San Francisco Giants vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 9/22/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Sunday, September 22, 2024

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: NBC Bay Area

The San Francisco Giants (74-79) are on their way to Kauffman Stadium on Sunday where they will take on the Kansas City Royals (82-71). The pitchers who are expected to start are Blake Snell and Seth Lugo.

As a squad, the San Francisco Giants are putting up 4.3 runs per game, which is 17th in the league. They have earned 651 runs while holding a team OBP of .306. The Giants have tallied 250 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 163 balls out of the stadium. They have earned 621 runs batted in and 1,227 hits this year, while their team batting average sits at .238. San Francisco has a slugging % of .392 and have been called out on strikes 1,364 times, while drawing a walk on 472 occasions.

Get all of our MLB Expert Picks

They have a K/BB ratio of 2.78 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.30. Giants pitchers have given up 150 home runs and also 670 runs in total (16th in MLB). San Francisco has given up 1,269 base knocks (8.4 per 9 innings) and 624 earned runs. The Giants hold a team ERA of 4.15 for the season (19th in the league), and the staff has struck out 1,357 hitters. They have walked 489 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 3.84 as a team on the season.

The Giants relief pitchers have a save rate of 64.0% and has entered the game in 143 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 184 runners on the year with 35.3% of them ended up scoring. Giants pitchers have entered the game with runners on 127 times and also have had 145 appearances in high leverage situations. The Giants have dispatched 531 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season. The bullpen have a total of 91 holds on the campaign (8th in the league). They have earned 32 saves for the year and have not converted 18 of 50 chances to save the game.

The Giants have converted 68.2% of balls hit into play into outs out of 12,183 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 27th in professional baseball. The Seattle Mariners have a total of 4,061 putouts for the season, as well as 1,475 assists and 86 errors. Their fielding rate is at .985 which puts them in 18th in baseball, and have accumulated 131 double plays.

Snell has thrown 1,090 innings and has earned 1,359 K's so far in his career. His ERA is 3.21 (389 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.222. He has given up 838 hits (6.9 hits per 9 innings) and has 494 free passes. Snell (75-58 career win-loss record) has a FIP of 3.16 while he has faced 4,516 batters during his time in the major leagues.

The Royals hold a team slugging % of .414 and they tally 4.69 runs per contest (9th in baseball). They have tallied 257 doubles, while walking 401 times as well as scoring 718 runs. Kansas City has compiled 167 home runs this year to go along with 696 RBIs. They have been rung up on 1,076 instances (29th in the league) and have a total of 1,296 base hits. The Kansas City Royals have accumulated a team OBP of .310 and a team batting average of .252 on the year.

The Kansas City pitching staff have given up 620 runs for the season while having an ERA of 3.85 (576 earned runs relinquished). They have yielded 137 long balls and they give up 4.14 runs per 9 innings (9th in the league). The Royals are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.263 and have a FIP of 3.77 as a staff so far this year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.40 (1,262 strikeouts vs 450 walks). They are sitting at 19th in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 1,252.

Kansas City has had relief pitchers enter the game in 60 save chances and they have walked away with 37 saves. They are currently ranked 22nd in the league with a save rate of 61.7%, and they have sent 477 relievers to the mound over the course of the season. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 137 times in high leverage situations and on 124 occasions with runners on base. Kansas City relievers hold an inherited score rate of 28.2% out of their 213 inherited runners. With 132 save situations, the Royals have tallied 70 holds in addition to 23 blown saves.

The Kansas City Royals have turned 120 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .986 (11th in the majors). The Royals have accrued 1,341 assists, 77 errors and have a tally of 4,043 putouts on the season. In their 12,129 innings played, the Royals have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.2% (20th in the majors).

During his pro baseball career, Lugo has surrendered 752 base hits while tallying 821 strikeouts in 838 innings. Lugo (56-39 mark in his career) has earned a 3.39 ERA while allowing 8.1 hits per nine innings. He has conceded 316 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.160 and having a FIP of 3.3. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.73 and he has faced 3,454 batters so far in his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Francisco

Get $60 worth of FREE premium member picks. No Obligation. No Salesman. No Credit Card. Fast Sign up with Instant Access Click Here