Toronto Blue Jays vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 4/4/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Tuesday, April 4, 2023

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: Bally Sports Kansas City

Odds/Point Spread: Toronto (-190) Kansas City (+160)

The Kansas City Royals (0-3) host the Toronto Blue Jays (1-2) at Kauffman Stadium on Tuesday. The odds on this game have the Blue Jays at -190 and the Royals are sitting at +160. The over/under has been set at 9.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Yusei Kikuchi and Kris Bubic.

Toronto has a slugging rate of .355 and have been called out on strikes 25 times, while drawing a walk on 14 occasions. They have earned 14 RBI's in addition to 32 base knocks for the year, and their batting average is sitting at .299. The Blue Jays have compiled 6 doubles as a team and have knocked 0 baseballs out of the park. They have accounted for 15 runs while having a team OBP of .381. As a team, the Toronto Blue Jays are putting up 5.0 runs per game, which is 10th in baseball.

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The Blue Jays hold a team earned run average of 6.84 on the season (26th in the league), and their staff has struck out 19 batters. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.90 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 2.04. Blue Jays pitchers have given up 6 home runs and 22 runs in total (27th in the league). They have walked 10 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 6.14 as a team for the year.

The Blue Jays have turned 57.8% of balls hit into play into outs in their 225 innings, ranking them 30th in professional baseball. The Toronto Blue Jays are sitting with 75 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 30 assists and 2 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .981 which has them sitting 21st in professional baseball, and they have turned 6 double plays.

Kikuchi has taken the ball for 466 innings and has tallied 450 strikeouts thus far in his career. Kikuchi (21-31 career win-loss mark) has earned a FIP of 5.08 while he has gone up against 2,035 batters in the major leagues. His ERA is 5.02 (260 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.424. He has surrendered 474 base hits (9.1 hits per 9 innings) and has 190 free passes.

The Royals hold a team slugging percentage of .244 and they are recording 1.33 runs per outing (28th in the league). They have recorded 4 two-baggers, while taking a walk 13 times as well as putting up 4 runs. Kansas City has a total of 2 home runs so far this year and 4 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 25 occasions (21st in baseball) and have recorded 12 base hits. The Kansas City Royals have earned a team OBP of .250 as well as a team batting average of .133 so far this year.

The Royals hold a team WHIP of 1.444 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.59 as a pitching staff this year. They are sitting at 17th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 28. The Kansas City pitching staff have yielded 11 runs so far this season while having an ERA of 3.33 (10 earned runs surrendered). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.36 (26 strikeouts vs 11 walks). They have given up 2 long balls and they concede 3.67 runs per 9 innings (11th in MLB).

Out of their 243 innings on the field, the Royals have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 65.9% (21st in professional baseball). The Kansas City Royals have turned 4 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .990 (12th in the majors). The Royals have 22 assists, 1 error and have earned a total of 81 putouts over the course of the season.

In his pro baseball career, Bubic has given up 329 base knocks while totaling 273 K's in 309 innings. Bubic (10-26 career record) holds a 4.89 earned run average while allowing 9.6 hits per nine innings. He has conceded 168 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.531 and having a FIP of 4.9. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.90 and he has faced 1,365 opposing hitters in his pro baseball career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kansas City (+160)

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