Kansas City Royals vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 6/23/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs Texas Rangers

Date: Sunday, June 23, 2024

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Bally Sports Kansas City

The Kansas City Royals (42-34) are en route to Globe Life Field on Sunday where they will attempt to beat the Texas Rangers (34-40). The expected starting pitchers will be Alec Marsh and Dane Dunning.

As a team, the Kansas City Royals are scoring 4.7 runs per contest, which has them at 8th in baseball. They have tallied 360 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .311. The Royals have accumulated 133 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 75 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accumulated 349 RBI's and 630 base knocks for the season, while their average at the plate comes in at .248. Kansas City owns a slugging percentage of .404 and have struck out 530 times, while drawing a walk on 219 occasions.

Get all of our MLB Picks Today

The Royals hold a team earned run average of 3.84 this season (12th in the league), and the staff has rung up 594 hitters. Royals pitchers have allowed 70 home runs and also 304 runs in total (11th in MLB). They have walked 233 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 3.92 as a unit this season. Kansas City has allowed 614 base hits (8.3 per 9 innings) and 284 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.55 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.27.

The Royals have sent 239 relief pitchers to the hill this season. The relief pitchers have inherited 104 runners so far this season and 26.0% of those runners ended up scoring. They have earned 19 saves so far this season and have not converted 10 of 29 chances to save the game. The Royals bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 65.5% and has come into the game in 66 save situations. The relievers have racked up 36 holds on the year (21st in the league). Royals pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 59 times in addition to having 74 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Kansas City Royals have accounted for 1,998 putouts on the year, in addition to 694 assists and 37 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .986 which has them ranked 10th in baseball, and have earned 56 double plays. The Royals have transformed 70.0% of balls hit into play into outs out of 5,994 innings, which has them sitting 14th in MLB.

Marsh has taken the ball for 144 innings and has tallied 150 K's in his career. His ERA is 5.06 (81 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.374. He has surrendered 138 hits (8.6 hits per nine innings) and has 60 walks. Marsh (8-13 career record) has a FIP of 4.98 and he has faced 631 batters during his time in the major leagues.

Texas has accounted for 72 home runs on the season as well as 297 runs batted in. They have hit 97 doubles, while getting a free base 232 times as well as earning 313 runs. The Texas Rangers have a team OBP of .306 and a batting average of .236 on the campaign. The Rangers have a team slugging % of .370 and they earn 4.23 runs per game (17th in MLB). They have struck out on 566 occasions (25th in MLB) and have recorded 589 hits.

The Texas pitching staff have given up 329 runs for the season while holding a team ERA of 4.15 (300 earned runs relinquished). They have allowed 84 long balls and they surrender 4.55 runs per 9 innings (21st in the league). The Rangers hold a team WHIP of 1.295 and have a FIP of 4.26 as a squad over the course of the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.80 (635 strikeouts against 272 walks). They rank 8th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 571.

Texas has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 22 save chances and they have recorded 13 saves. They rank 20th in MLB holding a save percentage of 59.1%, and they have sent 220 relief pitchers to the hill on the year. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 79 times in high leverage situations in addition to 87 occasions with runners on. Texas relievers have an inherited score percentage of 34.5% out of 145 inherited runners. With 54 save situations, the Rangers have earned 30 holds in addition to 9 blown saves.

In 5,859 innings on the field, the Rangers are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 70.8% (6th in baseball). The Texas Rangers have gotten 57 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .986 (11th in MLB). The Rangers have accrued 647 assists, 36 errors and have accumulated 1,953 putouts on the campaign.

Dunning (27-31 mark in his career) has a 4.24 earned run average and has given up 8.7 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.44 and he has faced 2,297 hitters during his pro baseball career. He has conceded 252 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.343 and having a FIP of 4.2. So far in his MLB career, Dunning has given up 517 base hits while he has accumulated 493 punch outs in 536 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kansas City

Get $60 worth of FREE premium member picks. No Obligation. No Salesman. No Credit Card. Fast Sign up with Instant Access Click Here