Kansas City Royals vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, 9/29/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs Atlanta Braves

Date: Sunday, September 29, 2024

Location: Truist Park in Cumberland, GA

TV: Bally Sports South

Truist Park is the location where the Atlanta Braves (86-71) will attempt to defeat the Kansas City Royals (85-74) on Sunday. The pitchers taking the mound are Cole Ragans and Grant Holmes.

The Royals have accrued 260 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 168 balls out of the stadium. Kansas City has a slugging rate of .406 and have been called out on strikes 1,125 times, while drawing a walk on 421 occasions. As a team, the Kansas City Royals are recording 4.6 runs per contest, which puts them at 13th in the league. They have tallied 707 runs batted in and 1,332 hits this year, and their team batting average sits at .250. They have accounted for 730 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .308.

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The Royals are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.80 on the season (8th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 1,313 batters. Royals pitchers have conceded 143 long balls and 637 total runs (6th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 462 hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.76 as a team so far this season. Kansas City has conceded 1,286 base hits (8.3 per 9 innings) and also 592 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.84 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.25.

Royals relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 128 times and also have had 143 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen are sitting with 73 holds this year (25th in the league). The Royals bullpen have compiled a save rate of 63.5% and has stepped onto the mound in 138 save situations. They have compiled 40 saves so far this season and have blown 23 of 63 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 217 base runners so far this season and 28.6% of them crossed the plate. The Royals have sent 497 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season.

The Royals have turned 69.5% of balls in play into outs in their 12,624 innings on the field, which has them ranked 19th in professional baseball. The Kansas City Royals have accounted for 4,208 putouts on the campaign, as well as 1,399 assists and 80 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .986 which puts them in 9th in pro baseball, and have accumulated 124 double plays.

Ragans has pitched in 322 frames and has totaled 363 K's so far in his career. His ERA is 3.46 (124 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.189. He has given up 259 hits (7.2 hits per nine innings) and has 124 free passes. Ragans (18-17 career record) has a FIP of 3.41 while he has gone up against 1,328 hitters during his time in the major leagues.

Atlanta is sitting with 208 home runs on the year as well as 659 RBIs. They have 267 doubles, while getting a free base 466 times and scoring 687 runs. The Atlanta Braves hold an OBP of .309 in addition to a batting average of .244 on the season. The Braves have a slugging percentage of .417 and they are recording 4.38 runs per game (15th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 1,417 instances (11th in baseball) and have earned a total of 1,298 base knocks.

The Braves have a WHIP of 1.209 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.47 as a team so far this season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 9.60 (1,499 strikeouts vs 439 bases on balls). They come in at 6th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,252. They have surrendered 146 dingers and they surrender 3.82 runs per 9 innings (1st in baseball). The Atlanta pitching staff have allowed 594 runs for the year while holding a team ERA of 3.51 (546 earned runs relinquished).

Atlanta relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 29.5% out of 149 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 143 times in high leverage situations and on 107 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 122 save situations, the Braves have amassed 64 holds and also 20 blown saves. They are ranked 11th in baseball with a save rate of 65.5%, and they have dispatched 464 relievers onto the field over the course of the season. Atlanta has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 58 save chances and they have recorded 38 saves.

In their 12,585 innings played, the Braves have a defensive efficiency of 68.7% (24th in the majors). The Atlanta Braves have turned 127 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .988 (2nd in pro baseball). The Braves have recorded 1,392 assists, 68 errors and have notched a total of 4,195 putouts this season.

Holmes (2-1 career mark) has a 3.91 earned run average while conceding 9.4 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 4.36 and he has faced 263 batters so far in his MLB career. He has conceded 27 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.270 and a FIP of 3.8. So far in his MLB career, Holmes has allowed 65 base knocks and he has 61 K's in 62 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kansas City

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