Los Angeles Dodgers vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 7/1/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Saturday, July 1, 2023

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: Bally Sports Kansas City

Kauffman Stadium is the location where the Kansas City Royals (23-58) will meet the Los Angeles Dodgers (45-35) on Saturday. The pitchers taking the mound are Julio Urias and Daniel Lynch.

The Dodgers have recorded 142 doubles as a squad and have knocked 128 balls out of the stadium. Los Angeles has a slugging rate of .445 and have been called out on strikes 717 times, while being walked on 328 occasions. As a squad, the Los Angeles Dodgers are notching 5.5 runs per game, which has them at 4th in the league. They have recorded 422 RBI's in addition to 653 hits so far this year, and their team batting average sits at .241. They have earned 436 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .328.

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The Dodgers are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.48 so far this year (23rd in the league), and they have rung up 677 hitters. Dodgers pitchers have allowed 96 long balls and also 374 runs in total (18th in the league). They have walked 232 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.25 as a team over the course of the season. Los Angeles has surrendered 664 base knocks (8.4 per 9 innings) and also 354 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.92 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.26.

The Dodgers have dispatched 283 relievers to the mound for the season. The relievers have inherited 120 base runners on the year and 31.7% of those players crossed home plate. They have accumulated 20 saves over the course of the season and have missed out on 9 of 29 chances to save the game. The Dodgers relievers have a save percentage of 69.0% and has come into the game in 71 save situations. The relief pitchers have recorded 42 holds on the campaign (16th in MLB). Dodgers relief pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 78 times in addition to having 80 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Dodgers have converted 69.7% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 6,405 innings, which has them sitting 9th in pro baseball. The Los Angeles Dodgers have accumulated 2,135 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 704 assists and 38 errors. Their fielding rate is at .987 which puts them in 11th in baseball, and have 68 double plays.

Urias has pitched in 655 innings and has earned 646 punch outs so far in his MLB career. His ERA is 2.95 (215 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.099. He has surrendered 540 base knocks (7.4 hits per nine innings) and has 180 walks. Urias (54-21 mark in his career) has a FIP of 3.59 while he has faced 2,662 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues.

The Royals have a slugging percentage of .373 and they have an average of 3.72 runs per outing (29th in the league). They have recorded 128 doubles, while walking 216 times and putting up 301 runs. Kansas City has tallied 73 home runs so far this season and 286 runs batted in. They have struck out on 736 occasions (7th in MLB) and have accounted for 623 base knocks. The Kansas City Royals hold an on-base percentage of .295 in addition to a batting average of .230 on the season.

The Kansas City pitching staff have given up 436 runs so far this season while having a team ERA of 5.24 (411 earned runs conceded). They have conceded 94 home runs and they relinquish 5.56 runs per 9 innings (28th in baseball). The Royals have a team WHIP of 1.429 with a FIP of 4.51 as a staff so far this year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.30 (654 strikeouts vs 293 walks). They rank 25th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 716.

Kansas City has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 23 save chances and they have walked away with 11 saves. They rank 29th in MLB with a save rate of 47.8%, and they have dispatched 268 relief pitchers to the hill this year. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 68 times in high leverage situations in addition to 54 occasions with runners on. Kansas City relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 40.9% out of 88 inherited runners. Sitting with 46 save situations, the Royals have accrued 23 holds in addition to 12 blown saves.

The Kansas City Royals have gotten 62 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .986 (14th in baseball). The Royals have 681 assists, 39 errors and have accounted for 2,119 putouts this season. Out of their 6,357 innings played, the Royals hold a defensive efficiency of 67.9% (24th in MLB).

During his MLB career, Lynch has given up 268 hits while tallying 201 strikeouts in 236 frames. Lynch (9-22 career record) has earned a 5.11 ERA while conceding 10.2 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 134 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.530 and a FIP of 4.7. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.16 and he has gone up against 1,062 hitters in his pro baseball career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kansas City

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