Kansas City Royals vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 5/10/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Friday, May 10, 2024

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: Bally Sports Kansas City

The Kansas City Royals (22-16) are en route to Angel Stadium on Friday where they will compete against the Los Angeles Angels (14-23). The starting pitchers are Alec Marsh and Griffin Canning.

The Royals have earned 62 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 37 balls out of the park. Kansas City has a slugging percentage of .392 and have been called out on strikes 253 times, while being walked on 111 occasions. As a team, the Kansas City Royals are scoring 4.6 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 12th in baseball. They have 167 runs batted in and 301 hits on the year, and their team batting average is at .241. They have earned a total of 175 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .307.

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The Royals have compiled a team earned run average of 3.39 on the year (8th in the league), and their staff has struck out 283 batters. Royals pitchers have surrendered 28 home runs and also 125 total runs (3rd in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 114 batters and their FIP is 3.71 as a team on the campaign. Kansas City has given up 294 hits (8.2 per 9 innings) and also 122 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.48 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.26.

Royals bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 22 times in addition to having 46 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have recorded 26 holds so far this season (7th in MLB). The Royals relief pitchers have a save rate of 68.8% and stepped onto the hill in 43 save situations. They have earned 11 saves for the season and have blown 5 of their 16 save chances. The relievers have inherited 41 runners for the year with 19.5% of those players ended up crossing the plate. The Royals have dispatched 119 relief pitchers to the hill for the year.

The Royals have converted 70.4% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 2,916 innings on the field, which ranks them 13th in pro baseball. The Kansas City Royals have amassed 972 putouts on the campaign, as well as 342 assists and 13 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .990 which is 2nd in professional baseball, and they have turned 25 double plays.

Marsh has thrown 101 innings and has earned 102 K's in his career. Marsh (6-9 career record) has a FIP of 5.06 and he has gone up against 449 opposing batters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 4.90 (55 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.416. He has given up 97 base knocks (8.6 hits per 9 innings) with 46 free passes.

The Angels have a team SLG% of .390 and they are scoring 4.16 runs per game (19th in the league). They have put up 55 doubles, while walking 103 times and scoring 154 runs. Los Angeles has 40 home runs so far this year and 141 runs batted in. They have struck out on 327 occasions (12th in the league) and have tallied 307 hits. The Los Angeles Angels have earned an OBP of .306 in addition to a team batting average of .244 this year.

The Angels have a team WHIP of 1.322 and have a FIP of 4.42 as a team for the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.60 (303 strikeouts vs 136 walks). They are sitting at 12th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 282. They have conceded 42 homers and they relinquish 5.24 runs per 9 innings (26th in MLB). The Los Angeles pitching staff have surrendered 184 runs so far this year while having an ERA of 4.75 (167 earned runs surrendered).

With 28 save situations, the Angels have 16 holds in addition to 4 blown saves. Los Angeles has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 12 save opportunities and they have earned 8 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 21 times in high leverage situations and on 30 occasions with base runners. Los Angeles bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 32.6% out of their 46 inherited base runners. They are ranked 13th in the league with a save percentage of 66.7%, and they have dispatched 112 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond for the year.

Out of their 2,850 innings on the diamond, the Angels hold a defensive efficiency of 70.5% (11th in the majors). The Los Angeles Angels have turned 31 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .985 (14th in professional baseball). The Angels have racked up 301 assists, 19 errors and have a tally of 950 putouts during this campaign.

Canning (20-25 career mark) has earned a 4.77 ERA while giving up 8.7 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 2.92 and he has gone up against 1,590 batters during his MLB career. He has given up a total of 197 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.311 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.6. During his pro baseball career, Canning has surrendered 357 base knocks while he has totaled 379 strikeouts in 371 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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