Kansas City Royals vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 4/3/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Wednesday, April 3, 2024

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: MASN

The Baltimore Orioles (3-1) host the Kansas City Royals (1-3) at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Wednesday. The pitchers taking the mound are Cole Ragans and Corbin Burnes.

As a squad, the Kansas City Royals are scoring 4.3 runs per outing, which puts them at 17th in the league. They have 17 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .276. The Royals have tallied 8 doubles as a squad and have smacked 8 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accounted for 16 runs batted in in addition to 31 base knocks this season, while their average at the plate is .230. Kansas City has a slugging % of .481 and have struck out 35 times, while taking a walk on 9 occasions.

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The Royals have compiled a team earned run average of 3.82 so far this year (13th in the league), and the staff has struck out 37 batters. Royals pitchers have allowed 3 home runs in addition to 15 runs in total (8th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 11 opposing batters and their FIP is 3.97 as a squad on the campaign. Kansas City has surrendered 30 base knocks (7.7 per 9 innings) and also 15 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 3.36 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.17.

The Royals bullpen have a save rate of 0.0% and has come into the game in 2 save situations. The relievers have inherited 0 runners so far this season. Royals relief pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 0 times as well as having 6 appearances in high leverage situations. The Royals have sent 12 relief pitchers to the hill this season. The bullpen have accumulated 1 hold this season (24th in MLB). They have compiled 0 saves so far this season and have blown 1 out of their 1 save chances.

The Royals have turned 69.7% of balls hit into play into outs out of 318 innings, which has them sitting 13th in professional baseball. The Kansas City Royals have accounted for 106 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 38 assists and 3 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .980 which has them ranked 21st in baseball, and they have turned 1 double play.

Ragans has thrown 142 innings and has earned 149 punch outs so far in his career. His earned run average is 3.87 (61 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.254. He has given up 118 hits (7.5 hits per 9 innings) with 60 free passes. Ragans (7-9 mark in his career) has a FIP of 3.72 while going up against 592 opposing hitters in the majors.

The Baltimore Orioles have a team on-base percentage of .333 and a team batting average of .267 so far this year. They have been called out on strikes on 27 occasions (29th in MLB) and have 36 base hits. Baltimore has compiled 6 home runs over the course of the season and 31 runs batted in. The Orioles have a SLG% of .474 and they score 7.75 runs per game (3rd in baseball). They have put up 8 doubles, while walking 14 times as well as scoring 31 runs.

The Orioles are sitting with a team WHIP of 0.889 with a FIP of 3.54 as a team on the campaign. They sit at 5th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 25. The Baltimore pitching staff have surrendered 15 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 3.25 (13 earned runs conceded). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 11.00 (44 strikeouts vs 7 walks). They have yielded 5 HR's and they yield 3.75 runs per 9 innings (8th in MLB).

With 1 save situation, the Orioles have compiled 0 holds in addition to 1 blown save. Baltimore has called on relievers to enter the game in 1 save chance and they have come away with 0 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 2 times in high leverage situations in addition to 2 occasions with runners on base. Baltimore relievers have an inherited score rate of 50.0% out of 2 inherited runners. They are currently ranked 17th in the league with a save percentage of 0.0%, and they have dispatched 13 relief pitchers onto the field this season.

Out of their 324 innings on the diamond, the Orioles are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 71.7% (10th in baseball). The Baltimore Orioles have gotten 3 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .966 (29th in professional baseball). The Orioles have 34 assists, 5 errors and have a total of 108 putouts for the season.

Burnes (46-27 career win-loss record) holds a 3.25 earned run average and has given up 6.8 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 4.28 and he has gone up against 2,884 batters in his pro baseball career. He has allowed 258 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.047 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.1. So far in his MLB career, Burnes has given up 543 base knocks while earning 881 strikeouts in 715 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Baltimore

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