San Francisco Giants vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 9/21/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Saturday, September 21, 2024

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: Bally Sports Kansas City

Kauffman Stadium is the site where the Kansas City Royals (82-71) will meet the San Francisco Giants (74-78) on Saturday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Landen Roupp and Brady Singer.

The Giants have compiled 250 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 162 baseballs out of the park. San Francisco is slugging .393 and have struck out 1,355 times, while drawing a walk on 468 occasions. As a squad, the San Francisco Giants are putting up 4.3 runs per game, which is 17th in the league. They have amassed 618 RBI's in addition to 1,219 hits for the year, and their average at the plate is at .238. They have accumulated 648 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .306.

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The Giants hold a team ERA of 4.14 so far this season (19th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 1,344 batters. Giants pitchers have conceded 149 long balls and 665 total runs (17th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 486 hitters and their FIP is 3.85 as a team for the year. San Francisco has allowed 1,259 base hits (8.4 per 9 innings) and also 619 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.77 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.30.

Giants relief pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 127 times as well as having 144 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have tallied 91 holds for the season (8th in the league). The Giants relievers have recorded a save rate of 64.0% and stepped onto the hill in 143 save situations. They have earned 32 saves so far this year and have not converted 18 of their 50 save chances. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 184 base runners this season and 35.3% of those players ended up crossing the plate. The Giants have sent 528 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season.

The Giants have transformed 68.3% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 12,105 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 25th in pro baseball. The Seattle Mariners have accumulated 4,035 putouts this year, as well as 1,471 assists and 86 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .985 which has them sitting 20th in the majors, and have accumulated 131 double plays.

Roupp has taken the mound for 41 frames and is sitting with 40 punch outs during his career. Roupp (0-1 record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.01 while he has faced 174 opposing batters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.06 (14 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.262. He has conceded 31 base knocks (6.8 hits per 9 innings) and has 21 free passes.

The Kansas City Royals are sitting with an on-base percentage of .310 and a batting average of .252 on the campaign. They have struck out on 1,076 instances (29th in MLB) and have notched a total of 1,296 base hits. Kansas City has a total of 167 home runs so far this year to go along with 696 runs batted in. The Royals have a team slugging % of .414 and they score 4.69 runs per outing (10th in the league). They have recorded 257 doubles, while taking a walk 401 times as well as racking up 718 runs.

The Kansas City pitching staff have given up 620 runs for the year while having an ERA of 3.85 (576 earned runs surrendered). They have relinquished 137 long balls and they surrender 4.14 runs per 9 innings (8th in the league). The Royals have a team WHIP of 1.263 and have a FIP of 3.77 as a squad so far this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.40 (1,262 strikeouts against 450 walks). They rank 20th in MLB as a staff in total hits conceded with 1,252.

Kansas City has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 60 save opportunities and they have converted 37 saves. They sit at 21st in the league with a save rate of 61.7%, and they have dispatched 477 relievers onto the field on the year. Their relievers have come in 137 times in high leverage situations and also on 124 occasions with runners on. Kansas City relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 28.2% out of their 213 inherited base runners. Sitting with 132 save situations, the Royals have accrued 70 holds and 23 blown saves.

The Kansas City Royals have turned 120 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .986 (10th in the majors). The Royals have 1,341 assists, 77 errors and have earned a total of 4,043 putouts this season. In their 12,129 innings on the diamond, the Royals have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.2% (20th in pro baseball).

Singer (36-42 win-loss mark in his career) holds a 4.26 earned run average and has surrendered 9.2 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 3.02 and he has gone up against 2,884 batters thus far in his career. He has allowed 318 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.329 and a FIP of 4.2. In his MLB career, Singer has conceded 684 hits and he has 634 strikeouts in 673 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Francisco

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