Toronto Blue Jays vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 4/6/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Thursday, April 6, 2023

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: Bally Sports Kansas City

Odds/Point Spread: Toronto (-195) Kansas City (+165)

Kauffman Stadium is the site where the Kansas City Royals (1-4) will play the Toronto Blue Jays (2-3) on Thursday. The line on this contest has Toronto at -195 while Kansas City is sitting at +165. The betting total is set at 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are Kevin Gausman and Jordan Lyles.

As a squad, the Toronto Blue Jays are recording 4.8 runs per game, which has them at 14th in baseball. They have a total of 24 runs while having a team OBP of .372. The Blue Jays have earned 10 two-baggers as a team and have hit 2 baseballs out of the park. They have accounted for 20 runs batted in and 53 hits so far this year, while their average at the plate is at .294. Toronto is slugging .383 and have struck out 40 times, while drawing a walk on 22 occasions.

The Blue Jays hold a team earned run average of 6.21 for the season (28th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 37 hitters. They have walked 14 hitters and their FIP sits at 5.08 as a unit this season. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.64 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.64. Blue Jays pitchers have surrendered 8 home runs and also 32 runs in total (27th in baseball).

The Toronto Blue Jays have 126 putouts on the year, as well as 43 assists and 2 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .988 which puts them in 15th in baseball, and they have turned 7 double plays. The Blue Jays have turned 62.5% of balls in play into outs out of their 378 innings, which has them sitting at 30th in the majors.

Gausman (76-83 win-loss record in his career) holds a FIP of 3.68 and he has faced 5,719 hitters in the majors. He has surrendered 1,360 base hits (9.0 hits per nine innings) with 375 free passes. His ERA is 3.92 (591 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.278. Gausman has taken the ball for 1,358 frames and has accumulated 1,373 strikeouts in his career.

Kansas City has tallied 4 home runs on the year to go along with 14 RBIs. They have hit 6 two-baggers, while taking a walk 17 times and putting up 14 runs. The Kansas City Royals have earned an on-base percentage of .262 and a team batting average of .170 this year. The Royals have a team SLG% of .301 and they have an average of 2.80 runs per outing (29th in MLB). They have struck out on 43 instances (17th in the league) and are sitting with 26 base hits.

The Royals hold a team WHIP of 1.511 in addition to having a FIP of 3.89 as a unit so far this season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.16 (41 strikeouts against 19 free passes). They have a ranking of 22nd in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 49. They have given up 4 homers and they surrender 4.00 runs per 9 innings (8th in the league). The Kansas City pitching staff have surrendered 20 runs over the course of the season while having an ERA of 3.80 (19 earned runs relinquished).

The Kansas City Royals have turned 5 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .994 (5th in pro baseball). The Royals have accrued 41 assists, 1 error and have notched a total of 135 putouts on the season. In their 405 innings on the diamond, the Royals have a efficiency on defense of 65.9% (22nd in baseball).

Thus far in his career, Lyles has conceded 1,453 base knocks while accumulating 1,024 strikeouts in 1,331 frames. Lyles (66-91 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 5.09 ERA and has allowed 9.8 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered 753 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.428 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.7. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.29 and he has gone up against 5,842 opposing hitters so far in his MLB career.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Kansas City (+165) and under 8.5 runs

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