Kansas City Royals vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 5/12/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Sunday, May 12, 2024

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: Bally Sports Kansas City

Odds/Point Spread: Kansas City (-135) Los Angeles (+114)

Angel Stadium is the location where the Los Angeles Angels (14-25) will attempt to defeat the Kansas City Royals (24-16) on Sunday. The moneyline on this contest has Kansas City at -135 and Los Angeles is coming in at +114. The total is set at 8. The pitchers taking the mound will be Seth Lugo and Patrick Sandoval.

As a team, the Kansas City Royals are notching 4.7 runs/g, which is 12th in the league. They have accounted for 187 runs scored and hold an OBP of .308. The Royals have tallied 69 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 40 balls out of the stadium. They have accounted for 179 RBI's in addition to 320 hits so far this year, while their team batting average is at .242. Kansas City owns a slugging percentage of .399 and have been rung up 273 times, while drawing a walk on 118 occasions.

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The Royals have a team ERA of 3.31 on the campaign (8th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 305 batters. Royals pitchers have conceded 30 home runs and 134 runs in total (2nd in MLB). They have walked 127 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 3.74 as a unit over the course of the season. Kansas City has surrendered 311 base hits (8.0 per 9 innings) and 129 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.40 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.25.

Royals relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 24 times and also have had 48 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have notched 26 holds over the course of the season (7th in MLB). The Royals relievers have compiled a save rate of 70.6% and has entered the game in 44 save situations. They have compiled 12 saves so far this season and have blown 5 of their 17 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 46 runners so far this year with 19.6% of them crossed home plate. The Royals have sent 125 relief pitchers to the mound on the year.

The Royals have converted 70.8% of balls hit into play into outs out of 3,159 innings, ranking them 9th in MLB. The Kansas City Royals have 1,053 putouts for the season, as well as 368 assists and 17 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .988 which is 6th in MLB, and have earned 28 double plays.

Lugo has taken the hill for 692 frames and is sitting with 684 strikeouts thus far in his career. His ERA is 3.38 (260 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.162. He has conceded 620 base hits (8.1 hits per nine innings) and has had 185 free passes. Lugo (45-32 career mark) holds a FIP of 3.69 while facing 2,854 opposing hitters in the major leagues.

The Los Angeles Angels have an on-base percentage of .303 as well as a batting average of .240 on the year. They have struck out on 343 occasions (10th in the league) and have earned a total of 317 base knocks. Los Angeles has accumulated 41 HRs over the course of the season and 146 RBIs. The Angels hold a team slugging % of .383 and they score 4.08 runs per game (19th in baseball). They have 58 doubles, while getting a free base 110 times and scoring 159 runs.

The Los Angeles pitching staff have surrendered 200 runs on the campaign and come in with a team ERA of 4.80 (183 earned runs conceded). They have surrendered 45 HR's and they allow 5.24 runs per 9 innings (27th in the league). The Angels have a team WHIP of 1.317 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.33 as a pitching staff on the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.80 (336 strikeouts against 145 walks). They sit at 13th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 307.

Los Angeles has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 13 save opportunities and they have come away with 8 saves. They are currently ranked 21st in baseball with a save rate of 61.5%, and they have dispatched 118 relievers to the mound over the course of the season. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 25 times in high leverage situations and on 32 occasions with runners on. Los Angeles relievers have an inherited score rate of 30.6% out of 49 inherited base runners. With 32 save situations, the Angels have accrued 19 holds and also 5 blown saves.

The Los Angeles Angels have gotten 31 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .985 (14th in the majors). The Angels have recorded 321 assists, 20 errors and have earned 1,031 putouts so far this year. Out of their 3,093 innings on the field, the Angels have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 70.3% (13th in professional baseball).

So far in his MLB career, Sandoval has allowed 466 hits while earning 493 strikeouts in 495 innings pitched. He has allowed a total of 215 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.381 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.9. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.26 and he has gone up against 2,154 hitters during his MLB career. Sandoval (19-42 win-loss mark in his career) has a 3.91 ERA while giving up 8.5 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles (+114)

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