Kansas City Royals vs New York Mets Prediction, 4/14/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs New York Mets

Date: Sunday, April 14, 2024

Location: Citi Field in Queens, NY

TV: Sportsnet New York

Odds/Point Spread: Kansas City (+105) New York (-125)

Citi Field is where the New York Mets (5-7) will play the Kansas City Royals (9-4) on Sunday. The moneyline on this contest has Kansas City at +105 while New York is sitting at -125. The over/under is 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Cole Ragans and Jose Butto.

The Royals have hit 22 two-baggers as a team and have hit 17 baseballs out of the stadium. Kansas City has a slugging % of .445 and have been called out on strikes 95 times, while taking a walk on 40 occasions. As a squad, the Kansas City Royals are notching 5.5 runs per contest, which has them at 7th in baseball. They have accounted for 66 RBI's in addition to 115 hits so far this season, while their batting average comes in at .264. They have earned a total of 72 runs scored while having a team OBP of .326.

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The Royals have an ERA of 2.54 for the season (2nd in the league), and the staff has struck out 101 batters. Royals pitchers have conceded 5 home runs and 33 total runs (1st in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 38 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.21 as a unit for the year. Kansas City has given up 100 base hits (7.7 per 9 innings) as well as 33 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.66 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.18.

The Royals have dispatched 41 relief pitchers to the hill for the year. The relievers have inherited 13 base runners so far this season and 15.4% of those players crossed home plate. They have accumulated 4 saves for the year and have blown 2 of their 6 save chances. The Royals relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 66.7% and has come into the game in 14 save situations. The relievers have earned 8 holds so far this season (11th in the league). Royals pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 7 times as well as having 18 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Royals have converted 70.2% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 1,053 innings, which has them sitting 11th in pro baseball. The Kansas City Royals have amassed 351 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 122 assists and 7 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .985 which has them sitting 13th in baseball, and have earned 11 double plays.

Ragans has taken the ball for 153 innings and has totaled 161 punch outs thus far in his career. Ragans (7-9 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 3.57 while he has faced 640 opposing batters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.76 (64 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.252. He has surrendered 129 hits (7.6 hits per nine innings) and has had 63 walks.

The New York Mets are sitting with a team on-base percentage of .319 as well as a batting average of .233 this season. They have struck out on 90 occasions (29th in baseball) and have notched a total of 97 base hits. New York has compiled 13 home runs on the year to go along with 51 RBIs. The Mets hold a team slugging % of .363 and they are earning 4.50 runs per game (16th in the league). They have put up 13 two-baggers, while taking a walk 45 times as well as notching 54 runs.

The New York pitching staff have surrendered 55 runs this season while having a team ERA of 3.47 (42 earned runs relinquished). They have given up 7 homers and they allow 4.54 runs per 9 innings (15th in baseball). The Mets have a WHIP of 1.385 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.55 as a unit on the campaign. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 9.50 (115 strikeouts against 50 walks). They come in at 13th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 101.

New York relievers have an inherited score percentage of 18.8% out of 16 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 22 times in high leverage situations and on 13 occasions with runners on. With 15 save situations, the Mets have amassed 10 holds in addition to 2 blown saves. They are ranked 15th in baseball with a save rate of 60.0%, and they have sent 42 relief pitchers to the hill on the season. New York has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 5 save opportunities and they have come away with 3 saves.

The New York Mets have gotten 12 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .977 (25th in MLB). The Mets have racked up 94 assists, 10 errors and have a tally of 327 putouts so far this year. In 981 innings played, the Mets have a defensive efficiency of 66.2% (28th in baseball).

During his MLB career, Butto has surrendered 45 base hits while accumulating 49 K's in 52 frames. He has surrendered 25 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.404 and a FIP of 4.2. His K/BB ratio is 1.75 and he has gone up against 225 opposing batters in his MLB career. Butto (1-4 career mark) has a 4.33 ERA and has given up 7.8 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York (-125)

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