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

Game: Texas Rangers vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Sunday, May 5, 2024

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

Kauffman Stadium is where the Kansas City Royals (20-13) will take on the Texas Rangers (17-16) on Sunday. The pitchers taking the mound are Jon Gray and Daniel Lynch.

Texas is slugging .395 and have struck out 257 times, while taking a walk on 103 occasions. They have accrued 142 RBI's in addition to 275 base knocks on the year, and their average at the plate sits at .248. The Rangers have compiled 52 doubles as a team and have knocked 34 balls out of the park. They are sitting with 146 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .317. As a squad, the Texas Rangers are knocking in 4.4 runs per contest, which is 17th in the league.

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The Rangers hold a team earned run average of 3.74 on the year (12th in MLB), and they have rung up 285 batters. Rangers pitchers have surrendered 34 long balls and also 134 runs in total (14th in the league). They have walked 115 batters and their FIP sits at 4.05 as a team on the campaign. Texas has given up 230 base knocks (7.1 per 9 innings) and 121 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.48 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.19.

Rangers relief pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 34 times and also have had 39 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have earned 20 holds over the course of the season (11th in baseball). The Rangers relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 66.7% and has come into the game in 29 save situations. They have recorded 6 saves for the year and have blown 3 of their 9 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 55 base runners on the year and 34.5% of them ended up crossing the plate. The Rangers have sent 95 relievers to the mound on the year.

The Rangers have turned 73.0% of balls in play into outs out of 2,619 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 2nd in the majors. The Texas Rangers have a total of 873 putouts thus far, as well as 291 assists and 14 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .988 which has them ranked 7th in professional baseball, and they have turned 24 double plays.

Gray (70-65 career mark) sits with a FIP of 3.94 while he has faced 4,870 batters during his time in the major leagues. He has surrendered 1,112 base hits (8.7 hits per 9 innings) with 384 walks. His earned run average is 4.40 (560 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.305. Gray has taken the ball for 1,146 innings and has earned 1,160 K's so far in his career.

The Kansas City Royals have recorded a team OBP of .305 in addition to a team batting average of .239 so far this year. They have been called out on strikes on 218 occasions (29th in MLB) and have tallied 259 hits. Kansas City has accounted for 35 home runs for the season to go along with 147 runs batted in. The Royals have a SLG% of .393 and they earn 4.70 runs per game (10th in the league). They have hit 50 doubles, while taking a walk 96 times as well as earning 155 runs.

The Royals have a WHIP of 1.233 and have a FIP of 3.65 as a pitching staff for the season. They are currently ranked 13th in MLB as a staff in total hits conceded with 253. The Kansas City pitching staff have yielded 99 runs on the campaign while holding a team ERA of 3.07 (98 earned runs yielded). Their K/BB ratio sits at 7.80 (248 strikeouts vs 101 bases on balls). They have yielded 23 home runs and they allow 3.10 runs per 9 innings (1st in the league).

Kansas City relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 16.1% out of their 31 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 36 times in high leverage situations in addition to 16 occasions with runners on. With 29 save situations, the Royals have 16 holds in addition to 3 blown saves. They are currently ranked 6th in the league holding a save rate of 75.0%, and they have dispatched 99 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond for the year. Kansas City has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 12 save chances and they have tallied 9 saves.

The Kansas City Royals have turned 23 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .991 (4th in baseball). The Royals have racked up 302 assists, 11 errors and have accounted for 861 putouts on the campaign. In their 2,583 innings on the field, the Royals have earned a defensive efficiency of 71.0% (8th in baseball).

In his pro baseball career, Lynch has allowed 285 hits while tallying 211 punch outs in 252 innings. He has given up a total of 145 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.524 and having a FIP of 4.8. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.13 and he has gone up against 1,134 hitters so far in his pro baseball career. Lynch (11-23 win-loss mark in his career) has a 5.18 ERA and has surrendered 10.2 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kansas City

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