Los Angeles Angels vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 8/20/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Tuesday, August 20, 2024

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

The Kansas City Royals (69-55) will try to beat the Los Angeles Angels (53-71) at Kauffman Stadium on Tuesday. The pitchers taking the mound are Tyler Anderson and Cole Ragans.

Los Angeles has a slugging % of .374 and have been called out on strikes 1,044 times, while being walked on 368 occasions. They have earned 459 RBI's and 964 hits for the season, while their team batting average comes in at .235. The Angels have recorded 183 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 123 balls out of the stadium. They have earned 493 runs while holding a team OBP of .305. As a unit, the Los Angeles Angels are notching 4.0 runs per contest, which has them at 26th in the league.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.10 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.32. Angels pitchers have relinquished 148 home runs in addition to 604 runs in total (27th in baseball). Los Angeles has surrendered 995 hits (8.1 per 9 innings) as well as 557 earned runs. The Angels have an earned run average of 4.55 this season (27th in the league), and their staff has struck out 963 hitters. They have walked 458 opposing players and their FIP is 4.58 as a squad this year.

The Angels relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 68.9% and has stepped onto the mound in 99 save situations. The relievers have inherited 168 base runners this year with 35.7% of those runners crossed home plate. Angels relief pitchers have entered the game with players on base 105 times as well as having 114 appearances in high leverage situations. The Angels have sent 395 relief pitchers to the hill for the season. The relievers have accumulated 52 holds over the course of the season (28th in MLB). They have compiled 31 saves on the season and have missed out on 14 out of their 45 save opportunities.

The Los Angeles Angels have 3,305 putouts for the season, in addition to 1,089 assists and 65 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .985 which has them ranked 14th in professional baseball, and they have turned 109 double plays. The Angels have converted 71.1% of balls in play into outs out of 9,915 innings, which has them sitting at 4th in professional baseball.

Anderson (59-60 career win-loss mark) has earned a FIP of 4.15 while he has gone up against 4,589 hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has allowed 1,041 hits (8.6 hits per nine innings) and has had 341 walks. His earned run average is 4.21 (510 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.268. Anderson has taken the ball for 1,090 innings and has accumulated 916 K's in his pro baseball career.

The Kansas City Royals have a team on-base percentage of .313 and a team batting average of .256 for the season. They have been called out on strikes on 843 instances (29th in MLB) and have 1,069 hits. Kansas City has a total of 137 HRs so far this season and 588 runs batted in. The Royals hold a team slugging percentage of .420 and they are scoring 4.88 runs per outing (7th in baseball). They have notched 210 two-baggers, while getting a free base 323 times as well as scoring 605 runs.

The Kansas City pitching staff have surrendered 496 runs this season while having a team ERA of 3.81 (461 earned runs conceded). They have allowed 118 long balls and they relinquish 4.09 runs per 9 innings (7th in baseball). The Royals are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.261 in addition to having a FIP of 3.88 as a squad so far this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.20 (993 strikeouts vs 365 walks). They have a ranking of 18th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,010.

Kansas City has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 47 save opportunities and they have converted 29 saves. They are ranked 18th in baseball with a save percentage of 61.7%, and they have sent 383 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond so far this season. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 115 times in high leverage situations and on 98 occasions with runners on base. Kansas City bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 26.9% of 175 inherited base runners. With 110 save situations, the Royals have accumulated 62 holds and also 18 blown saves.

The Kansas City Royals have gotten 99 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .987 (6th in pro baseball). The Royals have racked up 1,117 assists, 59 errors and have 3,272 putouts this year. In their 9,816 innings played, the Royals hold a defensive efficiency of 69.7% (18th in baseball).

Ragans (17-15 win-loss mark in his career) has a 3.53 earned run average and has given up 7.5 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.02 and he has gone up against 1,169 opposing batters thus far in his career. He has allowed 111 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.197 and a FIP of 3.5. So far in his MLB career, Ragans has given up 235 hits while he has earned 314 punch outs in 283 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kansas City

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