Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 7/8/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Saturday, July 8, 2023

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Great Lakes

Odds/Point Spread: Kansas City (+140) Cleveland (-165)

The Cleveland Guardians (43-44) will play the Kansas City Royals (25-63) at Progressive Field on Saturday. The odds on this game have the Royals at +140 and the Guardians are sitting at -165. The over/under has been set at 9. The pitchers who are expected to start are Brady Singer and Gavin Williams.

Kansas City has a slugging rate of .369 and have struck out 800 times, while being walked on 234 occasions. They have accounted for 312 runs batted in as well as 678 base knocks this season, while their average at the plate is at .231. The Royals have hit 138 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 76 baseballs out of the park. They have 327 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .295. As a team, the Kansas City Royals are putting up 3.7 runs per game, which has them at 29th in MLB.

They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.18 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.44. Royals pitchers have conceded 105 home runs in addition to 478 total runs (28th in baseball). Kansas City has conceded 782 hits (9.2 per 9 innings) and also 449 earned runs. The Royals have a team ERA of 5.28 so far this season (28th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 704 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 323 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.62 as a team this season.

Royals relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 60 times as well as having 71 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have earned 25 holds for the season (28th in the league). The Royals relievers have recorded a save percentage of 50.0% and has entered the game in 49 save situations. They have accumulated 12 saves so far this season and have missed out on 12 of their 24 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 100 runners this season and 40.0% of them ended up scoring. The Royals have dispatched 290 relief pitchers to the hill this year.

The Kansas City Royals have earned 2,296 putouts for the season, in addition to 733 assists and 43 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .986 which has them ranked 15th in baseball, and they have twisted 65 double plays. The Royals have converted 67.9% of balls hit into play into outs in their 6,888 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 26th in the majors.

Singer has taken the ball for 435 innings and has 416 K's in his career. His ERA is 4.32 (209 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.336. He has conceded 437 hits (9.0 hits per 9 innings) and has had 145 walks. Singer (24-27 career mark) has a FIP of 3.95 and he has gone up against 1,868 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues.

The Cleveland Guardians have a team OBP of .313 as well as a batting average of .249 for the year. They have struck out on 622 occasions (29th in the league) and have totaled 738 base hits. Cleveland has knocked in 59 home runs for the season to go along with 325 runs batted in. The Guardians have a SLG% of .374 and they score 4.03 runs per outing (27th in the league). They have put up 157 doubles, while taking a walk 261 times as well as scoring 351 runs.

The Guardians have a team WHIP of 1.268 and have a FIP of 4.16 as a staff so far this season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 7.80 (682 strikeouts against 269 free passes). They sit at 15th in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 724. They have given up 89 long balls and they allow 4.16 runs per 9 innings (6th in baseball). The Cleveland pitching staff have surrendered 362 runs so far this year while having an ERA of 3.83 (333 earned runs relinquished).

Cleveland has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 44 save chances and they have walked away with 27 saves. They are ranked 16th in baseball with a save percentage of 61.4%, and they have dispatched 282 relievers to the hill for the year. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 115 times in high leverage situations and on 76 occasions with base runners. Cleveland relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 20.0% out of their 95 inherited base runners. With 92 save situations, the Guardians have earned 46 holds and 17 blown saves.

Out of their 7,050 innings played, the Guardians have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 70.5% (5th in professional baseball). The Cleveland Guardians have turned 57 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .987 (8th in baseball). The Guardians have recorded 808 assists, 42 errors and have notched a total of 2,350 putouts on the campaign.

Thus far in his career, Williams has allowed 12 base hits while he has totaled 12 K's in 19 frames. He has given up a total of 8 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 0.947 and a FIP of 5.9. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.00 and he has faced 72 hitters so far in his pro baseball career. Williams (0-1 career record) holds a 3.79 ERA and has given up 5.7 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Cleveland (-165)

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