Cleveland Guardians vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 6/28/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Friday, June 28, 2024

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: Bally Sports Kansas City

Kauffman Stadium is the location where the Kansas City Royals (44-38) will take on the Cleveland Guardians (51-27) on Friday. The pitchers who are expected to start are Triston McKenzie and Alec Marsh.

The Guardians have accounted for 132 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 92 baseballs out of the stadium. Cleveland is slugging .411 and have been called out on strikes 566 times, while drawing a walk on 237 occasions. As a team, the Cleveland Guardians are notching 5.1 runs per contest, which puts them at 3rd in baseball. They have 365 RBI's and 636 hits this season, while their team batting average sits at .245. They have earned a total of 394 runs scored and hold an OBP of .319.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.89 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.20. Guardians pitchers have given up 88 home runs and also 289 total runs (2nd in the league). Cleveland has allowed 590 base knocks (7.6 per 9 innings) and 271 earned runs. The Guardians hold a team ERA of 3.51 this year (5th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 696 hitters. They have walked 241 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.98 as a team this year.

The Guardians bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 75.0% and stepped onto the hill in 113 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 106 base runners so far this year and 20.8% of them earned a run for their team. Guardians relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 80 times and also have had 108 appearances in high leverage situations. The Guardians have dispatched 287 relief pitchers to the hill this season. The relief pitchers have recorded 72 holds for the season (1st in baseball). They have accumulated 30 saves over the course of the season and have blown 10 out of their 40 save chances.

The Cleveland Guardians have accumulated 2,085 putouts thus far, as well as 684 assists and 39 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .986 which is 11th in the majors, and have 72 double plays. The Guardians have converted 70.9% of baseballs in play into outs in their 6,255 innings on the diamond, ranking them 7th in the majors.

McKenzie (21-28 mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.85 while he has faced 1,762 batters in the major leagues. He has conceded 319 base knocks (6.6 hits per nine innings) and has had 170 free passes. His earned run average is 3.90 (188 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.129. McKenzie has taken the mound for 433 frames and has tallied 455 punch outs during his pro baseball career.

The Kansas City Royals have a team on-base percentage of .305 in addition to a batting average of .243 for the year. They have been called out on strikes on 578 occasions (26th in baseball) and have recorded 661 hits. Kansas City has tallied 79 home runs on the season as well as 361 RBIs. The Royals hold a team SLG% of .397 and they are scoring 4.54 runs per game (13th in the league). They have tallied 142 doubles, while getting a free base 230 times and scoring 372 runs.

The Kansas City pitching staff have relinquished 324 runs on the year while holding a team ERA of 3.80 (303 earned runs relinquished). They have given up 73 long balls and they concede 4.07 runs per 9 innings (9th in the league). The Royals have a team WHIP of 1.262 with a FIP of 3.87 as a squad on the year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.10 (642 strikeouts vs 249 bases on balls). They are sitting at 19th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 656.

Kansas City relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 26.4% out of their 110 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 77 times in high leverage situations and on 63 occasions with runners on. With 71 save situations, the Royals have amassed 38 holds and 12 blown saves. They are ranked 17th in baseball holding a save rate of 62.5%, and they have sent 257 relievers to the mound on the season. Kansas City has called on relief pitchers to step onto the hill in 32 save chances and they have tallied 20 saves.

The Kansas City Royals have turned 58 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .986 (12th in baseball). The Royals have 744 assists, 41 errors and have a tally of 2,151 putouts for the year. In their 6,453 innings played, the Royals have a efficiency on defense of 70.1% (14th in MLB).

In his MLB career, Marsh has surrendered 146 hits while earning 154 strikeouts in 149 frames. He has allowed 84 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.393 and being the owner of a FIP of 5.0. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.48 and he has faced 659 opposing batters thus far in his career. Marsh (8-14 career mark) has earned a 5.06 earned run average while giving up 8.8 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cleveland

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