Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 6/4/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Tuesday, June 4, 2024

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Kansas City

Progressive Field is the site where the Cleveland Guardians (39-20) will play the Kansas City Royals (36-25) on Tuesday. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Seth Lugo and Triston McKenzie.

Kansas City is slugging .409 and have been called out on strikes 426 times, while taking a walk on 169 occasions. They have tallied 287 runs batted in in addition to 513 hits so far this season, and their team batting average is at .252. The Royals have recorded 108 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 61 balls out of the park. They have earned a total of 297 runs scored and have an OBP of .313. As a team, the Kansas City Royals are putting up 4.9 runs per game, which has them sitting at 6th in baseball.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.60 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.26. Royals pitchers have given up 48 home runs in addition to 223 runs in total (7th in MLB). Kansas City has surrendered 489 base hits (8.2 per 9 innings) in addition to 212 earned runs. The Royals have an earned run average of 3.57 for the year (9th in the league), and they have struck out 475 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 183 hitters and their FIP is 3.69 as a squad on the season.

Royals pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 41 times in addition to having 62 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have a total of 31 holds so far this year (14th in MLB). The Royals relievers have accumulated a save rate of 65.4% and has stepped onto the mound in 58 save situations. They have compiled 17 saves on the year and have blown 9 of their 26 chances to get a save. The relief pitchers have inherited 75 base runners for the year with 26.7% of those runners ended up scoring. The Royals have sent 188 relief pitchers to the hill for the year.

The Kansas City Royals have earned a total of 1,605 putouts this season, as well as 541 assists and 26 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .988 which has them sitting 5th in professional baseball, and have accumulated 42 double plays. The Royals have turned 70.0% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 4,815 innings, which ranks them 14th in professional baseball.

Lugo has taken the hill for 719 innings and has earned 714 strikeouts in his MLB career. His earned run average is 3.30 (264 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.155. He has surrendered 640 hits (8.0 hits per 9 innings) with 191 free passes. Lugo (49-32 career mark) sits with a FIP of 3.63 while he has faced 2,962 opposing batters in the major leagues.

The Cleveland Guardians have an on-base percentage of .315 and a batting average of .238 for the season. They have struck out on 439 occasions (26th in baseball) and have tallied 465 hits. Cleveland has a total of 64 home runs so far this season to go along with 276 RBIs. The Guardians hold a team slugging % of .395 and they score 5.05 runs per outing (3rd in MLB). They have hit 98 two-baggers, while walking 185 times and putting up 298 runs.

The Cleveland pitching staff have given up 220 runs this season and come in with a team ERA of 3.47 (204 earned runs given up). They have allowed 59 long balls and they allow 3.74 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league). The Guardians have a team WHIP of 1.185 in addition to having a FIP of 3.72 as a squad for the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.00 (530 strikeouts vs 174 walks). They have a ranking of 6th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 453.

With 81 save situations, the Guardians have amassed 50 holds and 9 blown saves. Cleveland has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 30 save chances and they have converted 21 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 84 times in high leverage situations and on 58 occasions with runners on base. Cleveland bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 22.9% out of 70 inherited runners. They are ranked 9th in the league with a save rate of 70.0%, and they have sent 218 bullpen pitchers to the hill so far this season.

In their 4,761 innings on the field, the Guardians hold a efficiency on defense of 70.1% (11th in the majors). The Cleveland Guardians have gotten 53 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .984 (17th in professional baseball). The Guardians have 509 assists, 34 errors and have 1,587 putouts for the season.

McKenzie (20-27 career record) holds a 3.75 ERA while allowing 6.5 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.77 and he has gone up against 1,683 hitters in his MLB career. He has allowed 174 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.096 and having a FIP of 4.3. So far in his MLB career, McKenzie has given up 300 base hits while earning 438 punch outs in 418 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kansas City

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