San Diego Padres vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 6/1/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego Padres vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Saturday, June 1, 2024

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: Padres.TV

Odds/Point Spread: San Diego (-130) Kansas City (+114)

The Kansas City Royals (35-23) host the San Diego Padres (30-29) at Kauffman Stadium on Saturday. The odds on this game have San Diego at -130 while Kansas City is priced at +114. The total is set at 8. The pitchers who are expected to start are Joe Musgrove and Alec Marsh.

San Diego has a slugging % of .388 and have been called out on strikes 418 times, while drawing a walk on 181 occasions. They have accounted for 245 RBI's as well as 508 base knocks on the season, and their average at the plate is at .255. The Padres have compiled 82 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 56 baseballs out of the stadium. They have earned a total of 255 runs while holding a team OBP of .321. As a team, the San Diego Padres are putting up 4.3 runs/g, which has them sitting at 14th in baseball.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.13 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.21. Padres pitchers have surrendered 66 home runs in addition to 250 runs (18th in the league). San Diego has surrendered 464 base knocks (8.0 per 9 innings) and also 227 earned runs. The Padres are sitting with a team ERA of 3.90 so far this year (13th in the league), and the staff has struck out 529 hitters. They have walked 169 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 3.83 as a team over the course of the season.

Padres pitchers have come into the game with runners on 63 times as well as having 48 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have accumulated 25 holds on the year (24th in the league). The Padres bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 73.9% and has come into the game in 49 save situations. They have tallied 17 saves on the season and have blown 6 out of their 23 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 89 base runners on the season and 34.8% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. The Padres have sent 188 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season.

The San Diego Padres have amassed 1,573 putouts this year, as well as 471 assists and 31 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .985 which has them sitting 13th in MLB, and have earned 42 double plays. The Padres have turned 70.2% of balls in play into outs in their 4,719 innings on the field, ranking them 13th in the majors.

Musgrove has taken the hill for 1,005 innings and has totaled 993 punch outs in his MLB career. Musgrove (63-61 career mark) has a FIP of 3.84 and he has gone up against 4,189 hitters in the majors. His ERA is 3.81 (426 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.181. He has surrendered 934 hits (8.4 hits per 9 innings) and has 254 free passes.

The Kansas City Royals have accounted for an on-base percentage of .312 in addition to a batting average of .251 on the year. They have struck out on 406 occasions (28th in the league) and have totaled 485 base hits. Kansas City has 59 home runs for the season to go along with 272 runs batted in. The Royals hold a team SLG% of .409 and they average 4.86 runs per contest (6th in the league). They have recorded 103 two-baggers, while walking 161 times as well as scoring 282 runs.

The Royals have a WHIP of 1.232 and have a FIP of 3.66 as a unit this season. Their K/BB ratio is 8.10 (458 strikeouts against 175 free passes). They are currently ranked 14th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 451. They have allowed 46 HR's and they concede 3.58 runs per 9 innings (3rd in MLB). The Kansas City pitching staff have allowed 202 runs over the course of the season and come in with a team ERA of 3.40 (192 earned runs relinquished).

With 56 save situations, the Royals have 30 holds and 8 blown saves. Kansas City has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 25 save chances and they have converted 17 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 58 times in high leverage situations and also on 36 occasions with runners on. Kansas City relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 23.4% out of their 64 inherited base runners. They rank 11th in the league holding a save percentage of 68.0%, and they have sent 175 relievers to the mound this year.

Out of their 4,572 innings on the field, the Royals are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 70.7% (7th in professional baseball). The Kansas City Royals have gotten 36 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .988 (5th in pro baseball). The Royals have racked up 506 assists, 24 errors and have a tally of 1,524 putouts during this campaign.

In his career, Marsh has surrendered 116 hits while totaling 128 strikeouts in 124 frames. Marsh (7-11 career win-loss record) is the owner of a 4.71 ERA and has given up 8.4 hits per nine innings. He has conceded 65 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.359 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.9. His K/BB ratio is 2.42 and he has gone up against 544 batters so far in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kansas City (+114)

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