Baltimore Orioles vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 4/20/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baltimore Orioles vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Saturday, April 20, 2024

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: MASN

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

The Kansas City Royals (12-7) are welcoming the Baltimore Orioles (12-6) at Kauffman Stadium on Saturday. The line on this matchup has the Orioles at -136 while the Royals are sitting at +116. The total comes in at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Corbin Burnes and Cole Ragans.

As a squad, the Baltimore Orioles are notching 5.8 runs per outing, which has them at 2nd in baseball. They have notched a total of 104 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .310. The Orioles have compiled 30 doubles as a team and have knocked 30 baseballs out of the park. They have tallied 102 runs batted in as well as 162 hits over the course of the season, and their team batting average sits at .258. Baltimore has a slugging rate of .459 and have been called out on strikes 148 times, while drawing a walk on 44 occasions.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 4.18 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.15. Orioles pitchers have conceded 20 home runs and 77 total runs (7th in baseball). Baltimore has yielded 149 base knocks (8.2 per 9 innings) and 67 earned runs. The Orioles have compiled a team ERA of 3.68 so far this year (8th in the league), and their staff has rung up 167 batters. They have walked 40 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 3.55 as a team on the year.

The Orioles relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 44.4% and has entered the game in 15 save situations. The relievers have inherited 21 runners for the season with 28.6% of them ended up crossing the plate. Orioles pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 19 times as well as having 17 appearances in high leverage situations. The Orioles have dispatched 62 relief pitchers to the hill for the year. The bullpen have racked up 6 holds for the season (28th in the league). They have earned 4 saves this year and have blown 5 of 9 chances to save the game.

The Orioles have turned 69.5% of balls in play into outs out of 1,476 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 16th in pro baseball. The Baltimore Orioles have a total of 492 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 165 assists and 11 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .984 which has them sitting 16th in pro baseball, and have a total of 10 double plays.

Burnes (47-27 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.12 while he has faced 2,957 batters in the major leagues. He has conceded 560 base hits (6.9 hits per nine innings) and has 210 free passes. His earned run average is 3.23 (263 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.050. Burnes has thrown 733 innings and has earned 895 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career.

Kansas City has accumulated 23 home runs so far this year and 86 RBIs. They have put up 29 two-baggers, while taking a walk 61 times as well as notching 92 runs. The Kansas City Royals hold an on-base percentage of .309 and a team batting average of .240 over the course of the season. The Royals hold a team SLG% of .408 and they have an average of 4.84 runs per outing (11th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 145 instances (25th in the league) and have recorded 151 hits.

The Royals have a team WHIP of 1.202 and have a FIP of 3.55 as a staff for the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 7.60 (141 strikeouts vs 57 free passes). They are currently ranked 10th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 145. They have surrendered 11 homers and they allow 2.79 runs per 9 innings (1st in the league). The Kansas City pitching staff have allowed 52 runs for the year while having a team ERA of 2.79 (52 earned runs allowed).

Kansas City has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 8 save chances and they have come away with 6 saves. They are currently ranked 6th in the league holding a save rate of 75.0%, and they have dispatched 58 bullpen pitchers onto the field this season. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 25 times in high leverage situations and on 9 occasions with runners on. Kansas City bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 17.6% of 17 inherited base runners. With 18 save situations, the Royals have accrued 10 holds and also 2 blown saves.

In 1,512 innings played, the Royals have a defensive efficiency of 70.9% (7th in pro baseball). The Kansas City Royals have turned 17 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .987 (11th in baseball). The Royals have recorded 174 assists, 9 errors and are sitting with 504 putouts for the year.

So far in his pro baseball career, Ragans has given up 134 base knocks while he has totaled 169 strikeouts in 159 innings pitched. Ragans (7-9 mark in his career) has a 3.62 earned run average while surrendering 7.6 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 64 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.243 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.5. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.64 and he has gone up against 664 batters during his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kansas City (+116)

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