Kansas City Royals vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 9/26/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs Washington Nationals

Date: Thursday, September 26, 2024

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: Bally Sports Kansas City

The Kansas City Royals (83-74) are hitting the road to Nationals Park on Thursday where they will take on the Washington Nationals (69-88). The starting pitchers will be Michael Wacha and Patrick Corbin.

As a unit, the Kansas City Royals are recording 4.6 runs per contest, which has them at 13th in baseball. They have a total of 720 runs while holding a team OBP of .308. The Royals have accumulated 259 doubles as a unit and have hit 167 balls out of the park. They have accumulated 697 RBI's and 1,317 base knocks for the season, while their average at the plate comes in at .250. Kansas City has a slugging rate of .408 and have been called out on strikes 1,115 times, while being walked on 414 occasions.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.85 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.25. Royals pitchers have surrendered 142 home runs and also 633 runs in total (6th in MLB). Kansas City has surrendered 1,277 base knocks (8.3 per 9 innings) as well as 589 earned runs. The Royals have an ERA of 3.83 this year (11th in the league), and the staff has struck out 1,300 hitters. They have walked 456 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.76 as a unit over the course of the season.

The Royals have sent 488 relievers to the hill over the course of the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 216 base runners on the season and 28.7% of them crossed home plate. They have 38 saves this season and have missed out on 23 of their 61 chances to get a save. The Royals relievers have earned a save rate of 62.3% and has come into the game in 133 save situations. The relievers have accumulated 70 holds on the year (26th in the league). Royals relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 127 times in addition to having 141 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Royals have converted 69.3% of balls in play into outs out of their 12,462 innings, which ranks them 21st in pro baseball. The Kansas City Royals have accumulated 4,154 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,377 assists and 78 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .986 which ranks 9th in pro baseball, and they have turned 123 double plays.

Wacha (101-62 career mark) sits with a FIP of 3.83 while he has gone up against 6,108 batters during his time in the major leagues. He has surrendered 1,400 base hits (8.7 hits per nine innings) and has 457 free passes. His ERA is 3.89 (626 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.282. Wacha has taken the mound for 1,449 innings and has accounted for 1,288 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career.

The Washington Nationals hold a team OBP of .308 as well as a team batting average of .242 so far this year. They have been rung up on 1,175 occasions (26th in the league) and have a total of 1,261 base hits. Washington has accumulated 130 home runs so far this year to go along with 600 runs batted in. The Nationals have a SLG% of .374 and they score 4.06 runs per game (25th in MLB). They have recorded 265 doubles, while walking 442 times and putting up 638 runs.

The Washington pitching staff have surrendered 744 runs on the campaign while having a team ERA of 4.31 (665 earned runs yielded). They have surrendered 165 dingers and they surrender 4.82 runs per 9 innings (25th in the league). The Nationals have a team WHIP of 1.335 in addition to having a FIP of 3.94 as a unit for the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.30 (1,278 strikeouts against 458 bases on balls). They come in at 28th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,396.

Washington has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 62 save chances and they have earned 40 saves. They are currently ranked 15th in the league with a save percentage of 64.5%, and they have dispatched 549 relief pitchers to the hill for the season. Their relievers have taken the field 134 times in high leverage situations and on 152 occasions with runners on. Washington relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 36.4% of 217 inherited runners. Sitting with 142 save situations, the Nationals have 80 holds and 22 blown saves.

In their 12,501 innings on the field, the Nationals have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 67.4% (29th in baseball). The Washington Nationals have turned 152 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .981 (28th in the majors). The Nationals have accrued 1,394 assists, 107 errors and have notched a total of 4,167 putouts this year.

During his career, Corbin has surrendered 2,012 base knocks while earning 1,726 punch outs in 1,886 innings pitched. He has surrendered 945 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.373 and having a FIP of 4.4. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.99 and he has gone up against 8,123 batters so far in his pro baseball career. Corbin (103-131 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a 4.51 earned run average while giving up 9.6 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Washington

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