New York Mets vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 8/1/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Mets vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Tuesday, August 1, 2023

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: Bally Sports Kansas City

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

Kauffman Stadium is the site where the Kansas City Royals (32-75) will take on the New York Mets (50-55) on Tuesday. The moneyline on this contest has the Mets at -170 while the Royals are at +145. The over/under comes in at 9. The expected starting pitchers will be Jose Quintana and Zack Greinke.

New York has a slugging % of .404 and have struck out 831 times, while being walked on 349 occasions. They have 454 runs batted in and 827 hits for the year, while their batting average is sitting at .238. The Mets have hit 142 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 133 balls out of the park. They have notched a total of 466 runs and have an OBP of .319. As a unit, the New York Mets are knocking in 4.4 runs per game, which has them at 18th in MLB.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.34 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.35. Mets pitchers have conceded 130 long balls and 476 total runs (18th in MLB). New York has given up 854 hits (8.4 per 9 innings) as well as 440 earned runs. The Mets have compiled a team earned run average of 4.32 for the year (18th in the league), and their staff has struck out 898 batters. They have walked 383 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.60 as a squad over the course of the season.

The Mets have sent 341 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season. The relievers have inherited 145 base runners on the year with 29.7% of them ended up scoring. They have tallied 25 saves this year and have missed out on 12 of their 37 save opportunities. The Mets bullpen have a save percentage of 67.6% and stepped onto the hill in 103 save situations. The relievers have tallied 63 holds this season (8th in baseball). Mets pitchers have come into the game with players on base 97 times in addition to having 100 appearances in high leverage situations.

The New York Mets have a tally of 2,750 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 914 assists and 57 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .985 which is 19th in the majors, and they have twisted 94 double plays. The Mets have turned 69.3% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 8,250 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 11th in baseball.

Quintana has thrown 1,734 frames and has accounted for 1,540 punch outs in his MLB career. Quintana (89-89 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 3.61 while he has gone up against 7,266 batters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 3.75 (722 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.278. He has conceded 1,710 base hits (8.9 hits per 9 innings) and has 507 walks.

The Royals have a SLG% of .381 and they average 3.77 runs per game (29th in baseball). They have recorded 174 doubles, while taking a walk 262 times as well as racking up 403 runs. Kansas City is sitting with 97 home runs for the season to go along with 388 RBIs. They have struck out on 942 occasions (11th in baseball) and have recorded 840 hits. The Kansas City Royals have tallied an on-base percentage of .295 in addition to a batting average of .235 so far this season.

The Kansas City pitching staff have allowed 572 runs on the season while having a team ERA of 5.23 (540 earned runs allowed). They have relinquished 128 HR's and they concede 5.53 runs per 9 innings (28th in baseball). The Royals have a team WHIP of 1.425 and have a FIP of 4.62 as a team so far this year. Their K/BB ratio is 8.10 (837 strikeouts against 378 free passes). They rank 25th in MLB as a staff in total hits relinquished with 947.

Kansas City relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 40.0% out of their 115 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 85 times in high leverage situations and on 69 occasions with runners on. With 70 save situations, the Royals have tallied 39 holds and 15 blown saves. They are currently ranked 26th in baseball with a save rate of 51.6%, and they have sent 352 relief pitchers onto the field so far this year. Kansas City has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 31 save opportunities and they have recorded 16 saves.

The Kansas City Royals have turned 79 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .987 (13th in baseball). The Royals have accrued 900 assists, 50 errors and are sitting with 2,791 putouts on the campaign. In 8,373 innings on the diamond, the Royals have earned a defensive efficiency of 68.3% (22nd in pro baseball).

In his pro baseball career, Greinke has allowed 3,164 base hits while he has tallied 2,948 punch outs in 3,348 innings. Greinke (224-152 record in his career) has earned a 3.49 ERA while surrendering 8.5 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 1,297 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.170 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.5. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.91 and he has faced 13,710 hitters in his MLB career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New York (-170)

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