New York Yankees vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 9/29/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Friday, September 29, 2023

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: Bally Sports Kansas City

The New York Yankees (81-77) are en route to Kauffman Stadium on Friday where they will take on the Kansas City Royals (54-103). The expected starting pitchers will be Carlos Rodon and Alec Marsh.

New York is slugging .399 and have been called out on strikes 1,374 times, while drawing a walk on 542 occasions. They have accounted for 632 RBI's as well as 1,164 base knocks this season, while their team batting average is sitting at .226. The Yankees have earned 213 doubles as a team and have knocked 216 baseballs out of the stadium. They have racked up 655 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .303. As a team, the New York Yankees are scoring 4.2 runs per game, which puts them at 25th in the league.

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The Yankees have a team earned run average of 3.94 on the campaign (8th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 1,399 batters. Yankees pitchers have given up 186 long balls and 673 runs in total (8th in MLB). They have walked 498 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 4.23 as a unit for the year. New York has conceded 1,220 hits (7.9 per 9 innings) and also 612 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.81 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.23.

The Yankees bullpen have a save percentage of 69.4% and has stepped onto the mound in 144 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 240 runners so far this season and 35.8% of them ended up crossing the plate. Yankees pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 168 times as well as having 178 appearances in high leverage situations. The Yankees have sent 489 relievers to the mound for the year. The relief pitchers have a total of 81 holds so far this year (17th in MLB). They have earned 43 saves this year and have missed out on 19 of their 62 chances to save the game.

The Yankees have converted 70.7% of balls hit into play into outs in their 12,579 innings, which has them sitting 3rd in pro baseball. The New York Yankees have 4,193 putouts so far this season, in addition to 1,383 assists and 93 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .984 which has them sitting 23rd in the majors, and have accumulated 110 double plays.

Rodon (59-53 career record) has a FIP of 3.72 and he has gone up against 3,845 batters in the majors. He has given up 790 hits (7.8 hits per nine innings) with 345 free passes. His earned run average is 3.75 (380 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.245. Rodon has thrown 911 innings and has totaled 1,011 strikeouts during his MLB career.

The Royals have a SLG% of .396 and they score 4.17 runs per game (24th in the league). They have put up 252 doubles, while getting a free base 401 times and notching 654 runs. Kansas City has tallied 156 home runs for the year as well as 629 RBIs. They have been rung up on 1,352 occasions (16th in baseball) and have recorded 1,277 base hits. The Kansas City Royals have a team OBP of .302 as well as a batting average of .243 this year.

The Royals are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.403 and have a FIP of 4.71 as a team for the year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.10 (1,226 strikeouts vs 533 walks). They come in at 24th in MLB as a staff in total hits surrendered with 1,384. They have conceded 202 homers and they allow 5.48 runs per 9 innings (28th in the league). The Kansas City pitching staff have relinquished 832 runs for the season while holding an ERA of 5.15 (782 earned runs yielded).

Sitting with 116 save situations, the Royals have accrued 65 holds and 24 blown saves. Kansas City has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 51 save chances and they have walked away with 27 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 134 times in high leverage situations in addition to 115 occasions with runners on base. Kansas City relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 36.0% of 186 inherited base runners. They rank 26th in MLB holding a save rate of 52.9%, and they have dispatched 511 relievers to the hill this year.

In 12,294 innings played, the Royals are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 68.5% (22nd in baseball). The Kansas City Royals have gotten 120 double plays and have a fielding rate of .986 (15th in the majors). The Royals have accrued 1,350 assists, 79 errors and have accumulated 4,098 putouts over the course of the season.

So far in his MLB career, Marsh has allowed 71 base knocks while he has tallied 79 punch outs in 70 frames. Marsh (3-8 career record) is the owner of a 5.66 earned run average and has conceded 9.1 hits per nine innings. He has given up 44 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.529 and having a FIP of 5.9. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.19 and he has faced 321 hitters during his MLB career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York

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