Kansas City Royals vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 6/15/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Saturday, June 15, 2024

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Bally Sports Kansas City

Odds/Point Spread: Kansas City (+138) Los Angeles (-164)

The Kansas City Royals (40-30) are en route to Dodger Stadium on Saturday where they will attempt to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers (42-28). The moneyline on this game has Kansas City at +138 while Los Angeles opens at -164. The total comes in at 8.5. The expected starting pitchers are Seth Lugo and Yoshinobu Yamamoto.

The Royals have hit 126 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 69 balls out of the park. Kansas City has a slugging rate of .410 and have struck out 484 times, while being walked on 202 occasions. As a squad, the Kansas City Royals are notching 4.9 runs per contest, which is 6th in baseball. They have accounted for 330 RBI's and 593 hits on the campaign, and their team batting average comes in at .253. They have accumulated 341 runs while holding a team OBP of .316.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 2.58 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.27. Royals pitchers have surrendered 62 home runs and also 281 total runs (11th in MLB). Kansas City has surrendered 567 base knocks (8.3 per 9 innings) and 262 earned runs. The Royals have an earned run average of 3.83 this year (11th in the league), and their staff has struck out 550 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 213 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.86 as a unit for the season.

The Royals have dispatched 220 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 91 base runners on the year with 29.7% of those runners earned a run for their team. They have tallied 18 saves on the campaign and have missed out on 10 of 28 chances to get a save. The Royals relievers have accumulated a save rate of 64.3% and has come into the game in 64 save situations. The relief pitchers have accumulated 35 holds on the season (19th in baseball). Royals relief pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 51 times and also have had 72 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Kansas City Royals have accumulated 1,848 putouts this year, as well as 637 assists and 33 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .987 which has them ranked 8th in baseball, and have accumulated 48 double plays. The Royals have turned 70.0% of balls in play into outs out of their 5,544 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 14th in the majors.

Lugo (49-33 win-loss mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.31 while he has gone up against 3,018 opposing hitters in the majors. He has allowed 654 hits (8.0 hits per 9 innings) and has had 193 free passes. His ERA is 3.36 (273 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.157. Lugo has pitched in 732 innings and has accounted for 723 K's in his MLB career.

The Dodgers hold a team SLG% of .437 and they are scoring 4.99 runs per contest (5th in baseball). They have recorded 131 two-baggers, while getting a free base 272 times as well as recording 349 runs. Los Angeles has knocked in 93 home runs so far this year and 335 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 577 occasions (12th in baseball) and have notched a total of 612 hits. The Los Angeles Dodgers hold a team OBP of .337 and a team batting average of .256 on the season.

The Dodgers hold a team WHIP of 1.129 and have a FIP of 3.81 as a unit over the course of the season. They sit at 4th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 503. The Los Angeles pitching staff have allowed 247 runs so far this year and come in with a team ERA of 3.26 (227 earned runs yielded). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.70 (605 strikeouts against 205 walks). They have surrendered 72 homers and they give up 3.54 runs per 9 innings (3rd in the league).

Los Angeles has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 26 save opportunities and they have come away with 19 saves. They are ranked 4th in baseball with a save percentage of 73.1%, and they have sent 217 bullpen pitchers to the hill this year. Their relievers have taken the field 61 times in high leverage situations in addition to 44 occasions with base runners. Los Angeles bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 32.1% of 56 inherited base runners. With 63 save situations, the Dodgers have compiled 36 holds in addition to 7 blown saves.

In their 5,646 innings on the field, the Dodgers have earned a defensive efficiency of 72.7% (3rd in baseball). The Los Angeles Dodgers have gotten 48 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .987 (7th in pro baseball). The Dodgers have accrued 607 assists, 33 errors and have a total of 1,882 putouts for the year.

During his career, Yamamoto has surrendered 61 hits while he has totaled 83 K's in 72 innings. He has conceded a total of 24 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.069 and a FIP of 3.0. He has a K/BB ratio of 5.19 and he has gone up against 293 batters so far in his MLB career. Yamamoto (6-2 mark in his career) has a 3.00 earned run average and has conceded 7.6 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kansas City (+138)

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