Philadelphia Phillies vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 8/25/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Philadelphia Phillies vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Sunday, August 25, 2024

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

The Philadelphia Phillies (74-53) are on their way to Kauffman Stadium on Sunday where they will try to beat the Kansas City Royals (71-56). The expected starting pitchers are Zack Wheeler and Seth Lugo.

As a team, the Philadelphia Phillies are scoring 4.8 runs per game, which ranks them 8th in the league. They have earned a total of 612 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .325. The Phillies have hit 210 doubles as a team and have knocked 152 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accumulated 584 RBI's in addition to 1,110 base knocks this season, and their team batting average sits at .256. Philadelphia owns a slugging percentage of .418 and have been rung up 1,062 times, while drawing a walk on 419 occasions.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 3.26 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.20. Phillies pitchers have allowed 135 home runs and 512 runs in total (7th in MLB). Philadelphia has surrendered 1,020 hits (8.1 per 9 innings) and 465 earned runs. The Phillies have compiled a team earned run average of 3.69 so far this season (4th in baseball), and they have rung up 1,128 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 346 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.77 as a team over the course of the season.

Phillies relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 79 times in addition to having 136 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have accumulated 63 holds this season (17th in MLB). The Phillies relievers have a save percentage of 61.7% and has entered the game in 111 save situations. They have compiled 29 saves on the campaign and have blown 18 of 47 chances to get a save. The relief pitchers have inherited 109 base runners so far this season and 35.8% of those players crossed home plate. The Phillies have dispatched 401 relievers to the mound so far this season.

The Philadelphia Phillies have accumulated 3,403 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 1,162 assists and 72 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .984 which has them sitting 21st in baseball, and have a total of 100 double plays. The Phillies have transformed 69.6% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 10,209 innings on the field, ranking them 18th in professional baseball.

Wheeler (99-69 win-loss mark in his career) holds a FIP of 3.32 and he has gone up against 6,328 opposing batters in the majors. He has conceded 1,338 base hits (7.9 hits per 9 innings) with 448 walks. His ERA is 3.38 (575 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.165. Wheeler has taken the ball for 1,533 innings and has earned 1,571 K's during his MLB career.

Kansas City has tallied 139 HRs on the year to go along with 601 RBIs. They have notched 219 doubles, while walking 332 times and racking up 618 runs. The Kansas City Royals have tallied an OBP of .314 as well as a batting average of .257 over the course of the season. The Royals have a team slugging percentage of .421 and they tally 4.87 runs per game (7th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 862 occasions (29th in the league) and are sitting with 1,098 base knocks.

The Royals have a team WHIP of 1.261 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.88 as a pitching staff this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.20 (1,024 strikeouts vs 378 free passes). They are currently ranked 15th in MLB as a staff in total hits conceded with 1,031. They have surrendered 120 long balls and they concede 4.09 runs per 9 innings (8th in the league). The Kansas City pitching staff have surrendered 508 runs for the season while holding a team ERA of 3.80 (472 earned runs given up).

Sitting with 114 save situations, the Royals have tallied 64 holds in addition to 18 blown saves. Kansas City has called on relief pitchers to enter the game in 49 save chances and they have earned 31 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 117 times in high leverage situations and also on 100 occasions with runners on. Kansas City bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 27.4% out of 179 inherited runners. They rank 16th in the league holding a save percentage of 63.3%, and they have dispatched 391 relievers to the hill this year.

The Kansas City Royals have turned 103 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .987 (6th in professional baseball). The Royals have accrued 1,142 assists, 61 errors and have 3,353 putouts for the season. Out of their 10,059 innings on the field, the Royals have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.7% (17th in professional baseball).

So far in his career, Lugo has allowed 718 base knocks while earning 791 K's in 807 innings. He has surrendered a total of 305 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.156 and a FIP of 3.3. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.68 and he has gone up against 3,327 opposing hitters in his career. Lugo (54-38 win-loss mark in his career) has a 3.40 ERA while giving up 8.0 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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