Los Angeles Angels vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 8/19/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Monday, August 19, 2024

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: Bally Sports Kansas City

Kauffman Stadium is the location where the Kansas City Royals (66-55) will try to defeat the Los Angeles Angels (52-69) on Monday. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Carson Fulmer and Seth Lugo.

Los Angeles has a slugging percentage of .376 and have struck out 1,002 times, while taking a walk on 362 occasions. They have tallied 453 RBI's in addition to 944 base knocks on the campaign, while their average at the plate is sitting at .235. The Angels have accrued 176 doubles as a team and have hit 122 balls out of the stadium. They have earned a total of 486 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .306. As a team, the Los Angeles Angels are knocking in 4.0 runs per contest, which is 26th in baseball.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.13 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.31. Angels pitchers have surrendered 144 home runs in addition to 588 runs in total (26th in baseball). Los Angeles has relinquished 967 base knocks (8.1 per 9 innings) and also 542 earned runs. The Angels are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.54 for the season (26th in MLB), and they have rung up 943 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 443 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.57 as a team this season.

Angels pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 101 times as well as having 110 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have racked up 50 holds for the season (28th in MLB). The Angels relievers have a save rate of 68.2% and has entered the game in 96 save situations. They have recorded 30 saves this year and have not converted 14 out of their 44 chances to save the game. The relief pitchers have inherited 160 runners on the campaign and 36.3% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. The Angels have dispatched 384 relievers to the mound this year.

The Angels have transformed 71.2% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 9,672 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 3rd in the majors. The Los Angeles Angels have 3,224 putouts for the season, as well as 1,062 assists and 64 errors. Their fielding rate is at .985 which ranks 15th in pro baseball, and they have turned 102 double plays.

Fulmer has pitched in 211 frames and has accounted for 191 punch outs during his MLB career. His earned run average is 5.50 (129 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.445. He has conceded 187 hits (8.0 hits per 9 innings) and has had 118 walks. Fulmer (7-13 career mark) has earned a FIP of 5.42 and he has gone up against 953 opposing hitters in the major leagues.

Kansas City has accounted for 132 home runs over the course of the season as well as 561 RBIs. They have hit 200 doubles, while getting a free base 315 times and putting up 577 runs. The Kansas City Royals have tallied a team OBP of .311 in addition to a batting average of .254 so far this year. The Royals hold a slugging % of .416 and they have an average of 4.77 runs per contest (10th in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 819 occasions (29th in baseball) and have recorded 1,028 base hits.

The Royals have a team WHIP of 1.269 with a FIP of 3.93 as a pitching staff on the season. They are currently ranked 18th in MLB as a staff in total hits surrendered with 992. The Kansas City pitching staff have surrendered 493 runs for the year and come in with a team ERA of 3.88 (458 earned runs yielded). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.10 (961 strikeouts vs 357 free passes). They have yielded 117 long balls and they surrender 4.17 runs per 9 innings (9th in the league).

Sitting with 106 save situations, the Royals have amassed 58 holds in addition to 18 blown saves. Kansas City has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 47 save chances and they have recorded 29 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 112 times in high leverage situations in addition to 95 occasions with runners on. Kansas City bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 27.6% out of 170 inherited runners. They are currently ranked 20th in baseball with a save rate of 61.7%, and they have sent 373 relievers onto the diamond on the year.

In 9,573 innings played, the Royals have a defensive efficiency of 69.7% (17th in baseball). The Kansas City Royals have gotten 96 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .987 (6th in MLB). The Royals have recorded 1,097 assists, 58 errors and have 3,191 putouts for the season.

Lugo (53-38 win-loss mark in his career) has a 3.41 ERA while allowing 8.0 hits per nine innings. His K/BB ratio is 3.69 and he has faced 3,299 batters in his pro baseball career. He has given up a total of 303 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.157 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.4. During his MLB career, Lugo has surrendered 714 base hits while he has accumulated 783 K's in 800 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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