Kansas City Royals vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 10/2/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Wednesday, October 2, 2024

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: ESPN

The Baltimore Orioles (91-71) are welcoming the Kansas City Royals (86-76) at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Wednesday in Game 2 of their series. The pitchers taking the mound will be Seth Lugo and Zach Eflin.

Kansas City has a slugging % of .403 and have been called out on strikes 1,161 times, while drawing a walk on 429 occasions. They have accumulated 711 runs batted in in addition to 1,343 hits on the campaign, while their team batting average sits at .248. The Royals have accumulated 264 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 170 balls out of the stadium. They have earned 735 runs and hold an OBP of .306. As a unit, the Kansas City Royals are putting up 4.5 runs per contest, which puts them at 13th in MLB.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.84 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.24. Royals pitchers have relinquished 146 long balls and 644 total runs (6th in the league). Kansas City has relinquished 1,303 base hits (8.2 per 9 innings) in addition to 596 earned runs. The Royals are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.76 so far this year (8th in baseball), and they have rung up 1,339 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 472 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.76 as a squad so far this season.

The Royals have sent 506 relievers to the mound so far this season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 220 runners so far this year and 28.2% of them crossed the plate. They have 41 saves on the campaign and have not converted 23 of their 64 save opportunities. The Royals relief pitchers have a save percentage of 64.1% and has entered the game in 142 save situations. The bullpen have earned 76 holds on the year (25th in the league). Royals relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 130 times and also have had 147 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Kansas City Royals have 4,284 putouts so far this season, as well as 1,423 assists and 85 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .985 which is 15th in MLB, and have 125 double plays. The Royals have transformed 69.6% of balls in play into outs out of their 12,852 innings, which has them ranked 18th in baseball.

Lugo has thrown 847 innings and has racked up 829 K's so far in his MLB career. His ERA is 3.38 (318 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.153. He has given up 756 hits (8.0 hits per 9 innings) with 221 free passes. Lugo (56-40 record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.33 while he has gone up against 3,487 opposing hitters in the majors.

The Baltimore Orioles have compiled an on-base percentage of .315 in addition to a batting average of .250 this season. They have been rung up on 1,359 occasions (18th in baseball) and have tallied 1,391 hits. Baltimore has compiled 235 HRs for the year and 759 RBIs. The Orioles hold a team slugging % of .435 and they score 4.85 runs per game (4th in baseball). They have notched 262 doubles, while walking 489 times as well as racking up 786 runs.

The Baltimore pitching staff have yielded 699 runs over the course of the season while having a team ERA of 3.94 (632 earned runs given up). They have given up 175 dingers and they give up 4.36 runs per 9 innings (15th in MLB). The Orioles have a WHIP of 1.237 and have a FIP of 3.93 as a squad this year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.60 (1,380 strikeouts vs 481 walks). They are sitting at 14th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,303.

Sitting with 179 save situations, the Orioles have 111 holds and also 21 blown saves. Baltimore has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 67 save chances and they have walked away with 46 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 159 times in high leverage situations and on 175 occasions with base runners. Baltimore bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 31.2% of 253 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 6th in the league holding a save rate of 68.7%, and they have dispatched 546 relievers to the mound so far this year.

The Baltimore Orioles have turned 100 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .986 (11th in baseball). The Orioles have 1,336 assists, 81 errors and have notched a total of 4,326 putouts during this campaign. In 12,978 innings played, the Orioles have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 70.4% (12th in baseball).

Thus far in his career, Eflin has conceded 1,018 base knocks and he has 872 strikeouts in 1,001 innings pitched. Eflin (62-62 record in his career) has earned a 4.17 earned run average while giving up 9.2 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 464 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.225 and having a FIP of 4.1. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 4.19 and he has faced 4,192 batters so far in his pro baseball career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Baltimore

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