New York Mets vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 8/2/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Mets vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Wednesday, August 2, 2023

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: Bally Sports Kansas City

Odds/Point Spread: New York (-225) Kansas City (+185)

Kauffman Stadium is the location where the Kansas City Royals (32-75) will try to beat the New York Mets (50-55) on Wednesday. The moneyline on this contest has the Mets at -225 while the Royals are priced at +185. The total is 9. The pitchers taking the mound will be Kodai Senga and Alec Marsh.

As a squad, the New York Mets are scoring 4.4 runs per game, which is 18th in the league. They have earned a total of 466 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .319. The Mets have accrued 142 doubles as a team and have knocked 133 balls out of the stadium. They have accumulated 454 runs batted in and 827 base knocks on the season, and their team batting average is sitting at .238. New York has a slugging rate of .404 and have struck out 831 times, while drawing a walk on 349 occasions.

The Mets hold a team earned run average of 4.32 this season (18th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 898 batters. Mets pitchers have yielded 130 long balls in addition to 476 runs (17th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 383 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.59 as a unit on the year. New York has allowed 854 base hits (8.4 per 9 innings) and 440 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.34 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.35.

The Mets have dispatched 341 relief pitchers to the mound on the season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 145 runners on the season with 29.7% of them ended up scoring. They have 25 saves over the course of the season and have blown 12 of 37 save opportunities. The Mets bullpen have recorded a save rate of 67.6% and has come into the game in 103 save situations. The relief pitchers have 63 holds for the year (8th in the league). Mets relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 97 times and also have had 100 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Mets have converted 69.3% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 8,250 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 12th in the majors. The New York Mets have notched a total of 2,750 putouts for the season, as well as 914 assists and 57 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .985 which ranks 19th in pro baseball, and have a total of 94 double plays.

Senga has taken the mound for 105 innings and has 130 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career. Senga (7-5 career win-loss record) is the owner of a FIP of 3.79 while he has gone up against 446 hitters during his time in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.17 (37 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.238. He has allowed 77 hits (6.6 hits per nine innings) and has 53 walks.

The Kansas City Royals are sitting with a team OBP of .295 as well as a batting average of .235 so far this year. They have been called out on strikes on 942 occasions (11th in MLB) and have accounted for 840 hits. Kansas City has accumulated 97 home runs so far this year and 388 RBIs. The Royals have a SLG% of .381 and they average 3.77 runs per outing (29th in MLB). They have hit 174 two-baggers, while walking 262 times as well as scoring 403 runs.

The Royals have a WHIP of 1.425 in addition to having a FIP of 4.61 as a team this year. They sit at 25th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 947. The Kansas City pitching staff have given up 572 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 5.23 (540 earned runs allowed). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.10 (837 strikeouts against 378 walks). They have yielded 128 long balls and they relinquish 5.53 runs per 9 innings (28th in the league).

Kansas City relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 40.0% of 115 inherited runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 85 times in high leverage situations and also on 69 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 70 save situations, the Royals have recorded 39 holds and 15 blown saves. They rank 26th in MLB holding a save percentage of 51.6%, and they have sent 352 relievers onto the field on the season. Kansas City has called on relievers to enter the game in 31 save opportunities and they have recorded 16 saves.

The Kansas City Royals have gotten 79 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .987 (13th in the majors). The Royals have 900 assists, 50 errors and have accumulated 2,791 putouts during this campaign. Out of their 8,373 innings played, the Royals are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 68.3% (23rd in the majors).

Marsh (0-5 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 7.04 earned run average while allowing 9.4 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.93 and he has faced 109 opposing batters in his MLB career. He has given up 18 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.652 and a FIP of 8.4. During his career, Marsh has allowed 24 hits while accumulating 27 strikeouts in 23 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New York (-225)

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