pitchers taking the mound are Griffin Canning and Mike Mayers.

Los Angeles has a slugging % of .433 and have struck out 624 times, while drawing a walk on 238 occasions. They have compiled 337 runs batted in in addition to 616 base knocks for the year, while their team batting average is sitting at .255. The Angels have hit 113 doubles as a unit and have knocked 101 baseballs out of the park. They have tallied 348 runs and hold an OBP of .329. As a unit, the Los Angeles Angels are recording 4.9 runs per outing, which is 8th in MLB.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.41 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.34. Angels pitchers have allowed 78 home runs and also 328 total runs (20th in the league). Los Angeles has relinquished 586 base hits (8.4 per 9 innings) as well as 293 earned runs. The Angels have a team earned run average of 4.19 for the season (15th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 616 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 256 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.35 as a team for the season.

The Angels relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 67.6% and stepped onto the hill in 91 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 103 base runners on the year and 40.8% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. Angels relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 63 times in addition to having 79 appearances in high leverage situations. The Angels have sent 211 relievers to the hill on the season. The relievers have tallied 53 holds this season (2nd in the league). They have earned 25 saves so far this year and have blown 12 out of their 37 save opportunities.

The Los Angeles Angels have a tally of 1,889 putouts so far this season, as well as 592 assists and 41 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .984 which ranks 22nd in baseball, and have 59 double plays. The Angels have transformed 69.0% of balls hit into play into outs in their 5,667 innings, which ranks them 15th in professional baseball.

Canning has taken the mound for 262 frames and is sitting with 264 strikeouts so far in his MLB career. Canning (17-15 career record) sits with a FIP of 4.72 while he has faced 1,125 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues. His ERA is 4.69 (137 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.321. He has given up 251 base knocks (8.6 hits per nine innings) and has 96 walks.

Kansas City has hit 64 home runs so far this year as well as 242 runs batted in. They have hit 109 doubles, while getting a free base 179 times and scoring 255 runs. The Kansas City Royals have accumulated an on-base percentage of .295 as well as a batting average of .233 on the season. The Royals hold a team slugging % of .381 and they score 3.75 runs per contest (28th in the league). They have struck out on 605 occasions (13th in baseball) and have recorded 529 hits.

The Kansas City pitching staff have allowed 362 runs this season while having a team ERA of 5.20 (342 earned runs conceded). They have relinquished 78 homers and they allow 5.50 runs per 9 innings (28th in the league). The Royals hold a team WHIP of 1.417 with a FIP of 4.45 as a team this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.70 (570 strikeouts vs 250 walks). They are currently ranked 22nd in MLB as a staff in total hits relinquished with 589.

Sitting with 40 save situations, the Royals have tallied 22 holds and also 9 blown saves. Kansas City has called on relief pitchers to step onto the hill in 18 save chances and they have converted 9 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 55 times in high leverage situations and also on 45 occasions with runners on. Kansas City relievers hold an inherited score rate of 42.5% of 73 inherited runners. They sit at 26th in the league holding a save percentage of 50.0%, and they have dispatched 227 relievers to the mound for the season.

The Kansas City Royals have gotten 52 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .986 (17th in the majors). The Royals have accrued 569 assists, 33 errors and have notched a total of 1,777 putouts on the season. Out of their 5,331 innings on the field, the Royals have a defensive efficiency of 68.0% (25th in baseball).

Mayers (12-11 record in his career) has a 5.10 earned run average while conceding 9.5 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.78 and he has gone up against 1,130 batters so far in his pro baseball career. He has conceded 146 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.420 and having a FIP of 4.6. Thus far in his career, Mayers has allowed 271 base hits while he has accumulated 264 punch outs in 257 frames.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kansas City (+150)

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