Kansas City Royals vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 6/11/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Kansas City Royals vs Baltimore Orioles
Date: Sunday, June 11, 2023
Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD
TV: MASN
Odds/Point Spread: Kansas City (+130) Baltimore (-150)
Oriole Park at Camden Yards is the site where the Baltimore Orioles (39-24) will attempt to beat the Kansas City Royals (18-45) on Sunday. The odds on this game have Kansas City at +130 and Baltimore is sitting at -150. The betting total comes in at 8.5. The starting pitchers will be Mike Mayers and Kyle Gibson.
The Royals have hit 99 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 61 baseballs out of the stadium. Kansas City has a slugging percentage of .379 and have struck out 567 times, while being walked on 166 occasions. As a team, the Kansas City Royals are putting up 3.8 runs per outing, which has them at 28th in baseball. They have recorded 227 runs batted in in addition to 482 base knocks on the campaign, and their team batting average is .230. They have accounted for 239 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .293.
The Royals hold a team earned run average of 5.07 on the campaign (27th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 535 batters. Royals pitchers have surrendered 69 home runs in addition to 328 total runs (27th in baseball). They have walked 230 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.35 as a unit so far this season. Kansas City has relinquished 543 base hits (8.9 per 9 innings) as well as 309 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.33 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.41.
Royals bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with opponents on base 41 times and also have had 50 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have a total of 22 holds for the season (28th in the league). The Royals relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 52.9% and has entered the game in 39 save situations. They have earned 9 saves on the campaign and have blown 8 out of their 17 chances to get a save. The relievers have inherited 70 base runners this season with 42.9% of those runners ended up scoring. The Royals have sent 211 relievers to the hill on the season.
The Royals have transformed 67.8% of balls hit into play into outs in their 4,935 innings, which has them sitting 26th in professional baseball. The Kansas City Royals have a tally of 1,645 putouts on the year, as well as 525 assists and 32 errors. Their fielding rate is at .985 which has them ranked 19th in the majors, and they have twisted 47 double plays.
Mayers has pitched in 252 innings and has 263 K's in his MLB career. Mayers (12-10 career mark) has earned a FIP of 4.55 while facing 1,105 hitters in the majors. His earned run average is 5.06 (142 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.409. He has allowed 264 base hits (9.4 hits per 9 innings) and has had 92 free passes.
The Orioles hold a slugging % of .415 and they earn 4.86 runs per game (7th in MLB). They have notched 117 two-baggers, while walking 213 times as well as recording 306 runs. Baltimore has hit 72 home runs on the year as well as 296 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 524 occasions (21st in MLB) and have tallied 527 hits. The Baltimore Orioles have an OBP of .319 and a team batting average of .248 so far this season.
The Orioles have a team WHIP of 1.328 and have a FIP of 4.03 as a team so far this season. They are sitting at 24th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 552. The Baltimore pitching staff have conceded 281 runs this season while holding an ERA of 4.21 (265 earned runs given up). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 9.30 (587 strikeouts vs 201 bases on balls). They have allowed 72 dingers and they concede 4.46 runs per 9 innings (14th in the league).
Baltimore has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 36 save chances and they have converted 21 saves. They are ranked 21st in the league holding a save rate of 58.3%, and they have dispatched 226 bullpen pitchers to the hill this year. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 91 times in high leverage situations and also on 85 occasions with base runners. Baltimore relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 34.4% of 122 inherited base runners. With 92 save situations, the Orioles have 54 holds and 15 blown saves.
The Baltimore Orioles have turned 65 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .988 (8th in MLB). The Orioles have racked up 532 assists, 26 errors and have a total of 1,702 putouts on the campaign. In 5,106 innings played, the Orioles are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 67.5% (28th in the majors).
In his pro baseball career, Gibson has conceded 1,625 hits while he has accumulated 1,256 punch outs in 1,580 frames. Gibson (96-94 mark in his career) is the owner of a 4.49 ERA while allowing 9.3 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded a total of 788 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.382 and a FIP of 4.3. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.25 and he has gone up against 6,785 opposing batters thus far in his career.
Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?
Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Baltimore (-150) and under 8.5 runs
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