Kansas City Royals vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 9/24/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs Washington Nationals

Date: Tuesday, September 24, 2024

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: Bally Sports Kansas City

The Kansas City Royals (82-74) are traveling to Nationals Park on Tuesday where they will try to defeat the Washington Nationals (69-87). The starting pitchers will be Cole Ragans and Mitchell Parker.

As a squad, the Kansas City Royals are earning 4.6 runs per game, which is 12th in MLB. They have 719 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .308. The Royals have accumulated 259 doubles as a team and have hit 167 baseballs out of the stadium. They have amassed 697 RBI's as well as 1,309 hits on the campaign, and their average at the plate comes in at .250. Kansas City owns a slugging percentage of .409 and have been called out on strikes 1,103 times, while being walked on 410 occasions.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.85 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.26. Royals pitchers have surrendered 142 long balls and also 633 runs in total (7th in baseball). Kansas City has conceded 1,272 hits (8.3 per 9 innings) and also 589 earned runs. The Royals have compiled a team earned run average of 3.86 over the course of the season (12th in the league), and their staff has rung up 1,291 hitters. They have walked 453 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 3.77 as a team this season.

Royals pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 126 times and also have had 137 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have recorded 70 holds on the year (26th in the league). The Royals bullpen have a save percentage of 61.7% and stepped onto the hill in 132 save situations. They have recorded 37 saves so far this year and have blown 23 of their 60 chances to get a save. The relief pitchers have inherited 216 runners for the year with 28.7% of those players crossed home plate. The Royals have sent 484 relievers to the hill on the campaign.

The Kansas City Royals have notched a total of 4,124 putouts this season, in addition to 1,363 assists and 78 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .986 which ranks 9th in pro baseball, and have accumulated 121 double plays. The Royals have converted 69.3% of balls hit into play into outs out of 12,372 innings on the field, ranking them 20th in professional baseball.

Ragans has taken the hill for 316 innings and has totaled 357 K's in his MLB career. Ragans (18-17 career mark) holds a FIP of 3.48 while he has gone up against 1,305 batters in the majors. His earned run average is 3.53 (124 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.193. He has given up 256 base hits (7.3 hits per 9 innings) and has 121 walks.

Washington has hit 130 HRs this season to go along with 600 runs batted in. They have notched 264 two-baggers, while getting a free base 439 times and earning 638 runs. The Washington Nationals have accounted for an on-base percentage of .309 in addition to a batting average of .243 for the season. The Nationals hold a team SLG% of .375 and they are recording 4.09 runs per contest (24th in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 1,166 instances (26th in the league) and are sitting with 1,256 base knocks.

The Washington pitching staff have surrendered 743 runs for the season while having an ERA of 4.34 (665 earned runs yielded). They have yielded 165 homers and they relinquish 4.85 runs per 9 innings (25th in baseball). The Nationals have a WHIP of 1.336 with a FIP of 3.96 as a team on the campaign. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.30 (1,266 strikeouts vs 454 walks). They come in at 28th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,388.

Sitting with 142 save situations, the Nationals have accumulated 80 holds and also 22 blown saves. Washington has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 62 save opportunities and they have come away with 40 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 132 times in high leverage situations and also on 151 occasions with base runners. Washington bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 36.4% out of their 217 inherited base runners. They sit at 15th in baseball with a save percentage of 64.5%, and they have sent 546 relievers to the hill for the year.

The Washington Nationals have gotten 151 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .981 (28th in professional baseball). The Nationals have 1,381 assists, 105 errors and have earned a total of 4,137 putouts on the campaign. Out of their 12,411 innings on the field, the Nationals hold a defensive efficiency of 67.4% (29th in baseball).

Parker (7-10 career record) has a 4.44 earned run average and has allowed 9.2 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 3.12 and he has faced 624 batters in his career. He has conceded a total of 72 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.301 and having a FIP of 4.4. So far in his pro baseball career, Parker has allowed 149 base hits and he has 128 strikeouts in 146 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kansas City

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