San Francisco Giants vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 9/20/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Friday, September 20, 2024

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: NBC Bay Area

The San Francisco Giants (74-78) are headed to Kauffman Stadium on Friday where they will try to defeat the Kansas City Royals (82-71). The pitchers taking the mound are Mason Black and Michael Wacha.

As a team, the San Francisco Giants are compiling 4.3 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 17th in MLB. They have notched a total of 648 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .306. The Giants have accumulated 250 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 162 baseballs out of the stadium. They have 618 runs batted in in addition to 1,219 hits so far this season, and their average at the plate sits at .238. San Francisco has a slugging percentage of .393 and have been called out on strikes 1,355 times, while drawing a walk on 468 occasions.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.77 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.30. Giants pitchers have allowed 149 home runs and 665 runs in total (17th in the league). San Francisco has given up 1,259 base hits (8.4 per 9 innings) and 619 earned runs. The Giants have a team ERA of 4.14 over the course of the season (19th in the league), and they have struck out 1,344 hitters. They have walked 486 opposing batters and their FIP is 3.85 as a unit over the course of the season.

Giants pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 127 times in addition to having 144 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have recorded 91 holds so far this season (8th in the league). The Giants relief pitchers have a save rate of 64.0% and has come into the game in 143 save situations. They have 32 saves on the campaign and have blown 18 of 50 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 184 base runners for the year with 35.3% of them ended up crossing the plate. The Giants have dispatched 528 relief pitchers to the mound for the season.

The Giants have transformed 68.3% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 12,105 innings on the field, which has them ranked 25th in MLB. The Seattle Mariners have a total of 4,035 putouts on the year, as well as 1,471 assists and 86 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .985 which ranks 20th in pro baseball, and they have turned 131 double plays.

Black has taken the hill for 28 innings and has accumulated 24 strikeouts in his MLB career. His earned run average is 7.07 (22 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.643. He has surrendered 37 base knocks (11.9 hits per 9 innings) and has had 9 walks. Black (0-4 mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 6.97 while he has gone up against 130 opposing batters during his time in the majors.

Kansas City is sitting with 167 home runs this season to go along with 696 runs batted in. They have recorded 257 doubles, while walking 401 times and recording 718 runs. The Kansas City Royals have compiled an on-base percentage of .310 in addition to a team batting average of .252 on the year. The Royals hold a team slugging percentage of .414 and they are recording 4.69 runs per outing (10th in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 1,076 occasions (29th in the league) and have notched a total of 1,296 base hits.

The Royals hold a team WHIP of 1.263 in addition to having a FIP of 3.77 as a pitching staff on the campaign. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.40 (1,262 strikeouts against 450 walks). They are currently ranked 20th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 1,252. They have given up 137 homers and they relinquish 4.14 runs per 9 innings (8th in the league). The Kansas City pitching staff have surrendered 620 runs this year while having a team ERA of 3.85 (576 earned runs given up).

Kansas City has called on relief pitchers to step onto the hill in 60 save chances and they have earned 37 saves. They sit at 21st in MLB with a save percentage of 61.7%, and they have dispatched 477 relief pitchers onto the field over the course of the season. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 137 times in high leverage situations in addition to 124 occasions with base runners. Kansas City relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 28.2% out of their 213 inherited base runners. Sitting with 132 save situations, the Royals have accumulated 70 holds and 23 blown saves.

The Kansas City Royals have turned 120 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .986 (10th in MLB). The Royals have recorded 1,341 assists, 77 errors and have earned 4,043 putouts on the campaign. In 12,129 innings played, the Royals hold a defensive efficiency of 69.2% (20th in the majors).

Wacha (101-61 career record) has a 3.89 earned run average and has surrendered 8.7 hits per nine innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.81 and he has gone up against 6,085 opposing hitters in his MLB career. He has surrendered a total of 624 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.282 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.8. During his pro baseball career, Wacha has conceded 1,394 base hits while earning 1,283 strikeouts in 1,443 frames.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Francisco

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