Kansas City Royals vs Miami Marlins Prediction, 6/7/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Kansas City Royals vs Miami Marlins
Date: Wednesday, June 7, 2023
Location: loanDepot park in Miami, FL
TV: Bally Sports Florida
Odds/Point Spread: Kansas City (+130) Miami (-150)
The Kansas City Royals (18-42) are hitting the road to loanDepot park on Wednesday where they will play the Miami Marlins (33-28). The odds on this game have the Royals at +130 while the Marlins are priced at -150. The betting total is set at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Jordan Lyles and Edward Cabrera.
The Royals have accrued 97 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 61 baseballs out of the stadium. Kansas City is slugging .386 and have struck out 539 times, while drawing a walk on 162 occasions. As a unit, the Kansas City Royals are putting up 3.9 runs/g, which puts them at 27th in the league. They have amassed 225 runs batted in in addition to 467 base knocks for the season, while their team batting average is .233. They have 235 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .296.
The Royals are sitting with a team earned run average of 5.05 this season (28th in the league), and the staff has struck out 516 batters. Royals pitchers have allowed 66 long balls in addition to 313 total runs (28th in the league). They have walked 224 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.36 as a team this year. Kansas City has given up 520 hits (8.9 per 9 innings) in addition to 294 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.30 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.42.
Royals pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 38 times in addition to having 48 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 22 holds on the season (28th in baseball). The Royals relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 52.9% and stepped onto the hill in 39 save situations. They have earned 9 saves this season and have blown 8 of their 17 chances to get a save. The relief pitchers have inherited 63 runners over the course of the season and 39.7% of them earned a run for their team. The Royals have sent 205 relievers to the mound so far this year.
The Kansas City Royals have a total of 1,573 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 499 assists and 29 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .986 which has them ranked 16th in baseball, and they have twisted 45 double plays. The Royals have turned 67.7% of balls hit into play into outs out of 4,719 innings, which has them sitting 28th in baseball.
Lyles has thrown 1,393 innings and is sitting with 1,075 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 5.19 (803 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.423. He has conceded 1,512 hits (9.8 hits per 9 innings) and has 470 free passes. Lyles (66-99 mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.74 while he has gone up against 6,108 batters in the major leagues.
The Marlins hold a slugging % of .402 and they average 3.97 runs per game (26th in the league). They have notched 95 doubles, while getting a free base 171 times and putting up 242 runs. Miami has hit 57 home runs for the year as well as 229 RBIs. They have struck out on 507 instances (20th in MLB) and have earned a total of 539 base knocks. The Miami Marlins have an OBP of .322 as well as a team batting average of .262 on the campaign.
The Marlins hold a team WHIP of 1.326 in addition to having a FIP of 4.05 as a team on the campaign. They rank 22nd in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 507. The Miami pitching staff have relinquished 276 runs so far this year and come in with a team ERA of 4.29 (259 earned runs relinquished). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 9.50 (572 strikeouts vs 213 walks). They have surrendered 65 dingers and they give up 4.57 runs per 9 innings (16th in baseball).
With 66 save situations, the Marlins have accumulated 38 holds and 10 blown saves. Miami has called on relievers to take the mound in 28 save opportunities and they have walked away with 18 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 80 times in high leverage situations and on 72 occasions with runners on. Miami relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 32.4% out of 111 inherited base runners. They rank 13th in baseball with a save rate of 64.3%, and they have sent 215 relief pitchers to the mound for the season.
In 4,890 innings played, the Marlins are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 67.9% (23rd in professional baseball). The Miami Marlins have turned 55 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .984 (22nd in baseball). The Marlins have racked up 538 assists, 36 errors and have earned a total of 1,630 putouts so far this season.
So far in his MLB career, Cabrera has surrendered 115 hits and he has 179 K's in 156 frames. He has allowed a total of 70 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.301 and having a FIP of 4.8. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.03 and he has faced 665 hitters in his MLB career. Cabrera (10-11 win-loss record in his career) holds a 4.04 earned run average and has conceded 6.6 hits per 9 innings.
Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?
Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Miami (-150) and under 8.5 runs
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