Milwaukee Brewers vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 5/6/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Milwaukee Brewers vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Monday, May 6, 2024

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: Bally Sports Kansas City

Odds/Point Spread: Milwaukee (+126) Kansas City (-148)

The Kansas City Royals (20-14) will go up against the Milwaukee Brewers (20-13) at Kauffman Stadium on Monday. The line on this matchup has Milwaukee at +126 and Kansas City is coming in at -148. The over/under comes in at 9. The expected starting pitchers are Bryse Wilson and Cole Ragans.

The Brewers have tallied 52 doubles as a squad and have hit 39 baseballs out of the park. Milwaukee has a slugging rate of .418 and have struck out 296 times, while drawing a walk on 121 occasions. As a squad, the Milwaukee Brewers are notching 5.2 runs per game, which has them sitting at 3rd in the league. They have amassed 156 runs batted in in addition to 286 base knocks this season, and their average at the plate is .257. They have accounted for 165 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .336.

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The Brewers hold a team ERA of 3.97 on the season (19th in the league), and they have rung up 257 hitters. Brewers pitchers have given up 39 long balls and 139 runs in total (16th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 109 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.40 as a unit on the year. Milwaukee has allowed 261 base knocks (8.2 per 9 innings) in addition to 126 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.36 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.29.

The Brewers relief pitchers have a save percentage of 73.3% and has come into the game in 33 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 43 base runners for the year and 32.6% of those players earned a run for their team. Brewers bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 30 times in addition to having 37 appearances in high leverage situations. The Brewers have sent 108 relief pitchers to the hill this year. The relievers have a total of 18 holds for the season (15th in MLB). They have 11 saves for the year and have missed out on 4 of their 15 save chances.

The Milwaukee Brewers are sitting with 858 putouts so far this season, as well as 281 assists and 16 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .986 which is 10th in MLB, and have 21 double plays. The Brewers have transformed 71.1% of baseballs in play into outs out of 2,574 innings on the diamond, ranking them 7th in professional baseball.

Wilson has taken the ball for 333 innings and has tallied 244 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career. Wilson (17-18 record in his career) has earned a FIP of 4.95 and he has gone up against 1,437 opposing batters in the majors. His ERA is 4.68 (173 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.363. He has conceded 346 hits (9.4 hits per nine innings) and has had 108 walks.

Kansas City has knocked in 35 home runs over the course of the season to go along with 151 RBIs. They have put up 53 two-baggers, while taking a walk 99 times as well as scoring 159 runs. The Kansas City Royals have accounted for an on-base percentage of .305 and a team batting average of .239 so far this season. The Royals have a SLG% of .391 and they average 4.68 runs per game (12th in MLB). They have struck out on 224 occasions (29th in the league) and have tallied 268 base hits.

The Royals have a WHIP of 1.267 with a FIP of 3.66 as a squad for the year. They come in at 17th in MLB as a staff in total hits surrendered with 270. The Kansas City pitching staff have allowed 114 runs so far this season while having a team ERA of 3.41 (112 earned runs yielded). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 7.70 (253 strikeouts vs 105 walks). They have given up 23 dingers and they concede 3.47 runs per 9 innings (2nd in the league).

With 29 save situations, the Royals have compiled 16 holds in addition to 3 blown saves. Kansas City has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 12 save chances and they have tallied 9 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 36 times in high leverage situations and also on 17 occasions with runners on base. Kansas City relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 18.2% of 33 inherited runners. They sit at 6th in MLB holding a save rate of 75.0%, and they have sent 103 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond this year.

The Kansas City Royals have gotten 23 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .990 (3rd in the majors). The Royals have racked up 314 assists, 12 errors and have a tally of 888 putouts this year. Out of their 2,664 innings on the diamond, the Royals have a defensive efficiency of 70.3% (12th in baseball).

So far in his career, Ragans has allowed 150 hits and he has 186 strikeouts in 172 frames. He has conceded a total of 73 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.274 and a FIP of 3.4. His K/BB ratio is 2.66 and he has gone up against 725 batters during his career. Ragans (9-10 mark in his career) holds a 3.81 ERA and has surrendered 7.8 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Milwaukee (+126)

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