Miami Marlins vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 6/26/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Marlins vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Wednesday, June 26, 2024

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: Bally Sports Kansas City

Odds/Point Spread: Miami (+152) Kansas City (-180)

The Kansas City Royals (43-37) will play the Miami Marlins (27-51) at Kauffman Stadium on Wednesday. The moneyline on this game has Miami at +152 while Kansas City is priced at -180. The over/under is set at 10.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Trevor Rogers and Brady Singer.

The Marlins have accrued 103 two-baggers as a team and have hit 63 baseballs out of the park. Miami is slugging .351 and have struck out 625 times, while being walked on 162 occasions. As a unit, the Miami Marlins are scoring 3.5 runs per game, which has them sitting at 29th in MLB. They have amassed 267 RBI's in addition to 607 base knocks this year, while their team batting average sits at .231. They have earned 274 runs scored while having a team OBP of .281.

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The Marlins have compiled a team ERA of 4.61 this year (27th in the league), and they have rung up 622 batters. Marlins pitchers have relinquished 83 home runs in addition to 398 total runs (28th in the league). They have walked 264 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.26 as a squad this season. Miami has allowed 680 hits (8.8 per 9 innings) as well as 356 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.36 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.36.

The Marlins have dispatched 269 relievers to the hill this year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 110 runners on the year and 32.7% of them ended up scoring. They have tallied 11 saves so far this season and have blown 14 out of their 25 chances to get a save. The Marlins relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 44.0% and has entered the game in 55 save situations. The bullpen have tallied 30 holds this season (29th in the league). Marlins bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on 82 times and also have had 86 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Marlins have turned 68.4% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 6,249 innings, which ranks them 27th in the majors. The Miami Marlins have a total of 2,083 putouts this season, as well as 743 assists and 53 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .982 which has them sitting 29th in MLB, and have a total of 63 double plays.

Rogers has taken the hill for 361 innings and has totaled 381 K's so far in his career. Rogers (14-31 career win-loss mark) has a FIP of 4.22 while facing 1,576 batters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 4.29 (172 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.379. He has surrendered 356 hits (8.9 hits per 9 innings) with 142 walks.

The Royals hold a slugging % of .399 and they score 4.58 runs per contest (11th in the league). They have 137 doubles, while walking 226 times as well as racking up 366 runs. Kansas City has recorded 79 HRs on the campaign to go along with 355 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 561 occasions (27th in baseball) and have tallied 647 base hits. The Kansas City Royals have tallied a team on-base percentage of .306 and a batting average of .244 for the season.

The Royals hold a team WHIP of 1.273 in addition to having a FIP of 3.92 as a unit on the season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.10 (626 strikeouts against 246 bases on balls). They sit at 19th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 644. They have relinquished 73 dingers and they allow 4.13 runs per 9 innings (10th in baseball). The Kansas City pitching staff have given up 321 runs over the course of the season and come in with a team ERA of 3.88 (301 earned runs allowed).

Kansas City has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 31 save chances and they have converted 20 saves. They are currently ranked 13th in MLB holding a save percentage of 64.5%, and they have sent 252 relief pitchers to the hill for the year. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 75 times in high leverage situations in addition to 62 occasions with base runners. Kansas City relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 25.9% of 108 inherited runners. With 70 save situations, the Royals have amassed 38 holds and 11 blown saves.

Out of their 6,291 innings on the field, the Royals are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.9% (14th in pro baseball). The Kansas City Royals have turned 58 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .986 (10th in the majors). The Royals have racked up 720 assists, 40 errors and have notched a total of 2,097 putouts during this campaign.

In his MLB career, Singer has surrendered 594 base knocks while he has totaled 555 strikeouts in 587 innings pitched. He has allowed a total of 282 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.328 and a FIP of 4.3. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.00 and he has gone up against 2,521 hitters during his career. Singer (31-35 record in his career) is the owner of a 4.33 earned run average and has surrendered 9.1 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Miami (+152)

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