Kansas City Royals vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 7/5/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Friday, July 5, 2024

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: Bally Sports Kansas City

Coors Field is the location where the Colorado Rockies (29-57) will meet the Kansas City Royals (48-40) on Friday. The game can be seen on Cole Ragans and Kyle Freeland.

As a unit, the Kansas City Royals are scoring 4.5 runs per outing, which is 13th in the league. They have earned 397 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .306. The Royals have accrued 148 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 87 balls out of the park. They have 385 runs batted in in addition to 710 hits this year, while their average at the plate is .244. Kansas City has a slugging % of .401 and have struck out 615 times, while drawing a walk on 246 occasions.

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The Royals hold a team earned run average of 3.76 for the season (10th in the league), and their staff has struck out 705 hitters. Royals pitchers have allowed 78 home runs in addition to 344 runs (9th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 269 batters and their FIP comes in at 3.84 as a squad for the year. Kansas City has surrendered 702 hits (8.2 per 9 innings) in addition to 322 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.62 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.26.

The Royals have sent 278 relief pitchers to the hill so far this season. The relief pitchers have inherited 117 runners over the course of the season and 25.6% of them earned a run for their team. They have earned 22 saves for the year and have blown 12 of 34 save opportunities. The Royals relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 64.7% and has stepped onto the mound in 77 save situations. The bullpen have accumulated 42 holds for the season (18th in baseball). Royals relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 67 times as well as having 83 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Royals have turned 69.9% of baseballs in play into outs in their 6,939 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 14th in the majors. The Kansas City Royals have accumulated 2,313 putouts on the year, as well as 796 assists and 44 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .986 which has them sitting 12th in pro baseball, and have accumulated 64 double plays.

Ragans (12-14 record in his career) holds a FIP of 3.61 and he has gone up against 989 batters in the major leagues. He has given up 199 base knocks (7.5 hits per nine innings) with 91 free passes. His earned run average is 3.66 (97 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.217. Ragans has thrown 238 frames and has tallied 266 punch outs so far in his MLB career.

The Colorado Rockies have an on-base percentage of .305 and a team batting average of .244 on the campaign. They have been called out on strikes on 815 occasions (3rd in baseball) and have accounted for 716 hits. Colorado has 83 home runs for the year as well as 343 runs batted in. The Rockies have a slugging percentage of .391 and they are recording 4.20 runs per outing (18th in baseball). They have tallied 150 doubles, while getting a free base 241 times as well as putting up 361 runs.

The Rockies have a team WHIP of 1.541 and have a FIP of 4.72 as a staff over the course of the season. They sit at 30th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 868. The Colorado pitching staff have yielded 506 runs over the course of the season while holding an ERA of 5.56 (471 earned runs relinquished). Their K/BB ratio sits at 6.60 (563 strikeouts against 308 free passes). They have surrendered 100 homers and they surrender 5.97 runs per 9 innings (30th in the league).

Colorado has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 33 save chances and they have converted 15 saves. They are ranked 28th in the league with a save rate of 45.5%, and they have sent 256 bullpen pitchers to the mound over the course of the season. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 89 times in high leverage situations in addition to 91 occasions with runners on. Colorado bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 40.6% out of their 143 inherited runners. With 64 save situations, the Rockies have accumulated 31 holds and also 18 blown saves.

Out of their 6,867 innings played, the Rockies have a efficiency on defense of 66.8% (30th in pro baseball). The Colorado Rockies have turned 87 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .987 (7th in pro baseball). The Rockies have racked up 864 assists, 41 errors and have earned 2,289 putouts on the season.

In his MLB career, Freeland has conceded 1,107 base knocks while accumulating 751 strikeouts in 1,012 innings. He has allowed 505 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.430 and a FIP of 4.4. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.22 and he has faced 4,402 batters thus far in his career. Freeland (55-68 career mark) is the owner of a 4.49 ERA while giving up 9.8 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kansas City

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