Kansas City Royals vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 4/2/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Tuesday, April 2, 2024

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: Bally Sports Kansas City

Odds/Point Spread: Kansas City (+135) Baltimore (-155)

The Kansas City Royals (1-2) are on their way to Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Tuesday where they will play the Baltimore Orioles (2-1). The odds on this game have Kansas City at +135 while Baltimore is coming in at -155. The over/under has been set at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Alec Marsh and Cole Irvin.

Kansas City is slugging .500 and have struck out 26 times, while drawing a walk on 7 occasions. They have tallied 12 RBI's and 24 base knocks for the year, while their batting average is sitting at .240. The Royals have recorded 6 doubles as a squad and have hit 6 baseballs out of the stadium. They have notched a total of 13 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .290. As a squad, the Kansas City Royals are notching 4.3 runs per game, which ranks them 16th in MLB.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.00 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.15. Royals pitchers have surrendered 1 long ball and 9 total runs (3rd in baseball). Kansas City has yielded 21 base hits (7.0 per 9 innings) in addition to 9 earned runs. The Royals have compiled a team earned run average of 3.00 so far this season (7th in the league), and the staff has rung up 30 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 10 hitters and their FIP sits at 3.68 as a team on the year.

The Royals relievers have a save rate of 0.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 2 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 0 base runners for the season. Royals bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 0 times and also have had 3 appearances in high leverage situations. The Royals have sent 8 relievers to the mound for the season. The relief pitchers have notched 1 hold for the year (22nd in baseball). They have earned 0 saves this year and have blown 1 of 1 chances to get a save.

The Kansas City Royals have earned a total of 81 putouts for the season, as well as 29 assists and 3 errors. Their fielding rate is at .973 which is 22nd in pro baseball, and they have turned 1 double play. The Royals have turned 68.9% of balls in play into outs in their 243 innings on the field, which ranks them 15th in MLB.

Marsh (3-9 record in his career) holds a FIP of 5.70 while he has gone up against 342 hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has given up 77 hits (9.3 hits per 9 innings) and has 39 walks. His earned run average is 5.69 (47 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.561. Marsh has taken the hill for 74 innings and has totaled 85 K's so far in his pro baseball career.

Baltimore has compiled 4 long balls so far this season to go along with 25 RBIs. They have put up 7 doubles, while taking a walk 13 times as well as recording 25 runs. The Baltimore Orioles hold an OBP of .347 as well as a batting average of .267 for the season. The Orioles hold a team slugging percentage of .475 and they are recording 8.33 runs per contest (2nd in the league). They have struck out on 20 instances (30th in the league) and have earned a total of 27 hits.

The Orioles have a team WHIP of 0.852 with a FIP of 3.16 as a squad on the campaign. Their K/BB ratio sits at 11.70 (35 strikeouts against 5 bases on balls). They come in at 1st in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 18. They have conceded 3 home runs and they surrender 3.67 runs per 9 innings (10th in MLB). The Baltimore pitching staff have given up 11 runs so far this year while holding a team ERA of 3.00 (9 earned runs yielded).

Baltimore bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 100.0% of 1 inherited runner. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 0 times in high leverage situations and also on 1 occasion with base runners. The Orioles have accrued 0 holds and also 0 blown saves. They are currently ranked 17th in the league with a save percentage of 0.0%, and they have sent 10 bullpen pitchers to the mound over the course of the season. Baltimore has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 0 save opportunities.

The Baltimore Orioles have turned 3 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .973 (25th in baseball). The Orioles have recorded 26 assists, 3 errors and are sitting with 81 putouts on the season. Out of their 243 innings on the field, the Orioles hold a defensive efficiency of 70.8% (10th in MLB).

During his pro baseball career, Irvin has allowed 503 hits while tallying 356 K's in 482 innings. He has surrendered 236 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.278 and a FIP of 4.4. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.15 and he has faced 2,048 hitters during his career. Irvin (22-34 win-loss mark in his career) has a 4.41 ERA and has allowed 9.4 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Baltimore (-155)

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