Pittsburgh Pirates vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 8/30/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Wednesday, August 30, 2023

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: Bally Sports Kansas City

Odds/Point Spread: Pittsburgh (-112) Kansas City (-108)

The Pittsburgh Pirates (59-73) are headed to Kauffman Stadium on Wednesday where they will take on the Kansas City Royals (41-92). The moneyline on this game has Pittsburgh at -112 and Kansas City is sitting at -108. The betting total is set at 9. The expected starting pitchers are Andre Jackson and Angel Zerpa.

The Pirates have recorded 233 doubles as a team and have knocked 127 balls out of the park. Pittsburgh has a slugging rate of .386 and have been rung up 1,173 times, while drawing a walk on 466 occasions. As a squad, the Pittsburgh Pirates are notching 4.2 runs per outing, which ranks them 24th in MLB. They have recorded 528 runs batted in in addition to 1,029 hits on the season, and their team batting average is at .235. They are sitting with 552 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .314.

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The Pirates have compiled a team earned run average of 4.57 for the season (21st in the league), and their staff has rung up 1,124 batters. Pirates pitchers have surrendered 142 home runs and 643 runs in total (22nd in the league). They have walked 481 hitters and their FIP is 4.34 as a unit this year. Pittsburgh has relinquished 1,139 hits (8.8 per 9 innings) and 591 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.34 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.39.

Pirates relief pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 132 times and also have had 131 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have tallied 63 holds on the year (23rd in baseball). The Pirates relief pitchers have a save percentage of 70.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 116 save situations. They have recorded 35 saves for the season and have not converted 15 out of their 50 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 195 runners so far this season with 32.8% of those runners crossed home plate. The Pirates have dispatched 418 relievers to the hill this season.

The Pirates have turned 68.1% of baseballs in play into outs out of 10,482 innings, which has them ranked 24th in pro baseball. The Pittsburgh Pirates have earned 3,494 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 1,107 assists and 76 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .984 which ranks 25th in baseball, and have 110 double plays.

Jackson has taken the hill for 58 frames and has tallied 55 punch outs during his pro baseball career. Jackson (0-2 career record) has earned a FIP of 4.10 while he has faced 248 batters in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.88 (25 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.276. He has allowed 56 hits (8.7 hits per nine innings) and has 18 free passes.

The Kansas City Royals have compiled a team on-base percentage of .298 in addition to a team batting average of .241 so far this year. They have struck out on 1,135 instances (16th in the league) and have earned 1,073 hits. Kansas City has tallied 127 long balls for the season to go along with 506 runs batted in. The Royals have a SLG% of .390 and they tally 3.95 runs per game (29th in the league). They have 215 doubles, while taking a walk 320 times and putting up 526 runs.

The Royals have a team WHIP of 1.419 and have a FIP of 4.74 as a unit so far this season. Their K/BB ratio is 8.20 (1,050 strikeouts vs 457 walks). They have a ranking of 26th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,182. They have yielded 171 HR's and they surrender 5.55 runs per 9 innings (28th in baseball). The Kansas City pitching staff have surrendered 712 runs for the year while having an ERA of 5.22 (670 earned runs relinquished).

With 88 save situations, the Royals have 50 holds in addition to 19 blown saves. Kansas City has called on relievers to enter the contest in 38 save opportunities and they have recorded 19 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 109 times in high leverage situations and on 91 occasions with base runners. Kansas City relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 37.0% of 146 inherited base runners. They rank 26th in the league holding a save percentage of 50.0%, and they have dispatched 433 relief pitchers onto the diamond this year.

In their 10,395 innings played, the Royals have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 68.2% (23rd in pro baseball). The Kansas City Royals have gotten 99 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .986 (12th in professional baseball). The Royals have accrued 1,136 assists, 64 errors and have earned a total of 3,465 putouts for the year.

Zerpa (3-4 career win-loss record) has a 4.32 ERA while allowing 9.2 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 2.63 and he has faced 145 batters during his career. He has surrendered 16 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.260 and having a FIP of 5.4. Thus far in his career, Zerpa has given up 34 base hits and he has 21 punch outs in 33 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Pittsburgh (-112)

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