Texas Rangers vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 4/19/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Wednesday, April 19, 2023

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: Bally Sports Kansas City

Odds/Point Spread: Texas (+115) Kansas City (-135)

The Kansas City Royals (4-13) host the Texas Rangers (10-6) at Kauffman Stadium on Wednesday. The odds on this game have Texas at +115 and Kansas City is at -135. The over/under comes in at 8. The pitchers taking the mound are Martin Perez and Brady Singer.

Texas has a slugging % of .404 and have struck out 129 times, while drawing a walk on 46 occasions. They have accrued 81 runs batted in as well as 123 hits over the course of the season, and their average at the plate is at .244. The Rangers have earned 29 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 16 balls out of the stadium. They have tallied 84 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .311. As a squad, the Texas Rangers are compiling 5.6 runs per contest, which is 3rd in MLB.

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The Rangers have compiled a team ERA of 3.86 for the year (10th in the league), and the staff has struck out 144 hitters. Rangers pitchers have conceded 12 home runs in addition to 64 total runs (8th in the league). They have walked 49 opposing players and their FIP is 3.48 as a team on the year. Texas has yielded 120 hits (8.1 per 9 innings) and 57 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.94 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.27.

The Rangers relievers have earned a save percentage of 66.7% and stepped onto the hill in 13 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 32 base runners this year and 34.4% of them crossed the plate. Rangers pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 19 times and also have had 9 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rangers have sent 44 relievers to the hill on the season. The relievers have 9 holds over the course of the season (16th in the league). They have accumulated 2 saves for the year and have blown 1 of their 3 save opportunities.

The Texas Rangers have a tally of 399 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 116 assists and 9 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .983 which has them ranked 21st in baseball, and they have turned 14 double plays. The Rangers have transformed 67.3% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 1,197 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 24th in pro baseball.

Perez (77-78 win-loss mark in his career) has a FIP of 4.35 while going up against 5,713 hitters during his time in the majors. He has surrendered 1,427 base hits (9.8 hits per nine innings) and has 477 free passes. His ERA is 4.42 (645 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.448. Perez has taken the mound for 1,314 frames and has totaled 925 strikeouts so far in his MLB career.

The Kansas City Royals have compiled an OBP of .273 in addition to a batting average of .211 so far this season. They have been rung up on 152 instances (5th in the league) and have 112 base knocks. Kansas City has 13 home runs on the year and 50 RBIs. The Royals have a team slugging percentage of .342 and they are recording 3.38 runs per game (29th in MLB). They have 24 doubles, while walking 41 times and notching 54 runs.

The Royals have a WHIP of 1.385 with a FIP of 4.35 as a staff this year. They are currently ranked 27th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 150. The Kansas City pitching staff have relinquished 82 runs for the year and come in with a team ERA of 5.00 (79 earned runs surrendered). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.90 (141 strikeouts against 47 walks). They have surrendered 21 homers and they allow 5.19 runs per 9 innings (20th in the league).

Kansas City has called on relievers to enter the contest in 4 save opportunities and they have tallied 2 saves. They sit at 23rd in MLB with a save percentage of 50.0%, and they have dispatched 51 relief pitchers onto the field this season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 12 times in high leverage situations in addition to 12 occasions with runners on. Kansas City bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 45.0% of 20 inherited runners. Sitting with 7 save situations, the Royals have accumulated 3 holds and also 2 blown saves.

Out of their 1,284 innings on the diamond, the Royals have earned a efficiency on defense of 67.5% (22nd in MLB). The Kansas City Royals have gotten 11 double plays and have a fielding rate of .995 (2nd in MLB). The Royals have 122 assists, 3 errors and have notched a total of 428 putouts on the campaign.

During his career, Singer has given up 358 hits while he has totaled 357 strikeouts in 362 innings. He has given up a total of 168 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.304 and a FIP of 3.9. His K/BB ratio is 3.13 and he has gone up against 1,539 hitters during his MLB career. Singer (20-21 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a 4.18 ERA while giving up 8.9 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kansas City (-135)

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