Philadelphia Phillies vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 8/24/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Philadelphia Phillies vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Saturday, August 24, 2024

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: Bally Sports Kansas City

Kauffman Stadium is the location where the Kansas City Royals (71-56) will attempt to defeat the Philadelphia Phillies (74-52) on Saturday. The starting pitchers will be Ranger Suarez and Brady Singer.

As a team, the Philadelphia Phillies are putting up 4.8 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 8th in baseball. They have earned 610 runs while holding a team OBP of .326. The Phillies have hit 209 doubles as a team and have hit 152 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accrued 582 RBI's and 1,107 hits so far this season, and their team batting average sits at .257. Philadelphia has a slugging rate of .420 and have struck out 1,048 times, while drawing a walk on 416 occasions.

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Their K/BB ratio is 3.24 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.20. Phillies pitchers have conceded 134 home runs and 509 runs in total (7th in baseball). Philadelphia has conceded 1,010 hits (8.1 per 9 innings) as well as 462 earned runs. The Phillies hold a team earned run average of 3.69 so far this season (4th in the league), and they have rung up 1,117 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 345 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 3.78 as a unit this season.

Phillies relief pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 79 times and also have had 136 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have accumulated 63 holds on the campaign (17th in baseball). The Phillies bullpen have a save percentage of 61.7% and has stepped onto the mound in 111 save situations. They have accumulated 29 saves on the season and have not converted 18 of their 47 chances to get a save. The relief pitchers have inherited 109 runners on the season and 35.8% of them ended up crossing the plate. The Phillies have dispatched 399 relievers to the mound this season.

The Phillies have converted 69.7% of baseballs in play into outs out of 10,137 innings, which has them ranked 17th in professional baseball. The Philadelphia Phillies have 3,379 putouts this season, as well as 1,150 assists and 72 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .984 which is 21st in professional baseball, and have earned 99 double plays.

Suarez (39-26 career record) has a FIP of 3.25 while going up against 2,401 opposing hitters in the major leagues. He has surrendered 534 base knocks (8.4 hits per nine innings) and has 188 free passes. His earned run average is 3.30 (210 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.260. Suarez has taken the mound for 573 innings and is sitting with 525 strikeouts during his career.

The Royals hold a team slugging % of .421 and they score 4.87 runs per contest (7th in baseball). They have recorded 219 doubles, while taking a walk 332 times as well as earning 618 runs. Kansas City has recorded 139 long balls on the campaign and 601 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 862 occasions (29th in MLB) and have totaled 1,098 base hits. The Kansas City Royals have accumulated a team on-base percentage of .314 and a team batting average of .257 so far this season.

The Kansas City pitching staff have relinquished 508 runs on the year and come in with a team ERA of 3.80 (472 earned runs relinquished). They have surrendered 120 homers and they concede 4.09 runs per 9 innings (8th in MLB). The Royals have a team WHIP of 1.261 with a FIP of 3.88 as a pitching staff this year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.20 (1,024 strikeouts against 378 free passes). They are sitting at 17th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 1,031.

Kansas City relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 27.4% of 179 inherited base runners. Their relievers have come in 117 times in high leverage situations and also on 100 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 114 save situations, the Royals have 64 holds and 18 blown saves. They are ranked 16th in the league holding a save percentage of 63.3%, and they have sent 391 relief pitchers to the hill on the year. Kansas City has called on relievers to enter the game in 49 save chances and they have walked away with 31 saves.

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

Singer (36-39 career mark) has a 4.21 earned run average while allowing 9.1 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.06 and he has faced 2,764 batters during his pro baseball career. He has conceded 302 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.319 and having a FIP of 4.1. During his career, Singer has surrendered 652 hits while earning 611 strikeouts in 646 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kansas City

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