Milwaukee Brewers vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 5/8/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Milwaukee Brewers vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Wednesday, May 8, 2024

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: Bally Sports Wisconsin

Odds/Point Spread: Milwaukee (+110) Kansas City (-130)

Kauffman Stadium is the location where the Kansas City Royals (21-15) will take on the Milwaukee Brewers (20-14) on Wednesday. The moneyline on this game has the Brewers at +110 and the Royals are opening at -130. The over/under is set at 8.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Joe Ross and Brady Singer.

As a squad, the Milwaukee Brewers are earning 4.9 runs per contest, which is 7th in MLB. They have accounted for 167 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .331. The Brewers have hit 54 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 40 balls out of the park. They have tallied 158 runs batted in as well as 294 base knocks this year, and their average at the plate comes in at .251. Milwaukee owns a slugging percentage of .408 and have been called out on strikes 315 times, while taking a walk on 129 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.25 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.30. Brewers pitchers have yielded 41 home runs and also 147 runs in total (14th in baseball). Milwaukee has conceded 273 base hits (8.1 per 9 innings) and also 134 earned runs. The Brewers have an earned run average of 3.99 for the year (18th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 272 hitters. They have walked 121 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.47 as a team on the season.

The Brewers relievers have recorded a save rate of 68.8% and has stepped onto the mound in 35 save situations. The relievers have inherited 48 base runners so far this season and 33.3% of those players ended up scoring. Brewers bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 32 times in addition to having 40 appearances in high leverage situations. The Brewers have dispatched 113 relief pitchers to the mound this year. The bullpen have earned 19 holds so far this season (15th in MLB). They have compiled 11 saves over the course of the season and have missed out on 5 of their 16 chances to save the game.

The Brewers have converted 71.2% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 2,718 innings, ranking them 8th in baseball. The Milwaukee Brewers have notched a total of 906 putouts on the year, as well as 297 assists and 17 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .986 which has them sitting 9th in the majors, and have earned 24 double plays.

Ross has pitched in 474 innings and has 430 strikeouts in his MLB career. Ross (27-31 career win-loss mark) sits with a FIP of 4.17 while going up against 2,049 batters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 4.29 (226 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.345. He has allowed 485 hits (9.2 hits per nine innings) with 153 walks.

Kansas City has 36 long balls on the campaign as well as 156 RBIs. They have recorded 56 doubles, while walking 106 times as well as scoring 164 runs. The Kansas City Royals have a team OBP of .305 as well as a batting average of .237 so far this season. The Royals hold a slugging percentage of .387 and they score 4.56 runs per contest (14th in MLB). They have been rung up on 242 occasions (29th in baseball) and have earned 280 base hits.

The Royals hold a team WHIP of 1.248 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.64 as a team on the year. They are currently ranked 17th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 281. The Kansas City pitching staff have relinquished 119 runs this year while holding an ERA of 3.31 (116 earned runs yielded). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 7.90 (275 strikeouts vs 112 walks). They have relinquished 25 home runs and they surrender 3.40 runs per 9 innings (2nd in baseball).

With 35 save situations, the Royals have 20 holds in addition to 4 blown saves. Kansas City has called on relief pitchers to enter the game in 14 save opportunities and they have come away with 10 saves. Their relievers have come in 40 times in high leverage situations and on 18 occasions with runners on. Kansas City relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 17.1% of 35 inherited base runners. They rank 8th in baseball with a save percentage of 71.4%, and they have sent 110 relievers to the mound this season.

The Kansas City Royals have turned 25 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .991 (2nd in the majors). The Royals have recorded 334 assists, 12 errors and have accounted for 945 putouts during this campaign. In 2,835 innings on the field, the Royals hold a defensive efficiency of 70.6% (12th in pro baseball).

During his pro baseball career, Singer has given up 546 base hits while he has earned 517 K's in 546 frames. He has conceded 263 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.317 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.0. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.99 and he has faced 2,333 opposing batters so far in his career. Singer (29-32 career mark) has earned a 4.34 ERA while allowing 9.0 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Milwaukee (+110)

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