Kansas City Royals vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 10/1/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Tuesday, October 1, 2024

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: MASN

The Kansas City Royals (86-76) are en route to Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Tuesday where they will attempt to beat the Baltimore Orioles (91-71) in Game 1 of their series. The Royals open at +130 while Baltimore opens at -155. The starting pitchers will be Cole Ragans and Corbin Burnes.

As a unit, the Kansas City Royals are notching 4.5 runs per game, which has them sitting at 13th in MLB. They have tallied 735 runs scored while having a team OBP of .306. The Royals have accounted for 264 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 170 baseballs out of the park. They have 711 runs batted in in addition to 1,343 hits for the year, and their team batting average sits at .248. Kansas City is slugging .403 and have been rung up 1,161 times, while drawing a walk on 429 occasions.

Get all of our MLB Betting Picks

The Royals have compiled a team ERA of 3.76 for the season (8th in the league), and the staff has rung up 1,339 hitters. Royals pitchers have conceded 146 home runs and also 644 runs (6th in MLB). They have walked 472 hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.76 as a team so far this year. Kansas City has given up 1,303 hits (8.2 per 9 innings) as well as 596 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.84 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.24.

Royals relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 130 times and also have had 147 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have accumulated 76 holds on the campaign (25th in MLB). The Royals bullpen have recorded a save rate of 64.1% and has come into the game in 142 save situations. They have compiled 41 saves for the season and have missed out on 23 of 64 save chances. The relief pitchers have inherited 220 base runners so far this season with 28.2% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. The Royals have sent 506 relief pitchers to the hill on the year.

The Kansas City Royals have a total of 4,284 putouts on the campaign, as well as 1,423 assists and 85 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .985 which is 15th in baseball, and have earned 125 double plays. The Royals have turned 69.6% of balls in play into outs in their 12,852 innings, ranking them 18th in pro baseball.

Ragans has thrown 322 innings and has racked up 363 strikeouts during his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 3.46 (124 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.189. He has given up 259 base hits (7.2 hits per nine innings) and has had 124 walks. Ragans (18-17 career record) sits with a FIP of 3.41 while he has faced 1,328 hitters in the majors.

The Orioles hold a slugging percentage of .435 and they have an average of 4.85 runs per game (4th in the league). They have notched 262 two-baggers, while taking a walk 489 times and putting up 786 runs. Baltimore has a total of 235 long balls this year to go along with 759 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 1,359 occasions (18th in the league) and have a total of 1,391 hits. The Baltimore Orioles have earned an on-base percentage of .315 and a team batting average of .250 this season.

The Orioles are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.237 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.93 as a pitching staff on the year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.60 (1,380 strikeouts vs 481 free passes). They have a ranking of 14th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,303. They have relinquished 175 dingers and they concede 4.36 runs per 9 innings (15th in MLB). The Baltimore pitching staff have surrendered 699 runs this season while holding an ERA of 3.94 (632 earned runs surrendered).

Sitting with 179 save situations, the Orioles have tallied 111 holds in addition to 21 blown saves. Baltimore has had relievers take the mound in 67 save opportunities and they have converted 46 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 159 times in high leverage situations in addition to 175 occasions with runners on base. Baltimore relievers hold an inherited score rate of 31.2% out of 253 inherited runners. They rank 6th in the league holding a save rate of 68.7%, and they have sent 546 relievers to the mound over the course of the season.

The Baltimore Orioles have gotten 100 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .986 (11th in baseball). The Orioles have recorded 1,336 assists, 81 errors and have 4,326 putouts so far this year. In 12,978 innings on the diamond, the Orioles are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 70.4% (12th in pro baseball).

So far in his career, Burnes has surrendered 707 base hits while he has totaled 1,051 strikeouts in 903 frames. Burnes (60-36 mark in his career) has earned a 3.19 earned run average and has allowed 7.1 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed 320 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.065 and a FIP of 3.1. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 4.14 and he has faced 3,649 hitters thus far in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Baltimore

Get $60 worth of FREE premium member picks. No Obligation. No Salesman. No Credit Card. Fast Sign up with Instant Access Click Here