Philadelphia Phillies vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 8/23/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Philadelphia Phillies vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Friday, August 23, 2024

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: Bally Sports Kansas City

The Philadelphia Phillies (74-52) are hitting the road to Kauffman Stadium on Friday where they will attempt to beat the Kansas City Royals (71-56). The expected starting pitchers will be Taijuan Walker and Michael Wacha.

As a squad, the Philadelphia Phillies are compiling 4.8 runs per game, which has them at 8th in baseball. They have accounted for 610 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .326. The Phillies have accrued 209 doubles as a team and have smacked 152 balls out of the park. They have tallied 582 runs batted in and 1,107 base knocks for the year, while their average at the plate is sitting at .257. Philadelphia has a slugging percentage of .420 and have struck out 1,048 times, while drawing a walk on 416 occasions.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 3.24 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.20. Phillies pitchers have allowed 134 home runs and 509 total runs (7th in MLB). Philadelphia has allowed 1,010 base hits (8.1 per 9 innings) and also 462 earned runs. The Phillies hold a team ERA of 3.69 on the campaign (4th in the league), and their staff has struck out 1,117 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 345 batters and their FIP comes in at 3.78 as a team over the course of the season.

The Phillies relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 61.7% and has come into the game in 111 save situations. The relievers have inherited 109 base runners this year with 35.8% of those players crossed the plate. Phillies bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on 79 times in addition to having 136 appearances in high leverage situations. The Phillies have dispatched 399 relievers to the mound so far this year. The relief pitchers are sitting with 63 holds on the season (17th in baseball). They have accumulated 29 saves over the course of the season and have blown 18 of their 47 chances to save the game.

The Phillies have turned 69.7% of balls hit into play into outs out of 10,137 innings, which has them sitting 17th in professional baseball. The Philadelphia Phillies are sitting with 3,379 putouts so far this season, in addition to 1,150 assists and 72 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .984 which puts them in 21st in the majors, and they have turned 99 double plays.

Walker has taken the mound for 1,131 innings and has earned 995 strikeouts so far in his career. His ERA is 4.07 (511 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.256. He has given up 1,038 hits (8.3 hits per 9 innings) and has 382 walks. Walker (72-60 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.01 and he has faced 4,773 batters during his time in the majors.

Kansas City has hit 139 HRs on the campaign to go along with 601 runs batted in. They have recorded 219 two-baggers, while taking a walk 332 times as well as recording 618 runs. The Kansas City Royals hold an on-base percentage of .314 in addition to a batting average of .257 on the campaign. The Royals have a SLG% of .421 and they have an average of 4.87 runs per game (7th in baseball). They have struck out on 862 occasions (29th in MLB) and have totaled 1,098 base hits.

The Royals have a team WHIP of 1.261 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.88 as a staff this year. They are sitting at 17th in MLB as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,031. The Kansas City pitching staff have given up 508 runs on the year while having a team ERA of 3.80 (472 earned runs given up). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.20 (1,024 strikeouts vs 378 bases on balls). They have given up 120 homers and they allow 4.09 runs per 9 innings (8th in baseball).

Kansas City has called on relievers to take the mound in 49 save chances and they have recorded 31 saves. They are ranked 16th in baseball holding a save rate of 63.3%, and they have dispatched 391 relief pitchers to the hill for the year. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 117 times in high leverage situations in addition to 100 occasions with runners on. Kansas City bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 27.4% out of 179 inherited base runners. With 114 save situations, the Royals have compiled 64 holds and 18 blown saves.

The Kansas City Royals have turned 103 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .987 (6th in pro baseball). The Royals have accrued 1,142 assists, 61 errors and have a tally of 3,353 putouts on the season. In 10,059 innings on the diamond, the Royals hold a defensive efficiency of 69.7% (18th in professional baseball).

So far in his pro baseball career, Wacha has surrendered 1,366 hits while accumulating 1,253 punch outs in 1,414 innings pitched. He has given up 614 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.285 and a FIP of 3.8. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.78 and he has faced 5,967 opposing batters during his MLB career. Wacha (98-60 win-loss mark in his career) has a 3.91 earned run average and has given up 8.7 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kansas City

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