Toronto Blue Jays vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 4/22/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Monday, April 22, 2024

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Toronto (-112) Kansas City (-105)

The Kansas City Royals (13-9) welcome the Toronto Blue Jays (12-9) at Kauffman Stadium on Monday. The line on this contest has Toronto at -112 and Kansas City is coming in at -105. The over/under has been set at 7.5. The men taking the mound will be Yusei Kikuchi and Brady Singer.

The Blue Jays have accrued 38 doubles as a squad and have hit 18 balls out of the stadium. Toronto is slugging .373 and have been rung up 156 times, while being walked on 80 occasions. As a team, the Toronto Blue Jays are putting up 4.0 runs/g, which puts them at 21st in the league. They have earned 76 RBI's and 162 hits on the campaign, while their average at the plate is sitting at .236. They have notched a total of 83 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .323.

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The Blue Jays have a team earned run average of 4.40 on the campaign (24th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 191 batters. Blue Jays pitchers have allowed 30 home runs and also 93 total runs (17th in MLB). They have walked 73 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.58 as a team this season. Toronto has relinquished 174 base knocks (8.5 per 9 innings) and 90 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.62 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.34.

The Blue Jays have dispatched 67 relievers to the mound for the year. The relievers have inherited 32 runners this season and 31.3% of them crossed home plate. They have earned 6 saves so far this year and have blown 1 out of their 7 save chances. The Blue Jays relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 85.7% and stepped onto the hill in 19 save situations. The relief pitchers are sitting with 12 holds so far this year (16th in baseball). Blue Jays relief pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 24 times and also have had 10 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Blue Jays have turned 69.1% of balls hit into play into outs out of 1,656 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 20th in pro baseball. The Toronto Blue Jays have amassed 552 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 170 assists and 8 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .989 which has them ranked 4th in pro baseball, and they have turned 21 double plays.

Kikuchi has taken the ball for 655 innings and has racked up 660 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career. Kikuchi (33-38 record in his career) holds a FIP of 4.74 while he has faced 2,823 opposing batters in the majors. His ERA is 4.63 (337 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.376. He has allowed 656 hits (9.0 hits per 9 innings) with 246 free passes.

The Kansas City Royals have compiled a team OBP of .312 and a team batting average of .241 for the season. They have been rung up on 156 occasions (26th in baseball) and have recorded 168 base knocks. Kansas City has 26 long balls on the year to go along with 101 runs batted in. The Royals hold a team slugging % of .411 and they are recording 5.14 runs per game (8th in the league). They have 33 doubles, while taking a walk 69 times and scoring 108 runs.

The Kansas City pitching staff have conceded 65 runs on the season and come in with a team ERA of 3.10 (64 earned runs relinquished). They have surrendered 12 long balls and they surrender 3.15 runs per 9 innings (1st in the league). The Royals have a WHIP of 1.242 with a FIP of 3.56 as a pitching staff for the year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 7.60 (158 strikeouts against 63 bases on balls). They rank 17th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 168.

With 19 save situations, the Royals have accrued 11 holds in addition to 2 blown saves. Kansas City has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 8 save chances and they have come away with 6 saves. Their relievers have come in 26 times in high leverage situations in addition to 11 occasions with runners on base. Kansas City relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 15.8% out of 19 inherited runners. They are currently ranked 6th in MLB with a save rate of 75.0%, and they have sent 68 relievers onto the diamond for the year.

The Kansas City Royals have turned 17 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .988 (6th in pro baseball). The Royals have recorded 196 assists, 9 errors and have 558 putouts this season. Out of their 1,674 innings on the diamond, the Royals hold a defensive efficiency of 69.9% (14th in professional baseball).

Singer (29-31 career record) is the owner of a 4.36 earned run average and has allowed 9.1 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.98 and he has faced 2,262 hitters during his MLB career. He has conceded 256 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.323 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.0. During his MLB career, Singer has given up 533 base hits and he has 498 strikeouts in 529 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Toronto (-112)

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