Kansas City Royals vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 5/11/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Saturday, May 11, 2024

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

Odds/Point Spread: Kansas City (-108) Los Angeles (-108)

The Los Angeles Angels (14-24) will take on the Kansas City Royals (23-16) at Angel Stadium on Saturday. The line on this contest has the Royals at -108 and the Angels are opening at -108. The over/under is set at 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are Cole Ragans and Tyler Anderson.

Kansas City has a slugging percentage of .399 and have been rung up 266 times, while drawing a walk on 115 occasions. They have 177 runs batted in in addition to 313 hits so far this year, while their batting average is .243. The Royals have hit 67 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 39 balls out of the park. They have earned a total of 185 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .309. As a unit, the Kansas City Royals are earning 4.7 runs per game, which puts them at 12th in MLB.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.37 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.26. Royals pitchers have given up 29 home runs and 133 runs in total (3rd in the league). Kansas City has given up 307 hits (8.1 per 9 innings) in addition to 129 earned runs. The Royals have compiled a team ERA of 3.39 so far this season (8th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 296 batters. They have walked 125 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 3.77 as a team for the season.

The Royals have sent 121 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year. The relief pitchers have inherited 44 runners so far this season and 20.5% of those runners crossed the plate. They have earned 11 saves over the course of the season and have blown 5 of their 16 save opportunities. The Royals relievers have a save percentage of 68.8% and has stepped onto the mound in 43 save situations. The relief pitchers have 26 holds on the season (7th in baseball). Royals pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 23 times in addition to having 46 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Kansas City Royals have a total of 1,026 putouts on the campaign, as well as 361 assists and 14 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .990 which has them ranked 3rd in the majors, and have accumulated 27 double plays. The Royals have turned 70.6% of baseballs in play into outs out of 3,078 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 11th in the majors.

Ragans (20-25 career win-loss record) sits with a FIP of 4.29 while he has gone up against 1,699 batters during his time in the majors. He has conceded 427 hits (9.7 hits per nine innings) and has had 121 walks. His ERA is 4.69 (206 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.387. Ragans has taken the hill for 395 innings and has totaled 301 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career.

The Angels hold a team slugging % of .384 and they tally 4.16 runs per outing (19th in the league). They have 55 two-baggers, while taking a walk 108 times and putting up 158 runs. Los Angeles has compiled 40 home runs for the season as well as 145 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 334 occasions (11th in the league) and have notched a total of 312 base hits. The Los Angeles Angels hold a team on-base percentage of .305 and a batting average of .242 on the season.

The Angels hold a team WHIP of 1.323 in addition to having a FIP of 4.35 as a staff on the year. Their K/BB ratio is 8.80 (329 strikeouts vs 142 walks). They come in at 15th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 300. They have yielded 44 long balls and they give up 5.33 runs per 9 innings (27th in the league). The Los Angeles pitching staff have surrendered 198 runs for the year and come in with a team ERA of 4.87 (181 earned runs yielded).

Sitting with 28 save situations, the Angels have accumulated 16 holds and also 4 blown saves. Los Angeles has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 12 save chances and they have walked away with 8 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 21 times in high leverage situations and also on 31 occasions with runners on. Los Angeles bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 31.9% of 47 inherited runners. They sit at 13th in the league with a save percentage of 66.7%, and they have sent 114 relievers to the hill for the season.

The Los Angeles Angels have turned 31 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .985 (14th in MLB). The Angels have racked up 317 assists, 20 errors and have accounted for 1,004 putouts this season. In 3,012 innings played, the Angels are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 70.1% (13th in baseball).

So far in his MLB career, Anderson has given up 267 base knocks while tallying 259 K's in 265 innings. Anderson (17-16 career mark) is the owner of a 4.24 earned run average and has allowed 9.1 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 125 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.353 and having a FIP of 4.2. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.82 and he has gone up against 1,151 hitters thus far in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-108)

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