Kansas City Royals vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 6/21/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs Texas Rangers

Date: Friday, June 21, 2024

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Bally Sports Kansas City

Globe Life Field is the location where the Texas Rangers (34-40) will take on the Kansas City Royals (41-34) on Friday. The pitchers expected to start will be Brady Singer and Nathan Eovaldi.

The Royals have hit 131 doubles as a team and have hit 72 baseballs out of the stadium. Kansas City has a slugging % of .403 and have been called out on strikes 521 times, while taking a walk on 218 occasions. As a squad, the Kansas City Royals are putting up 4.8 runs per contest, which is 8th in the league. They have earned 346 RBI's as well as 623 hits on the campaign, while their team batting average is at .249. They have accounted for 357 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .312.

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The Royals have an ERA of 3.86 for the year (14th in the league), and their staff has rung up 585 batters. Royals pitchers have yielded 69 home runs and also 302 total runs (10th in the league). They have walked 228 batters and their FIP is 3.92 as a team this season. Kansas City has allowed 605 hits (8.3 per 9 innings) as well as 282 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.57 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.27.

The Royals have sent 236 relievers to the mound so far this season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 99 base runners over the course of the season and 27.3% of them earned a run for their team. They have compiled 18 saves on the season and have blown 10 out of their 28 save chances. The Royals relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 64.3% and has entered the game in 64 save situations. The bullpen have a total of 35 holds this year (21st in MLB). Royals bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 56 times in addition to having 72 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Royals have transformed 70.1% of baseballs in play into outs out of 5,913 innings on the field, ranking them 13th in MLB. The Kansas City Royals have earned a total of 1,971 putouts thus far, in addition to 680 assists and 36 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .987 which has them ranked 8th in MLB, and have earned 53 double plays.

Singer (31-35 career mark) has a FIP of 4.28 and he has faced 2,500 batters in the majors. He has given up 591 hits (9.1 hits per 9 innings) and has had 183 walks. His earned run average is 4.35 (281 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.331. Singer has taken the mound for 582 innings and has racked up 551 strikeouts during his pro baseball career.

Texas has accumulated 72 home runs so far this year as well as 297 runs batted in. They have put up 97 two-baggers, while getting a free base 232 times as well as scoring 313 runs. The Texas Rangers hold a team on-base percentage of .306 as well as a batting average of .236 on the year. The Rangers have a team SLG% of .370 and they tally 4.23 runs per outing (17th in baseball). They have been rung up on 566 occasions (25th in baseball) and have earned a total of 589 base knocks.

The Texas pitching staff have allowed 329 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 4.15 (300 earned runs surrendered). They have surrendered 84 long balls and they surrender 4.55 runs per 9 innings (21st in MLB). The Rangers have a team WHIP of 1.295 in addition to having a FIP of 4.26 as a unit for the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.80 (635 strikeouts vs 272 walks). They are sitting at 8th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 571.

Texas has called on relievers to enter the contest in 22 save opportunities and they have walked away with 13 saves. They sit at 21st in the league with a save percentage of 59.1%, and they have dispatched 220 bullpen pitchers to the mound this year. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 79 times in high leverage situations and on 87 occasions with runners on. Texas bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 34.5% out of 145 inherited runners. Sitting with 54 save situations, the Rangers have earned 30 holds and also 9 blown saves.

In their 5,859 innings played, the Rangers have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 70.8% (6th in MLB). The Texas Rangers have turned 57 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .986 (10th in professional baseball). The Rangers have accrued 647 assists, 36 errors and have earned a total of 1,953 putouts for the season.

During his career, Eovaldi has allowed 1,470 hits and he has 1,256 strikeouts in 1,461 innings. He has allowed a total of 660 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.298 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.0. His K/BB ratio is 2.94 and he has faced 6,178 batters so far in his career. Eovaldi (82-76 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a 4.07 earned run average while conceding 9.1 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kansas City

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