Kansas City Royals vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 6/18/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Tuesday, June 18, 2024

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Oakland Coliseum is the location where the Oakland Athletics (26-48) will try to beat the Kansas City Royals (41-32) on Tuesday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Alec Marsh and Hogan Harris.

The Royals have hit 127 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 71 balls out of the stadium. Kansas City has a slugging percentage of .404 and have struck out 507 times, while drawing a walk on 212 occasions. As a unit, the Kansas City Royals are scoring 4.8 runs per game, which ranks them 8th in the league. They have 340 runs batted in as well as 608 base knocks this year, while their average at the plate sits at .250. They have racked up 351 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .313.

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The Royals have compiled a team earned run average of 3.79 so far this season (10th in the league), and their staff has rung up 569 hitters. Royals pitchers have conceded 67 home runs in addition to 290 runs in total (9th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 219 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 3.91 as a team for the year. Kansas City has relinquished 586 base hits (8.2 per 9 innings) and 270 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.60 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.26.

The Royals bullpen have accumulated a save rate of 64.3% and has stepped onto the mound in 64 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 95 runners on the campaign and 28.4% of those runners crossed the plate. Royals relief pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 54 times in addition to having 71 appearances in high leverage situations. The Royals have sent 228 relievers to the mound for the year. The relievers have 35 holds over the course of the season (20th in the league). They have compiled 18 saves over the course of the season and have not converted 10 of their 28 chances to save the game.

The Royals have converted 70.3% of balls hit into play into outs out of 5,769 innings on the field, which has them sitting 8th in MLB. The Kansas City Royals have 1,923 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 665 assists and 35 errors. Their fielding rate is at .987 which ranks 7th in pro baseball, and they have turned 52 double plays.

Marsh (8-12 career record) has a FIP of 4.65 while he has faced 613 batters during his time in the majors. He has surrendered 131 base hits (8.4 hits per nine innings) and has had 58 free passes. His ERA is 4.72 (74 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.339. Marsh has thrown 141 innings and has earned 146 strikeouts during his MLB career.

The Oakland Athletics have accounted for a team on-base percentage of .291 as well as a team batting average of .220 this year. They have been rung up on 723 instances (2nd in baseball) and have earned 544 hits. Oakland has tallied 84 home runs over the course of the season and 253 RBIs. The Athletics have a slugging percentage of .371 and they have an average of 3.59 runs per game (28th in baseball). They have notched 101 doubles, while taking a walk 225 times and earning 266 runs.

The Athletics hold a team WHIP of 1.348 in addition to having a FIP of 4.29 as a unit this year. They are currently ranked 28th in MLB as a staff in total hits allowed with 636. The Oakland pitching staff have surrendered 358 runs for the season while holding a team ERA of 4.36 (317 earned runs conceded). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 7.50 (548 strikeouts against 246 bases on balls). They have conceded 76 homers and they allow 4.93 runs per 9 innings (26th in baseball).

Oakland relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 31.1% out of 103 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 82 times in high leverage situations and also on 79 occasions with base runners. With 73 save situations, the Athletics have 46 holds and 11 blown saves. They are currently ranked 23rd in baseball with a save rate of 57.7%, and they have sent 236 bullpen pitchers to the mound on the season. Oakland has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 26 save chances and they have come away with 15 saves.

In 5,889 innings on the diamond, the Athletics have a efficiency on defense of 68.9% (24th in the majors). The Oakland Athletics have turned 75 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .982 (27th in professional baseball). The Athletics have recorded 658 assists, 47 errors and have earned a total of 1,963 putouts during this campaign.

Harris (3-6 career win-loss record) has earned a 5.82 earned run average and has conceded 8.8 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.14 and he has faced 385 opposing batters during his pro baseball career. He has surrendered 57 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.396 and being the owner of a FIP of 5.7. Thus far in his career, Harris has given up 86 hits while he has earned 79 strikeouts in 88 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kansas City

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