Kansas City Royals vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 4/30/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Tuesday, April 30, 2024

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Kansas City (+110) Toronto (-130)

The Kansas City Royals (17-12) are en route to Rogers Centre on Tuesday where they will take on the Toronto Blue Jays (14-15). The moneyline on this contest has the Royals at +110 and the Blue Jays are sitting at -130. The total has been set at 7.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Cole Ragans and Jose Berrios.

The Royals have accounted for 43 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 29 balls out of the stadium. Kansas City is slugging .383 and have been called out on strikes 196 times, while drawing a walk on 86 occasions. As a squad, the Kansas City Royals are scoring 4.6 runs per game, which has them at 13th in the league. They have accumulated 125 runs batted in as well as 222 base knocks for the year, while their average at the plate comes in at .234. They have racked up 133 runs scored and hold an OBP of .300.

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They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.32 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.25. Royals pitchers have surrendered 19 home runs in addition to 90 total runs (1st in MLB). Kansas City has given up 226 hits (8.1 per 9 innings) and 89 earned runs. The Royals hold a team ERA of 3.18 for the year (5th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 209 batters. They have walked 90 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 3.73 as a unit so far this year.

The Royals have sent 88 relievers to the hill on the campaign. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 25 runners for the year with 20.0% of those players earned a run for their team. They have compiled 8 saves over the course of the season and have not converted 3 out of their 11 save opportunities. The Royals relief pitchers have a save percentage of 72.7% and has stepped onto the mound in 27 save situations. The bullpen have racked up 15 holds this season (17th in MLB). Royals pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 13 times as well as having 34 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Kansas City Royals have earned a total of 756 putouts this year, as well as 272 assists and 11 errors. Their fielding rate is at .989 which has them ranked 4th in baseball, and they have turned 21 double plays. The Royals have turned 70.7% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 2,268 innings, which has them sitting 9th in baseball.

Ragans has taken the hill for 166 innings and has totaled 177 K's so far in his career. His ERA is 3.90 (72 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.283. He has given up 146 base knocks (7.9 hits per 9 innings) and has 67 free passes. Ragans (8-10 win-loss record in his career) has a FIP of 3.44 while he has faced 699 hitters in the major leagues.

The Blue Jays hold a team slugging % of .359 and they average 3.55 runs per contest (27th in MLB). They have hit 47 doubles, while taking a walk 103 times as well as scoring 103 runs. Toronto has tallied 24 HRs so far this season as well as 95 RBIs. They have struck out on 209 instances (26th in baseball) and have 208 hits. The Toronto Blue Jays have a team OBP of .310 as well as a batting average of .226 on the campaign.

The Blue Jays have a team WHIP of 1.369 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.59 as a unit this season. They rank 22nd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 244. The Toronto pitching staff have conceded 127 runs this year while having an ERA of 4.30 (119 earned runs relinquished). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.30 (229 strikeouts against 97 bases on balls). They have allowed 38 long balls and they relinquish 4.59 runs per 9 innings (20th in the league).

With 25 save situations, the Blue Jays have accrued 16 holds in addition to 1 blown save. Toronto has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 9 save chances and they have converted 8 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 13 times in high leverage situations and also on 33 occasions with runners on. Toronto bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 26.5% of 49 inherited base runners. They sit at 1st in MLB holding a save rate of 88.9%, and they have sent 90 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year.

In their 2,241 innings on the field, the Blue Jays hold a efficiency on defense of 69.2% (19th in MLB). The Toronto Blue Jays have turned 24 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .985 (13th in professional baseball). The Blue Jays have accrued 243 assists, 15 errors and have accounted for 747 putouts so far this season.

In his pro baseball career, Berrios has surrendered 1,172 hits while he has totaled 1,218 strikeouts in 1,250 frames. Berrios (87-67 career win-loss mark) has earned a 4.06 earned run average while giving up 8.4 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed 564 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.238 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.0. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.25 and he has gone up against 5,267 opposing hitters so far in his pro baseball career.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Toronto (-130) and under 7.5 runs

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