Oakland Athletics vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 5/6/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Athletics vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Saturday, May 6, 2023

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: Bally Sports Kansas City

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

The Kansas City Royals (8-24) will try to defeat the Oakland Athletics (6-26) at Kauffman Stadium on Saturday. The moneyline on this game has the Athletics at +145 while the Royals are sitting at -170. The total is 9. The expected starting pitchers will be Ken Waldichuk and Brady Singer.

The Athletics have tallied 40 doubles as a squad and have hit 33 balls out of the park. Oakland has a slugging % of .365 and have been called out on strikes 298 times, while being walked on 101 occasions. As a team, the Oakland Athletics are putting up 3.7 runs per game, which ranks them 26th in baseball. They have earned 112 runs batted in as well as 231 base knocks on the year, and their batting average is sitting at .224. They have a total of 116 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .305.

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The Athletics have compiled a team earned run average of 7.45 so far this season (30th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 233 batters. Athletics pitchers have surrendered 53 home runs and 239 runs in total (30th in the league). They have walked 156 opposing batters and their FIP is 6.15 as a squad for the season. Oakland has surrendered 319 base hits (10.5 per 9 innings) in addition to 226 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.49 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.74.

Athletics bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 41 times in addition to having 41 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have a total of 7 holds on the campaign (29th in MLB). The Athletics relief pitchers have a save percentage of 25.0% and stepped onto the hill in 20 save situations. They have accumulated 3 saves so far this year and have blown 9 out of their 12 chances to save the game. The relief pitchers have inherited 60 runners so far this year with 46.7% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. The Athletics have dispatched 110 relief pitchers to the hill this season.

The Athletics have turned 66.1% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 2,457 innings, which has them ranked 27th in baseball. The Oakland Athletics have a tally of 819 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 230 assists and 22 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .979 which is 29th in the majors, and they have turned 23 double plays.

Waldichuk has taken the hill for 65 innings and has accumulated 58 K's during his MLB career. His earned run average is 6.03 (44 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.416. He has allowed 71 hits (9.7 hits per nine innings) and has 22 walks. Waldichuk (2-4 record in his career) holds a FIP of 5.76 and he has gone up against 290 batters in the major leagues.

The Kansas City Royals have earned a team on-base percentage of .282 and a team batting average of .225 on the year. They have been called out on strikes on 277 occasions (13th in MLB) and have accounted for 233 base knocks. Kansas City has tallied 25 home runs for the season to go along with 101 RBIs. The Royals have a team slugging percentage of .363 and they earn 3.52 runs per game (29th in the league). They have 52 doubles, while getting a free base 73 times and recording 109 runs.

The Royals hold a team WHIP of 1.443 and have a FIP of 4.77 as a pitching staff for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.90 (267 strikeouts against 106 free passes). They have a ranking of 27th in MLB as a staff in total hits surrendered with 284. They have given up 43 long balls and they concede 5.70 runs per 9 innings (27th in baseball). The Kansas City pitching staff have relinquished 171 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 5.50 (165 earned runs surrendered).

With 15 save situations, the Royals have earned 7 holds in addition to 3 blown saves. Kansas City has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 8 save opportunities and they have tallied 5 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 21 times in high leverage situations in addition to 17 occasions with runners on. Kansas City relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 46.4% of 28 inherited runners. They are currently ranked 16th in the league with a save percentage of 62.5%, and they have sent 103 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond for the year.

The Kansas City Royals have gotten 24 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .992 (3rd in baseball). The Royals have accrued 248 assists, 9 errors and have a tally of 812 putouts for the season. In 2,436 innings played, the Royals have earned a defensive efficiency of 67.4% (25th in the majors).

Singer (21-23 win-loss mark in his career) holds a 4.36 ERA while giving up 9.0 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.09 and he has gone up against 1,603 hitters during his pro baseball career. He has given up 182 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.315 and a FIP of 3.9. During his career, Singer has surrendered 374 base knocks and he has 371 strikeouts in 375 frames.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kansas City (-170)

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