Kansas City Royals vs New York Mets Prediction, 4/13/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs New York Mets

Date: Saturday, April 13, 2024

Location: Citi Field in Queens, NY

TV: Bally Sports Kansas City

The Kansas City Royals (8-4) are headed to Citi Field on Saturday where they will try to defeat the New York Mets (4-7). The starting pitchers will be Alec Marsh and Sean Manaea.

Kansas City owns a slugging percentage of .428 and have struck out 91 times, while taking a walk on 38 occasions. They have accumulated 53 runs batted in and 99 base knocks on the campaign, and their batting average is sitting at .249. The Royals have hit 20 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 15 baseballs out of the park. They have notched a total of 59 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .314. As a team, the Kansas City Royals are knocking in 4.9 runs per game, which has them sitting at 12th in the league.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.88 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.13. Royals pitchers have surrendered 4 home runs in addition to 30 runs (1st in MLB). Kansas City has allowed 89 base knocks (7.4 per 9 innings) and also 30 earned runs. The Royals hold a team earned run average of 2.50 on the year (2nd in the league), and they have rung up 95 hitters. They have walked 33 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 3.04 as a team this year.

Royals relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on 6 times in addition to having 18 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have earned 8 holds this season (10th in MLB). The Royals relievers have accumulated a save percentage of 66.7% and has stepped onto the mound in 14 save situations. They have compiled 4 saves on the year and have not converted 2 out of their 6 chances to get a save. The relief pitchers have inherited 10 runners for the season with 20.0% of them earned a run for their team. The Royals have dispatched 37 relief pitchers to the hill so far this season.

The Kansas City Royals have amassed 324 putouts on the year, as well as 112 assists and 6 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .986 which has them sitting 12th in the majors, and they have turned 10 double plays. The Royals have turned 70.7% of baseballs in play into outs out of 972 innings, which has them ranked 8th in baseball.

Marsh has taken the mound for 86 innings and has earned 93 strikeouts thus far in his career. His ERA is 5.34 (51 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.488. He has allowed 87 base knocks (9.1 hits per 9 innings) and has 41 walks. Marsh (4-9 win-loss mark in his career) holds a FIP of 5.25 and he has gone up against 389 opposing hitters in the major leagues.

The Mets hold a slugging % of .333 and they score 3.45 runs per game (26th in MLB). They have notched 10 two-baggers, while walking 41 times and scoring 38 runs. New York is sitting with 11 long balls on the campaign to go along with 37 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 87 occasions (28th in the league) and have recorded 81 base hits. The New York Mets have an on-base percentage of .308 and a team batting average of .218 for the year.

The New York pitching staff have conceded 51 runs for the season while having an ERA of 3.42 (38 earned runs yielded). They have surrendered 7 homers and they concede 4.59 runs per 9 innings (15th in MLB). The Mets have a team WHIP of 1.380 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.61 as a unit this season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.70 (108 strikeouts vs 47 walks). They rank 10th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 91.

New York relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 20.0% out of their 15 inherited runners. Their relievers have taken the field 22 times in high leverage situations and on 12 occasions with runners on. With 15 save situations, the Mets have 10 holds in addition to 2 blown saves. They sit at 16th in baseball with a save percentage of 60.0%, and they have sent 40 relievers onto the diamond over the course of the season. New York has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 5 save chances and they have converted 3 saves.

The New York Mets have turned 12 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .975 (27th in professional baseball). The Mets have accrued 85 assists, 10 errors and have notched a total of 300 putouts on the campaign. In 900 innings played, the Mets have a efficiency on defense of 66.1% (27th in baseball).

In his career, Manaea has allowed 958 base knocks and he has 939 punch outs in 1,013 innings pitched. He has allowed 458 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.217 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.0. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.40 and he has gone up against 4,236 opposing hitters so far in his MLB career. Manaea (66-56 career mark) is the owner of a 4.07 earned run average and has allowed 8.5 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New York

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