Texas Rangers vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 5/4/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Saturday, May 4, 2024

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

Odds/Point Spread: Texas (-110) Kansas City (-106)

The Texas Rangers (17-15) are on their way to Kauffman Stadium on Saturday where they will attempt to defeat the Kansas City Royals (19-13). The line on this matchup has the Rangers at -110 and the Royals are priced at -106. The over/under is 9. The men taking the mound are Dane Dunning and Michael Wacha.

As a team, the Texas Rangers are earning 4.5 runs per game, which has them at 16th in the league. They have accumulated 145 runs scored while having a team OBP of .318. The Rangers have compiled 50 doubles as a team and have knocked 34 balls out of the stadium. They have 141 RBI's in addition to 268 hits this year, and their average at the plate is .249. Texas owns a slugging percentage of .399 and have struck out 247 times, while taking a walk on 101 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.53 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.17. Rangers pitchers have given up 32 home runs and 127 total runs (10th in the league). Texas has allowed 219 base hits (7.0 per 9 innings) in addition to 114 earned runs. The Rangers have a team ERA of 3.63 so far this year (12th in the league), and their staff has rung up 281 batters. They have walked 111 hitters and their FIP is 3.97 as a team so far this year.

The Rangers have sent 92 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 53 base runners so far this season with 32.1% of those runners ended up scoring. They have 6 saves for the season and have blown 3 out of their 9 save chances. The Rangers relievers have compiled a save rate of 66.7% and has stepped onto the mound in 29 save situations. The relief pitchers have recorded 20 holds this season (10th in the league). Rangers relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 33 times and also have had 38 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Texas Rangers are sitting with 849 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 276 assists and 14 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .988 which ranks 7th in MLB, and have 22 double plays. The Rangers have turned 73.3% of baseballs in play into outs in their 2,547 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 1st in baseball.

Dunning has thrown 510 frames and has racked up 465 punch outs in his MLB career. His earned run average is 4.16 (236 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.338. He has conceded 494 base hits (8.7 hits per nine innings) and has 189 free passes. Dunning (26-27 career record) holds a FIP of 4.29 and he has faced 2,181 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues.

The Kansas City Royals have compiled a team OBP of .302 and a batting average of .236 on the season. They have been called out on strikes on 214 occasions (29th in the league) and have a total of 248 hits. Kansas City has 33 long balls for the year to go along with 140 runs batted in. The Royals have a slugging percentage of .388 and they are recording 4.62 runs per game (14th in baseball). They have put up 49 two-baggers, while taking a walk 92 times and scoring 148 runs.

The Kansas City pitching staff have surrendered 98 runs this season and come in with a team ERA of 3.14 (97 earned runs relinquished). They have yielded 23 home runs and they yield 3.17 runs per 9 innings (1st in the league). The Royals are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.241 and have a FIP of 3.72 as a squad on the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 7.70 (238 strikeouts against 99 free passes). They sit at 15th in MLB as a staff in total hits relinquished with 246.

Kansas City bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 16.1% of 31 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 35 times in high leverage situations and also on 16 occasions with base runners. With 29 save situations, the Royals have amassed 16 holds and also 3 blown saves. They rank 6th in baseball holding a save rate of 75.0%, and they have dispatched 96 bullpen pitchers onto the field for the year. Kansas City has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 12 save chances and they have earned 9 saves.

The Kansas City Royals have turned 22 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .990 (4th in pro baseball). The Royals have 291 assists, 11 errors and have amassed 834 putouts for the season. In their 2,502 innings on the field, the Royals have a defensive efficiency of 71.0% (8th in MLB).

During his MLB career, Wacha has conceded 1,287 base knocks while accumulating 1,173 strikeouts in 1,322 frames. He has allowed 583 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.293 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.1. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.78 and he has gone up against 5,588 opposing batters in his MLB career. Wacha (89-57 career record) has a 3.97 earned run average while giving up 8.8 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Texas (-110)

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