Baltimore Orioles vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 4/19/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baltimore Orioles vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Friday, April 19, 2024

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: Baltimore (-136) Kansas City (+116)

Kauffman Stadium is the location where the Kansas City Royals (12-7) will take on the Baltimore Orioles (12-6) on Friday. The line on this matchup has the Orioles at -136 and the Royals are priced at +116. The total has been set at 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are Dean Kremer and Alec Marsh.

The Orioles have compiled 30 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 30 baseballs out of the stadium. Baltimore has a slugging rate of .459 and have been called out on strikes 148 times, while drawing a walk on 44 occasions. As a team, the Baltimore Orioles are scoring 5.8 runs per outing, which is 2nd in MLB. They have compiled 102 RBI's as well as 162 hits on the year, and their batting average is .258. They are sitting with 104 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .310.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 4.18 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.15. Orioles pitchers have allowed 20 home runs and 77 total runs (8th in the league). Baltimore has given up 149 base hits (8.2 per 9 innings) and 67 earned runs. The Orioles are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.68 on the season (8th in the league), and their staff has rung up 167 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 40 hitters and their FIP is 3.55 as a team on the campaign.

The Orioles have sent 62 relievers to the hill on the year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 21 runners this year and 28.6% of those players earned a run for their team. They have earned 4 saves on the campaign and have blown 5 of their 9 chances to get a save. The Orioles relievers have a save percentage of 44.4% and has come into the game in 15 save situations. The relief pitchers have notched 6 holds on the campaign (27th in baseball). Orioles relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 19 times in addition to having 17 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Baltimore Orioles have 492 putouts so far this season, as well as 165 assists and 11 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .984 which has them ranked 16th in MLB, and they have turned 10 double plays. The Orioles have converted 69.5% of balls in play into outs out of their 1,476 innings on the field, which has them sitting 16th in the majors.

Kremer (22-21 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 4.56 and he has gone up against 1,647 opposing batters in the majors. He has surrendered 390 hits (9.1 hits per nine innings) and has had 128 free passes. His earned run average is 4.38 (188 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.340. Kremer has pitched in 386 innings and has totaled 327 punch outs in his career.

The Royals have a team slugging percentage of .408 and they score 4.84 runs per game (11th in baseball). They have 29 doubles, while walking 61 times and scoring 92 runs. Kansas City has accumulated 23 long balls on the season as well as 86 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 145 occasions (24th in the league) and have a total of 151 base knocks. The Kansas City Royals have an on-base percentage of .309 in addition to a team batting average of .240 for the year.

The Royals are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.202 with a FIP of 3.55 as a staff this season. They rank 12th in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 145. The Kansas City pitching staff have given up 52 runs on the year while holding a team ERA of 2.79 (52 earned runs yielded). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 7.60 (141 strikeouts against 57 bases on balls). They have yielded 11 homers and they allow 2.79 runs per 9 innings (1st in MLB).

Kansas City relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 17.6% out of their 17 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 25 times in high leverage situations in addition to 9 occasions with runners on base. With 18 save situations, the Royals have amassed 10 holds and also 2 blown saves. They sit at 6th in baseball with a save rate of 75.0%, and they have sent 58 relievers to the mound so far this season. Kansas City has had relief pitchers take the mound in 8 save chances and they have tallied 6 saves.

In their 1,512 innings on the diamond, the Royals hold a defensive efficiency of 70.9% (7th in MLB). The Kansas City Royals have turned 17 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .987 (13th in baseball). The Royals have accrued 174 assists, 9 errors and have 504 putouts on the campaign.

So far in his career, Marsh has given up 92 hits while totaling 95 punch outs in 91 frames. Marsh (5-9 career record) has a 5.44 ERA while allowing 9.1 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 55 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.473 and being the owner of a FIP of 5.3. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.26 and he has gone up against 410 opposing batters so far in his pro baseball career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Baltimore (-136)

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