New York Mets vs Kansas City Royals 8/1/2023 Picks Predictions

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01 August 2023

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The New York Mets will go against the Kansas City Royals in MLB action in Ewing M. Kauffman Stadium, Missouri, on Tuesday, August 1, 2023, at 8:10 PM ET.

The Mets are having a terrible season and dealt away a number of players to show that they won’t be competitive this year. The match to follow will be Jose Quintana’s first start; he only did it twice this year.

It is hoped that he can improve on his previous two solid outings, in which he struck out eight batters while pitching 11 innings and allowing only five runs.

Quintana aspires to make a difference and support a lineup that struggled this season, averaging only 4.44 runs per game.

While Brandon Nimmo is hitting 256/.353/.431 with 15 home runs and 172 total bases, Pete Alonso slashing .218/.314/.506, the remainder of the lineup underperformed.

Opposing pitchers may eliminate the top-heavy lineup because just five batters on the field have an OPS+ of over 100.

Over the season, the Mets used 341 bullpen pitchers. On the 145 base runners the relievers inherited this season, 29.7% scored. They made 25 saves so far this year, but 12 of their 37 chances to make stops were lost.

The Mets bullpen entered the game with 103 save opportunities and has a save percentage of 67.6%. This season, relievers recorded 63 holds, which ranks eighth in MLB.

Pitchers for the Mets entered games 97 times with runners on base and made 100 outings in high-leverage situations. At this point in the season, the New York Mets had 2,750 putouts, 914 assists, and 57 mistakes.

They now have the 19th-best fielding percentage in the majors (.985) and turned 94 double plays. In their 8,250 innings played on the field, the Mets converted 69.3% of balls put into play into outs, ranking them 11th in MLB.

The total went UNDER in 4 of NY Mets’ last 5 matches.
The New York Mets are 4-2 SU in their last 6 matches.
The NY Mets are 5-1 SU in their last 6 matches against Kansas City.

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The Royals are having a terrible season and are hoping for a better second half. Despite having an impressive history, Zack Greinke is pitching poorly this year, giving up 64 runs in 101.2 innings.

Greinke’s opponents are making contact and powering the ball to easily score runs with a .290 anticipated opponent batting average, a .493 expected opponent slugging percentage, and a 5.24 predicted ERA.

In addition to Greinke’s struggles, the lineup was among the worst in baseball, averaging only 3.77 runs per game. However, they suddenly improved, averaging 20 runs over the previous three games.

Robert Witt is cutting. Salvador Perez is hitting 17 home runs and 157 total bases while hitting 263/.301/.465, but the rest of the order underperformed.

Opposing pitchers may eliminate the unfortunate lineup since no one batter in the order has an OPS+ over 100.

The Kansas City pitching staff has a club ERA of 5.23 (540 earned runs allowed) and gave up 572 runs this season. They gave up 128 HRs and ranked 28th in MLB in runs allowed per nine innings (5.53).

As of this point in the season, the Royals have a team WHIP of 1.425 and a FIP of 4.62. They have 837 strikeouts compared to 378 free passes for a K/BB ratio of 8.10.

With 947 hits surrendered as a staff, they are ranked 25th in MLB. Out of the 115 inherited runners, bullpen pitchers for Kansas City had an inherited scoring percentage of 40.0%.

Their bullpen pitchers entered the game 69 times with runners on base and 85 times in high-pressure situations. The Royals had 70 save opportunities, totaling 39 holds and 15 missed saves.

They put 352 bullpen pitchers into the field this season and are now ranked 26th in baseball with a save percentage of 51.6%. In 31 opportunities for saves, Kansas City’s bullpen relievers took the mound and earned 16 saves.

The Kansas City Royals are 4-2 SU in their last 6 matches.
The total went UNDER in 5 of Kansas City’s last 7 matches against the New York Mets.
The total stayed UNDER in 4 of Kansas City’s last 5 matches at home against the Mets.

New York Mets vs Kansas City Royals. The MLB pick for this game is the Kansas City Royals.

The Mets were the superior club throughout the season, but after parting with a number of players at the trade deadline, they appear to be a decimated squad and anticipate the Royals taking advantage.

With Bobby Witt, Salvador Perez, and the rest of the lineup making contact and driving the ball against Jose Quintana and the rest of the Mets pitchers, the Royals, who scored 20 runs in the past three games, should easily score runs.

With Zack Greinke stepping up, throwing several shutout innings, and delivering the ball to the bullpen with the lead, the Royals should also be able to restrict the Mets’ offense.

As home underdogs, the Royals should prevail and offer fantastic odds. The Kansas City Royals will win to a predicted score of 5-4.

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