New York Mets vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 8/3/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Mets vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Thursday, August 3, 2023

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: Bally Sports Kansas City

Kauffman Stadium is the location where the Kansas City Royals (33-75) will try to beat the New York Mets (50-56) on Thursday. The expected starting pitchers will be Carlos Carrasco and Brady Singer.

New York has a slugging % of .404 and have struck out 838 times, while taking a walk on 353 occasions. They have 460 runs batted in as well as 835 hits so far this season, while their team batting average is .238. The Mets have earned 143 doubles as a unit and have hit 135 baseballs out of the park. They have accumulated 472 runs scored and have an OBP of .318. As a team, the New York Mets are earning 4.5 runs per game, which puts them at 18th in MLB.

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The Mets hold a team earned run average of 4.32 over the course of the season (18th in the league), and they have struck out 903 batters. Mets pitchers have surrendered 130 home runs and also 483 runs (17th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 388 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.58 as a unit this year. New York has allowed 863 base hits (8.4 per 9 innings) as well as 445 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.33 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.35.

The Mets have dispatched 347 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign. The relievers have inherited 150 base runners for the year and 30.0% of them crossed the plate. They have tallied 25 saves so far this year and have blown 14 out of their 39 save opportunities. The Mets bullpen have earned a save rate of 64.1% and stepped onto the hill in 105 save situations. The bullpen have earned 63 holds this year (8th in MLB). Mets pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 101 times as well as having 105 appearances in high leverage situations.

The New York Mets have earned 2,779 putouts so far this season, in addition to 924 assists and 59 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .984 which has them ranked 21st in MLB, and have a total of 95 double plays. The Mets have turned 69.3% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 8,337 innings, ranking them 13th in pro baseball.

Carrasco has taken the ball for 1,518 innings and has totaled 1,559 punch outs in his MLB career. Carrasco (107-90 mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.60 and he has faced 6,320 opposing hitters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 3.99 (673 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.239. He has surrendered 1,469 hits (8.7 hits per nine innings) with 412 walks.

Kansas City has recorded 97 long balls on the campaign as well as 393 RBIs. They have 176 doubles, while walking 267 times and scoring 410 runs. The Kansas City Royals have accumulated an OBP of .295 as well as a batting average of .235 so far this season. The Royals have a team slugging percentage of .380 and they average 3.80 runs per outing (29th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 947 occasions (13th in baseball) and have a total of 849 hits.

The Kansas City pitching staff have given up 578 runs on the year and come in with a team ERA of 5.22 (545 earned runs relinquished). They have conceded 130 home runs and they concede 5.53 runs per 9 innings (28th in the league). The Royals are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.422 in addition to having a FIP of 4.63 as a unit on the season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.10 (844 strikeouts against 382 walks). They are currently ranked 25th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 955.

Kansas City relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 39.8% out of their 118 inherited runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 89 times in high leverage situations in addition to 72 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 71 save situations, the Royals have earned 39 holds in addition to 16 blown saves. They rank 28th in the league with a save rate of 50.0%, and they have dispatched 357 relievers to the hill on the year. Kansas City has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 32 save opportunities and they have come away with 16 saves.

The Kansas City Royals have turned 79 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .987 (13th in baseball). The Royals have racked up 913 assists, 50 errors and have accumulated 2,821 putouts for the season. Out of their 8,463 innings played, the Royals have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 68.4% (22nd in professional baseball).

During his MLB career, Singer has given up 466 hits while earning 442 K's in 459 frames. He has conceded a total of 223 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.338 and a FIP of 3.9. His K/BB ratio is 2.97 and he has faced 1,973 hitters in his pro baseball career. Singer (25-28 career mark) has earned a 4.37 earned run average while conceding 9.1 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York

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