Los Angeles Angels vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 8/21/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Wednesday, August 21, 2024

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: Bally Sports Kansas City

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (+165) Kansas City (-200)

The Los Angeles Angels (53-72) are en route to Kauffman Stadium on Wednesday where they will attempt to beat the Kansas City Royals (70-55). The odds on this game have Los Angeles at +165 while Kansas City is sitting at -200. The total is set at 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are Johnny Cueto and Michael Lorenzen.

The Angels have tallied 187 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 124 baseballs out of the park. Los Angeles is slugging .375 and have struck out 1,054 times, while being walked on 371 occasions. As a team, the Los Angeles Angels are notching 4.0 runs per game, which ranks them 26th in baseball. They have 462 runs batted in and 970 hits so far this year, while their average at the plate is sitting at .234. They have notched a total of 496 runs scored while having a team OBP of .305.

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The Angels are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.55 on the year (27th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 973 batters. Angels pitchers have given up 149 long balls in addition to 609 runs in total (27th in baseball). They have walked 462 opposing players and their FIP is 4.57 as a team on the year. Los Angeles has conceded 1,004 hits (8.1 per 9 innings) and also 561 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.11 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.32.

Angels bullpen pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 106 times in addition to having 114 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have recorded 52 holds this season (28th in baseball). The Angels relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 68.9% and stepped onto the hill in 99 save situations. They have compiled 31 saves on the campaign and have blown 14 of their 45 chances to get a save. The relievers have inherited 169 runners on the campaign with 35.5% of those runners ended up scoring. The Angels have sent 398 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season.

The Los Angeles Angels have earned 3,329 putouts thus far, as well as 1,094 assists and 66 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .985 which puts them in 15th in baseball, and they have turned 109 double plays. The Angels have transformed 71.0% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 9,987 innings on the field, which ranks them 4th in MLB.

Cueto has taken the mound for 2,296 innings and has earned 1,890 strikeouts thus far in his career. Cueto (145-115 career mark) sits with a FIP of 3.51 and he has gone up against 9,541 hitters in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.56 (909 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.211. He has conceded 2,131 base hits (8.4 hits per nine innings) and has 649 walks.

Kansas City has 138 home runs so far this year as well as 593 RBIs. They have put up 212 doubles, while getting a free base 327 times as well as putting up 610 runs. The Kansas City Royals have recorded an OBP of .313 as well as a batting average of .256 on the year. The Royals hold a slugging % of .420 and they earn 4.88 runs per game (7th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 853 occasions (29th in the league) and have accounted for 1,078 base hits.

The Kansas City pitching staff have surrendered 499 runs on the season while holding a team ERA of 3.80 (464 earned runs allowed). They have yielded 119 dingers and they relinquish 4.09 runs per 9 innings (6th in MLB). The Royals have a WHIP of 1.259 with a FIP of 3.88 as a squad for the season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.20 (1,003 strikeouts vs 368 walks). They are sitting at 18th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 1,016.

Kansas City relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 26.9% out of their 175 inherited runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 116 times in high leverage situations in addition to 98 occasions with base runners. With 112 save situations, the Royals have 63 holds in addition to 18 blown saves. They rank 17th in baseball holding a save percentage of 62.5%, and they have sent 385 bullpen pitchers to the mound so far this year. Kansas City has called on relief pitchers to step onto the mound in 48 save opportunities and they have come away with 30 saves.

The Kansas City Royals have gotten 100 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .987 (5th in MLB). The Royals have 1,128 assists, 59 errors and have earned 3,299 putouts so far this season. In 9,897 innings on the diamond, the Royals have a efficiency on defense of 69.8% (17th in pro baseball).

During his career, Lorenzen has allowed 766 hits while totaling 688 punch outs in 840 innings. He has given up a total of 379 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.320 and having a FIP of 4.0. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.01 and he has gone up against 3,557 opposing batters during his career. Lorenzen (46-44 mark in his career) holds a 4.06 ERA and has conceded 8.2 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles (+165)

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