Arizona Diamondbacks vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 7/24/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Wednesday, July 24, 2024

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: Bally Sports Kansas City

The Arizona Diamondbacks (51-50) are traveling to Kauffman Stadium on Wednesday where they will play the Kansas City Royals (56-45). The starting pitchers are Ryne Nelson and Michael Wacha.

The Diamondbacks have accrued 172 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 106 balls out of the park. Arizona owns a slugging percentage of .407 and have been rung up 802 times, while drawing a walk on 337 occasions. As a squad, the Arizona Diamondbacks are earning 4.9 runs per contest, which is 5th in the league. They have accrued 474 runs batted in in addition to 861 base knocks this season, and their team batting average comes in at .252. They have racked up 495 runs and have an OBP of .325.

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The Diamondbacks have a team earned run average of 4.52 on the year (26th in baseball), and they have rung up 740 hitters. Diamondbacks pitchers have allowed 113 long balls and 479 total runs (25th in the league). They have walked 297 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.24 as a team this season. Arizona has surrendered 904 base hits (9.1 per 9 innings) in addition to 450 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.49 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.34.

The Diamondbacks have dispatched 329 relief pitchers to the hill on the season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 129 runners on the season and 43.4% of those runners crossed home plate. They have compiled 23 saves on the season and have blown 18 out of their 41 save chances. The Diamondbacks relief pitchers have a save percentage of 56.1% and has entered the game in 92 save situations. The bullpen have accumulated 49 holds over the course of the season (16th in baseball). Diamondbacks pitchers have come into the game with players on base 94 times as well as having 96 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have a total of 2,691 putouts on the year, in addition to 925 assists and 42 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .989 which has them sitting 2nd in MLB, and they have turned 93 double plays. The Diamondbacks have converted 69.1% of balls hit into play into outs in their 8,073 innings, which has them ranked 24th in baseball.

Nelson has taken the hill for 254 innings and is sitting with 180 strikeouts thus far in his career. Nelson (16-15 win-loss mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.78 and he has faced 1,088 hitters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 4.85 (137 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.369. He has surrendered 274 base knocks (9.7 hits per 9 innings) and has 74 free passes.

Kansas City has a total of 105 home runs this season to go along with 456 runs batted in. They have put up 165 doubles, while taking a walk 268 times as well as recording 469 runs. The Kansas City Royals hold an OBP of .308 in addition to a team batting average of .250 this year. The Royals have a team SLG% of .409 and they are earning 4.64 runs per contest (12th in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 692 occasions (29th in baseball) and have earned a total of 836 hits.

The Kansas City pitching staff have relinquished 389 runs this year while holding a team ERA of 3.71 (364 earned runs yielded). They have conceded 91 home runs and they yield 3.96 runs per 9 innings (5th in baseball). The Royals hold a team WHIP of 1.261 and have a FIP of 3.80 as a pitching staff for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.30 (816 strikeouts vs 303 walks). They have a ranking of 17th in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 812.

Sitting with 84 save situations, the Royals have compiled 47 holds and also 12 blown saves. Kansas City has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 36 save chances and they have come away with 24 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 88 times in high leverage situations and also on 74 occasions with base runners. Kansas City relievers have an inherited score percentage of 26.0% out of 131 inherited runners. They are currently ranked 11th in the league holding a save rate of 66.7%, and they have dispatched 312 relief pitchers to the mound for the year.

In their 7,956 innings on the field, the Royals have a defensive efficiency of 69.7% (17th in baseball). The Kansas City Royals have turned 77 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .987 (8th in the majors). The Royals have 912 assists, 48 errors and have 2,652 putouts during this campaign.

During his career, Wacha has surrendered 1,339 base hits while he has accumulated 1,230 punch outs in 1,383 innings pitched. Wacha (95-60 career mark) holds a 3.94 ERA while giving up 8.7 hits per nine innings. He has given up 605 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.287 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.9. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.79 and he has gone up against 5,843 batters in his MLB career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kansas City

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