Washington Nationals vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 5/28/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Nationals vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Sunday, May 28, 2023

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: Bally Sports Kansas City

Odds/Point Spread: Washington (-110) Kansas City (-110)

The Kansas City Royals (15-37) are welcoming the Washington Nationals (22-29) at Kauffman Stadium on Sunday. The moneyline on this game has the Nationals at -110 while the Royals are coming in at -110. The over/under comes in at 8.5. The expected starting pitchers will be MacKenzie Gore and Daniel Lynch.

Washington is slugging .390 and have struck out 363 times, while being walked on 142 occasions. They have tallied 210 RBI's as well as 466 base knocks on the campaign, while their team batting average comes in at .267. The Nationals have hit 81 doubles as a squad and have hit 38 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accounted for 220 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .330. As a team, the Washington Nationals are recording 4.3 runs per game, which ranks them 22nd in MLB.

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The Nationals have compiled a team earned run average of 4.56 so far this season (22nd in baseball), and they have struck out 375 batters. Nationals pitchers have relinquished 63 home runs and also 242 total runs (21st in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 194 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.84 as a team on the year. Washington has given up 450 base hits (9.0 per 9 innings) and also 227 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 1.93 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.44.

Nationals relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 48 times in addition to having 46 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have tallied 26 holds for the year (20th in MLB). The Nationals relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 57.7% and stepped onto the hill in 52 save situations. They have recorded 15 saves this season and have not converted 11 of 26 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 82 base runners for the year and 32.9% of those players ended up scoring. The Nationals have sent 162 relief pitchers to the hill for the year.

The Nationals have transformed 68.8% of balls in play into outs out of their 4,032 innings on the field, which ranks them 19th in the majors. The Washington Nationals have earned a total of 1,344 putouts this season, as well as 499 assists and 33 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .982 which puts them in 25th in professional baseball, and have a total of 49 double plays.

Gore (7-7 win-loss record in his career) holds a FIP of 4.14 while facing 532 opposing hitters in the major leagues. He has conceded 117 base hits (8.7 hits per nine innings) and has 64 walks. His ERA is 4.24 (57 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.496. Gore has taken the mound for 121 frames and has totaled 135 K's in his career.

The Royals have a team slugging % of .384 and they score 4.00 runs per game (26th in MLB). They have tallied 89 two-baggers, while getting a free base 142 times as well as racking up 208 runs. Kansas City is sitting with 51 home runs on the year as well as 199 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 465 occasions (8th in MLB) and have tallied 403 base knocks. The Kansas City Royals are sitting with a team OBP of .295 in addition to a batting average of .231 on the campaign.

The Royals have a team WHIP of 1.469 with a FIP of 4.68 as a pitching staff over the course of the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.70 (440 strikeouts against 206 walks). They come in at 26th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 461. They have relinquished 64 long balls and they yield 5.61 runs per 9 innings (28th in the league). The Kansas City pitching staff have allowed 283 runs this season while holding an ERA of 5.29 (267 earned runs yielded).

Sitting with 31 save situations, the Royals have amassed 17 holds and also 6 blown saves. Kansas City has had relievers take the mound in 14 save chances and they have walked away with 8 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 41 times in high leverage situations and also on 31 occasions with runners on. Kansas City bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 41.5% out of their 53 inherited base runners. They are ranked 22nd in MLB with a save rate of 57.1%, and they have dispatched 177 relievers to the hill on the campaign.

In 4,089 innings on the diamond, the Royals have a defensive efficiency of 67.5% (26th in baseball). The Kansas City Royals have gotten 44 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .987 (12th in baseball). The Royals have racked up 437 assists, 24 errors and have accounted for 1,363 putouts over the course of the season.

During his career, Lynch has given up 235 base hits while he has accumulated 177 K's in 199 innings pitched. Lynch (8-19 record in his career) has earned a 5.32 ERA while giving up 10.6 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered 118 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.593 and a FIP of 4.7. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.13 and he has gone up against 911 opposing hitters during his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kansas City (-110)

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