Los Angeles Dodgers vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 6/30/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Friday, June 30, 2023

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: Bally Sports Kansas City

The Kansas City Royals (22-58) will try to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers (44-35) at Kauffman Stadium on Friday. The pitchers taking the mound are Bobby Miller and Jordan Lyles.

Los Angeles has a slugging percentage of .442 and have struck out 706 times, while drawing a walk on 325 occasions. They have 408 RBI's as well as 635 base knocks on the season, while their batting average comes in at .239. The Dodgers have tallied 137 doubles as a unit and have smacked 127 balls out of the stadium. They have earned 422 runs scored and have an OBP of .325. As a team, the Los Angeles Dodgers are scoring 5.3 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 4th in the league.

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The Dodgers hold a team ERA of 4.52 on the year (24th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 668 batters. Dodgers pitchers have surrendered 96 home runs and 371 total runs (19th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 232 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.29 as a team for the year. Los Angeles has allowed 656 hits (8.4 per 9 innings) as well as 353 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.88 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.26.

The Dodgers relievers have earned a save percentage of 69.0% and has come into the game in 71 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 120 runners this season and 31.7% of them crossed home plate. Dodgers relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 78 times in addition to having 80 appearances in high leverage situations. The Dodgers have dispatched 280 relievers to the hill over the course of the season. The bullpen have tallied 42 holds on the year (16th in MLB). They have tallied 20 saves on the year and have blown 9 of their 29 save chances.

The Dodgers have converted 69.8% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 6,324 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 8th in pro baseball. The Los Angeles Dodgers have a tally of 2,108 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 696 assists and 37 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .987 which has them ranked 10th in pro baseball, and they have turned 65 double plays.

Miller has taken the ball for 32 frames and is sitting with 31 strikeouts thus far in his career. Miller (3-1 mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.45 while he has gone up against 137 batters in the majors. His ERA is 4.13 (15 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.286. He has allowed 29 base hits (8.0 hits per 9 innings) and has 13 free passes.

Kansas City has tallied 73 home runs this year to go along with 282 RBIs. They have put up 125 two-baggers, while walking 214 times as well as scoring 297 runs. The Kansas City Royals have accounted for an OBP of .296 in addition to a batting average of .231 for the season. The Royals hold a team SLG% of .374 and they score 3.71 runs per game (29th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 725 instances (8th in the league) and have earned 618 base knocks.

The Royals are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.427 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.53 as a team on the season. They are currently ranked 25th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 702. The Kansas City pitching staff have conceded 433 runs for the season while holding a team ERA of 5.29 (409 earned runs yielded). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.40 (650 strikeouts against 291 walks). They have given up 94 homers and they give up 5.60 runs per 9 innings (28th in MLB).

Kansas City relievers have an inherited score percentage of 40.9% out of their 88 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 66 times in high leverage situations and also on 53 occasions with base runners. With 46 save situations, the Royals have earned 23 holds and also 12 blown saves. They are ranked 29th in MLB with a save percentage of 47.8%, and they have dispatched 264 relievers onto the diamond on the campaign. Kansas City has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 23 save chances and they have tallied 11 saves.

The Kansas City Royals have turned 62 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .986 (16th in the majors). The Royals have recorded 668 assists, 40 errors and have notched a total of 2,089 putouts so far this year. Out of their 6,267 innings played, the Royals are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 68.0% (23rd in the majors).

In his MLB career, Lyles has surrendered 1,537 base hits while tallying 1,086 K's in 1,418 innings. He has allowed a total of 820 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.420 and having a FIP of 4.7. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.28 and he has faced 6,212 opposing batters during his career. Lyles (67-101 career record) has earned a 5.20 ERA and has surrendered 9.8 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kansas City

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