Houston Astros vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 4/11/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Astros vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Thursday, April 11, 2024

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: Bally Sports Kansas City

Kauffman Stadium is the location where the Kansas City Royals (7-4) will go up against the Houston Astros (4-8) on Thursday. The men taking the mound are Hunter Brown and Brady Singer.

Houston has a slugging percentage of .422 and have struck out 86 times, while drawing a walk on 36 occasions. They have 47 RBI's as well as 111 base knocks for the year, and their team batting average sits at .265. The Astros have hit 18 doubles as a team and have hit 16 baseballs out of the park. They have earned 50 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .328. As a team, the Houston Astros are putting up 4.2 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 18th in the league.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.68 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.42. Astros pitchers have allowed 8 home runs in addition to 46 total runs (14th in the league). Houston has given up 88 hits (8.2 per 9 innings) and 43 earned runs. The Astros have a team ERA of 3.99 this season (12th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 84 hitters. They have walked 50 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.25 as a squad so far this year.

The Astros relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 20.0% and has come into the game in 9 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 16 base runners on the season with 18.8% of those runners crossed the plate. Astros pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 10 times and also have had 12 appearances in high leverage situations. The Astros have sent 42 relievers to the mound so far this season. The relievers have notched 4 holds for the year (25th in the league). They have earned 1 save for the season and have blown 4 out of their 5 chances to get a save.

The Houston Astros have a tally of 318 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 110 assists and 4 errors. Their fielding rate is at .991 which ranks 5th in professional baseball, and they have turned 12 double plays. The Astros have turned 70.4% of balls hit into play into outs in their 954 innings, ranking them 11th in baseball.

Brown has taken the ball for 183 frames and is sitting with 208 K's thus far in his career. Brown (13-14 win-loss mark in his career) has a FIP of 4.15 while he has faced 784 batters during his time in the major leagues. His earned run average is 4.67 (95 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.377. He has surrendered 184 base knocks (9.0 hits per 9 innings) and has 68 walks.

The Royals hold a team slugging percentage of .420 and they score 4.36 runs per game (15th in MLB). They have put up 17 doubles, while taking a walk 32 times and putting up 48 runs. Kansas City has accumulated 14 long balls this year to go along with 42 RBIs. They have been rung up on 86 instances (26th in the league) and have totaled 88 hits. The Kansas City Royals have compiled an OBP of .303 as well as a team batting average of .242 on the campaign.

The Royals hold a team WHIP of 1.067 with a FIP of 3.21 as a squad this season. They are currently ranked 5th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 66. The Kansas City pitching staff have given up 25 runs over the course of the season while holding an ERA of 2.53 (25 earned runs surrendered). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.20 (81 strikeouts vs 29 bases on balls). They have surrendered 4 homers and they surrender 2.53 runs per 9 innings (3rd in baseball).

Kansas City has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 6 save chances and they have come away with 4 saves. They rank 10th in baseball with a save rate of 66.7%, and they have sent 34 bullpen pitchers to the mound on the year. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 18 times in high leverage situations and also on 6 occasions with runners on. Kansas City relievers have an inherited score percentage of 20.0% out of their 10 inherited base runners. Sitting with 14 save situations, the Royals have earned 8 holds in addition to 2 blown saves.

In their 891 innings on the field, the Royals hold a defensive efficiency of 70.8% (9th in the majors). The Kansas City Royals have gotten 9 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .988 (11th in baseball). The Royals have accrued 104 assists, 5 errors and have accumulated 297 putouts for the season.

Singer (28-31 career mark) has earned a 4.39 earned run average while giving up 9.1 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.02 and he has faced 2,220 opposing hitters in his pro baseball career. He has given up a total of 253 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.324 and having a FIP of 4.0. So far in his career, Singer has allowed 525 base knocks while tallying 489 strikeouts in 519 frames.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Kansas City

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