Kansas City Royals vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, 9/27/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs Atlanta Braves

Date: Friday, September 27, 2024

Location: Truist Park in Cumberland, GA

TV: Bally Sports South

The Kansas City Royals (84-74) are en route to Truist Park on Friday where they will go up against the Atlanta Braves (86-71). The starting pitchers will be Brady Singer and Chris Sale.

Kansas City owns a slugging percentage of .407 and have struck out 1,121 times, while drawing a walk on 417 occasions. They have recorded 700 RBI's in addition to 1,324 hits so far this season, and their average at the plate sits at .250. The Royals have accounted for 260 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 167 balls out of the park. They are sitting with 723 runs and have an on-base percentage of .308. As a unit, the Kansas City Royals are knocking in 4.6 runs per contest, which puts them at 13th in the league.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.84 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.25. Royals pitchers have allowed 142 long balls and also 633 runs in total (6th in baseball). Kansas City has given up 1,279 hits (8.3 per 9 innings) and 589 earned runs. The Royals have a team earned run average of 3.80 so far this year (8th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 1,307 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 461 batters and their FIP comes in at 3.75 as a squad so far this year.

The Royals relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 62.9% and has come into the game in 137 save situations. The relievers have inherited 217 runners on the season with 28.6% of them crossed the plate. Royals relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 128 times and also have had 141 appearances in high leverage situations. The Royals have dispatched 493 relievers to the hill for the year. The relievers have racked up 73 holds so far this season (25th in baseball). They have 39 saves this year and have missed out on 23 of 62 chances to get a save.

The Royals have turned 69.5% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 12,543 innings, which has them sitting 19th in the majors. The Kansas City Royals have accumulated 4,181 putouts thus far, in addition to 1,387 assists and 79 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .986 which has them ranked 10th in pro baseball, and have a total of 123 double plays.

Singer has pitched in 678 innings and has 640 punch outs in his career. His earned run average is 4.30 (324 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.331. He has allowed 691 hits (9.2 hits per 9 innings) and has had 211 walks. Singer (36-43 career record) holds a FIP of 4.24 and he has gone up against 2,908 batters during his time in the major leagues.

The Braves hold a slugging % of .417 and they tally 4.38 runs per game (15th in the league). They have recorded 267 doubles, while getting a free base 466 times and earning 687 runs. Atlanta has tallied 208 home runs on the season as well as 659 runs batted in. They have struck out on 1,417 occasions (10th in baseball) and have totaled 1,298 base hits. The Atlanta Braves are sitting with an on-base percentage of .309 and a team batting average of .244 over the course of the season.

The Atlanta pitching staff have given up 594 runs this year while having a team ERA of 3.51 (546 earned runs given up). They have surrendered 146 dingers and they surrender 3.82 runs per 9 innings (1st in MLB). The Braves have a team WHIP of 1.209 in addition to having a FIP of 3.46 as a staff so far this year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 9.60 (1,499 strikeouts against 439 free passes). They come in at 8th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,252.

Sitting with 122 save situations, the Braves have compiled 64 holds and also 20 blown saves. Atlanta has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 58 save chances and they have tallied 38 saves. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 143 times in high leverage situations and on 107 occasions with base runners. Atlanta relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 29.5% out of their 149 inherited runners. They sit at 11th in MLB holding a save rate of 65.5%, and they have dispatched 464 relievers to the hill over the course of the season.

The Atlanta Braves have gotten 127 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .988 (2nd in baseball). The Braves have accrued 1,392 assists, 68 errors and have a total of 4,195 putouts during this campaign. In their 12,585 innings played, the Braves are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 68.7% (24th in the majors).

So far in his MLB career, Sale has surrendered 1,590 hits while earning 2,414 K's in 1,957 innings pitched. He has given up 661 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.045 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.0. His K/BB ratio is 5.31 and he has gone up against 7,879 opposing hitters so far in his career. Sale (138-83 career record) holds a 3.04 earned run average while giving up 7.3 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Atlanta

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