Toronto Blue Jays vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 4/23/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Toronto (-135) Kansas City (+114)

The Kansas City Royals (13-9) will try to beat the Toronto Blue Jays (12-10) at Kauffman Stadium on Tuesday. The moneyline on this game has Toronto at -135 while Kansas City is priced at +114. The total has been set at 8.5. The starting pitchers are Kevin Gausman and Michael Wacha.

As a team, the Toronto Blue Jays are putting up 3.9 runs per game, which has them at 21st in the league. They have a total of 86 runs while holding a team OBP of .319. The Blue Jays have compiled 39 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 20 balls out of the park. They have tallied 79 RBI's as well as 168 base knocks on the year, while their batting average comes in at .235. Toronto has a slugging % of .376 and have been called out on strikes 160 times, while drawing a walk on 80 occasions.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.40 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.36. Blue Jays pitchers have conceded 31 home runs in addition to 99 total runs (17th in the league). Toronto has given up 180 hits (8.4 per 9 innings) as well as 94 earned runs. The Blue Jays are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.41 for the season (25th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 197 batters. They have walked 82 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.66 as a unit on the year.

The Blue Jays bullpen have a save percentage of 85.7% and stepped onto the hill in 19 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 35 base runners this year and 34.3% of them crossed the plate. Blue Jays relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 26 times in addition to having 11 appearances in high leverage situations. The Blue Jays have sent 69 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign. The relief pitchers have earned 12 holds so far this year (18th in the league). They have accumulated 6 saves so far this season and have blown 1 of 7 save opportunities.

The Toronto Blue Jays have accumulated 576 putouts thus far, as well as 176 assists and 10 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .987 which has them ranked 8th in professional baseball, and have a total of 22 double plays. The Blue Jays have turned 69.2% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 1,728 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 20th in the majors.

Gausman has pitched in 1,551 frames and has accounted for 1,619 strikeouts thus far in his career. His ERA is 3.88 (669 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.269. He has given up 1,535 hits (8.9 hits per 9 innings) with 434 walks. Gausman (88-93 mark in his career) holds a FIP of 3.61 and he has gone up against 6,524 hitters during his time in the major leagues.

The Kansas City Royals have accounted for a team OBP of .309 in addition to a team batting average of .237 so far this season. They have struck out on 161 occasions (26th in baseball) and have earned 173 base hits. Kansas City has hit 26 home runs so far this year as well as 101 RBIs. The Royals hold a team slugging percentage of .401 and they are recording 4.91 runs per contest (11th in MLB). They have recorded 34 two-baggers, while getting a free base 73 times as well as scoring 108 runs.

The Royals are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.256 and have a FIP of 3.66 as a team so far this year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 7.50 (162 strikeouts vs 66 walks). They come in at 18th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 179. They have allowed 14 long balls and they concede 3.23 runs per 9 innings (1st in baseball). The Kansas City pitching staff have allowed 70 runs on the year while having an ERA of 3.18 (69 earned runs given up).

Kansas City relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 18.2% out of 22 inherited base runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 26 times in high leverage situations and on 12 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 19 save situations, the Royals have 11 holds in addition to 2 blown saves. They are currently ranked 6th in baseball with a save rate of 75.0%, and they have sent 71 relief pitchers onto the diamond on the campaign. Kansas City has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 8 save opportunities and they have walked away with 6 saves.

Out of their 1,755 innings on the diamond, the Royals have earned a defensive efficiency of 70.0% (14th in pro baseball). The Kansas City Royals have turned 17 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .989 (4th in pro baseball). The Royals have racked up 208 assists, 9 errors and have notched a total of 585 putouts during this campaign.

So far in his pro baseball career, Wacha has conceded 1,270 hits while he has tallied 1,166 K's in 1,312 innings. Wacha (89-56 career win-loss mark) has a 3.96 earned run average and has conceded 8.7 hits per 9 innings. He has given up 577 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.287 and a FIP of 4.0. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.78 and he has faced 5,538 opposing hitters in his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kansas City (+114)

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