Texas Rangers vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 4/18/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Tuesday, April 18, 2023

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: Bally Sports Kansas City

Odds/Point Spread: Texas (-120) Kansas City (+100)

Kauffman Stadium is the location where the Kansas City Royals (4-12) will go up against the Texas Rangers (9-6) on Tuesday. The moneyline on this matchup has Texas at -120 while Kansas City is at +100. The over/under comes in at 8.5. The starting pitchers are Nathan Eovaldi and Brad Keller.

Texas owns a slugging percentage of .404 and have been called out on strikes 129 times, while drawing a walk on 46 occasions. They have recorded 81 runs batted in in addition to 123 hits on the campaign, while their average at the plate is sitting at .244. The Rangers have hit 29 two-baggers as a team and have hit 16 balls out of the park. They have racked up 84 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .311. As a unit, the Texas Rangers are scoring 5.6 runs per game, which ranks them 3rd in the league.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.94 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.27. Rangers pitchers have given up 12 home runs and also 64 runs (8th in MLB). Texas has surrendered 120 base hits (8.1 per 9 innings) and 57 earned runs. The Rangers have an ERA of 3.86 this year (10th in MLB), and they have rung up 144 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 49 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 3.48 as a team so far this year.

The Rangers bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 66.7% and stepped onto the hill in 13 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 32 runners so far this year and 34.4% of those players crossed the plate. Rangers relief pitchers have entered the game with players on base 19 times as well as having 9 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rangers have sent 44 relief pitchers to the mound on the season. The relief pitchers have earned 9 holds on the campaign (16th in baseball). They have compiled 2 saves so far this year and have missed out on 1 of 3 save opportunities.

The Texas Rangers have earned a total of 399 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 116 assists and 9 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .983 which has them sitting 21st in professional baseball, and have 14 double plays. The Rangers have converted 67.3% of balls hit into play into outs out of 1,197 innings, ranking them 24th in the majors.

Eovaldi (68-70 win-loss record in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.81 while he has gone up against 5,423 hitters in the majors. He has surrendered 1,328 hits (9.4 hits per 9 innings) with 359 free passes. His earned run average is 4.18 (592 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.325. Eovaldi has pitched in 1,273 frames and is sitting with 1,079 K's so far in his MLB career.

The Kansas City Royals have accounted for an OBP of .273 and a batting average of .211 this year. They have struck out on 152 instances (5th in the league) and have earned 112 base hits. Kansas City has a total of 13 HRs on the season to go along with 50 runs batted in. The Royals hold a slugging % of .342 and they are scoring 3.38 runs per contest (29th in MLB). They have 24 doubles, while taking a walk 41 times as well as scoring 54 runs.

The Kansas City pitching staff have given up 82 runs so far this year while holding an ERA of 5.00 (79 earned runs allowed). They have conceded 21 homers and they relinquish 5.19 runs per 9 innings (20th in the league). The Royals are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.385 with a FIP of 4.35 as a team this year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.90 (141 strikeouts vs 47 walks). They come in at 27th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 150.

Sitting with 7 save situations, the Royals have amassed 3 holds in addition to 2 blown saves. Kansas City has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 4 save chances and they have walked away with 2 saves. Their relievers have come in 12 times in high leverage situations and also on 12 occasions with runners on base. Kansas City bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 45.0% of 20 inherited runners. They sit at 23rd in MLB with a save rate of 50.0%, and they have sent 51 bullpen pitchers onto the field this season.

The Kansas City Royals have gotten 11 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .995 (2nd in MLB). The Royals have 122 assists, 3 errors and are sitting with 428 putouts on the campaign. In 1,284 innings on the diamond, the Royals are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 67.5% (22nd in pro baseball).

Keller (37-50 record in his career) holds a 4.19 ERA while allowing 9.0 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 1.85 and he has gone up against 2,806 batters in his pro baseball career. He has allowed 303 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.405 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.2. During his career, Keller has given up 648 hits while he has earned 491 K's in 650 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kansas City (+100)

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