Kansas City Royals vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 7/6/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Saturday, July 6, 2024

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: Rockies.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Kansas City (-190) Colorado (+162)

The Colorado Rockies (30-57) are hosting the Kansas City Royals (48-41) at Coors Field on Saturday. The line on this matchup has the Royals at -190 and the Rockies are opening at +162. The over/under has been set at 10.5. The starting pitchers will be Seth Lugo and Austin Gomber.

The Royals have tallied 152 doubles as a squad and have knocked 89 balls out of the park. Kansas City has a slugging % of .403 and have been called out on strikes 619 times, while being walked on 247 occasions. As a team, the Kansas City Royals are notching 4.6 runs per outing, which has them at 13th in the league. They have accounted for 392 RBI's in addition to 720 base knocks on the year, while their team batting average is at .245. They are sitting with 405 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .307.

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The Royals hold a team earned run average of 3.83 for the season (10th in the league), and they have rung up 711 hitters. Royals pitchers have surrendered 80 long balls and also 354 runs in total (10th in the league). They have walked 277 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.88 as a unit so far this year. Kansas City has given up 718 base hits (8.3 per 9 innings) and also 332 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.57 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.28.

The Royals bullpen have earned a save percentage of 64.7% and has entered the game in 77 save situations. The relievers have inherited 122 base runners for the year and 27.0% of those players crossed the plate. Royals relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 70 times in addition to having 83 appearances in high leverage situations. The Royals have dispatched 283 relief pitchers to the hill for the year. The relief pitchers have racked up 42 holds on the year (19th in the league). They have compiled 22 saves on the year and have blown 12 of 34 chances to save the game.

The Kansas City Royals have amassed 2,340 putouts thus far, in addition to 805 assists and 44 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .986 which is 11th in MLB, and have accumulated 64 double plays. The Royals have turned 69.8% of baseballs in play into outs out of 7,020 innings, which ranks them 14th in professional baseball.

Lugo has pitched in 757 innings and has racked up 753 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 3.29 (277 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.152. He has given up 672 base hits (8.0 hits per nine innings) with 200 walks. Lugo (51-33 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 3.24 and he has gone up against 3,114 hitters in the majors.

The Rockies hold a slugging percentage of .391 and they average 4.20 runs per contest (18th in baseball). They have recorded 152 two-baggers, while taking a walk 242 times and putting up 365 runs. Colorado has recorded 84 home runs for the year as well as 347 RBIs. They have been rung up on 822 instances (3rd in MLB) and have earned 724 base hits. The Colorado Rockies have tallied an on-base percentage of .305 and a team batting average of .245 this season.

The Rockies have a team WHIP of 1.541 with a FIP of 4.71 as a staff on the season. They are currently ranked 30th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 876. The Colorado pitching staff have conceded 509 runs over the course of the season and come in with a team ERA of 5.53 (474 earned runs relinquished). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 6.60 (568 strikeouts vs 314 bases on balls). They have surrendered 100 long balls and they concede 5.93 runs per 9 innings (30th in the league).

Colorado has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 35 save opportunities and they have walked away with 16 saves. They are currently ranked 28th in the league holding a save percentage of 45.7%, and they have dispatched 259 relief pitchers onto the diamond on the campaign. Their relievers have come in 91 times in high leverage situations and on 92 occasions with runners on. Colorado relievers have an inherited score percentage of 40.0% out of their 145 inherited base runners. With 67 save situations, the Rockies have 32 holds in addition to 19 blown saves.

In their 6,948 innings on the diamond, the Rockies have a efficiency on defense of 66.9% (30th in baseball). The Colorado Rockies have gotten 88 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .987 (6th in baseball). The Rockies have recorded 878 assists, 41 errors and have amassed 2,316 putouts on the campaign.

Gomber (31-33 career record) holds a 4.88 earned run average while conceding 9.4 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 2.37 and he has faced 2,440 hitters so far in his pro baseball career. He has allowed a total of 309 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.375 and a FIP of 4.8. During his career, Gomber has given up 595 base hits and he has 448 K's in 570 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Colorado (+162)

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