Kansas City Royals vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 5/6/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Friday, May 6, 2022

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: Kansas City (-120) Baltimore (+100)

Oriole Park at Camden Yards is the location where the Baltimore Orioles (9-16) will go up against the Kansas City Royals (8-15) on Friday. The odds on this game have Kansas City at -120 and Baltimore is priced at +100. The over/under is set at 7.5. The expected starting pitchers are Carlos Hernandez and Jordan Lyles.

Kansas City has a slugging percentage of .317 and have been rung up 162 times, while taking a walk on 66 occasions. They have 63 runs batted in as well as 165 hits so far this year, while their team batting average comes in at .218. The Royals have accrued 30 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 13 baseballs out of the park. They have earned a total of 70 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .286. As a team, the Kansas City Royals are notching 3.0 runs per game, which has them at 30th in the league.

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The Royals have an earned run average of 4.57 over the course of the season (27th in the league), and the staff has struck out 160 batters. They have walked 85 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.29 as a unit for the season. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 1.88 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.36. Royals pitchers have given up 22 home runs and 109 runs in total (25th in baseball).

The Royals have dispatched 90 relief pitchers to the mound this year. The relievers have inherited 45 base runners so far this year with 37.8% of those players ended up scoring. They have compiled 4 saves so far this year and have blown 4 of 8 save chances. The Royals bullpen have earned a save percentage of 50.0% and has come into the game in 19 save situations. The relief pitchers have 10 holds for the season (24th in baseball). Royals pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 32 times in addition to having 38 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Kansas City Royals have 615 putouts on the year, in addition to 222 assists and 6 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .993 which has them sitting 1st in professional baseball, and they have twisted 26 double plays. The Royals have turned 70.8% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 1,845 innings on the field, which ranks them 15th in MLB.

Hernandez (6-4 career record) sits with a FIP of 4.56 and he has gone up against 509 hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has surrendered 112 base knocks (8.5 hits per 9 innings) and has 57 free passes. His earned run average is 4.18 (55 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.428. Hernandez has pitched in 118 innings and has 95 K's thus far in his career.

The Orioles hold a team slugging % of .322 and they are earning 3.32 runs per game (26th in MLB). They have 41 doubles, while getting a free base 82 times as well as putting up 83 runs. Baltimore has accumulated 13 home runs for the year to go along with 81 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 238 instances (3rd in baseball) and have a total of 183 hits. The Baltimore Orioles have an on-base percentage of .302 and a team batting average of .221 this season.

The Baltimore pitching staff have conceded 106 runs over the course of the season while holding an ERA of 3.88 (94 earned runs relinquished). They have surrendered 22 homers and they relinquish 4.38 runs per 9 innings (21st in the league). The Orioles are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.307 in addition to having a FIP of 4.00 as a unit this year. Their K/BB ratio is 2.27 (184 strikeouts vs 81 walks). They are currently ranked 26th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 204.

With 14 save situations, the Orioles have amassed 9 holds and 1 blown save. Baltimore has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 5 save opportunities and they have tallied 4 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 31 times in high leverage situations in addition to 29 occasions with runners on base. Baltimore relievers have an inherited score rate of 36.2% of 47 inherited runners. They rank 6th in MLB with a save rate of 80.0%, and they have sent 92 relief pitchers to the hill for the year.

The Baltimore Orioles have turned 30 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .980 (25th in baseball). The Orioles have 244 assists, 18 errors and have notched a total of 654 putouts during this campaign. Out of their 1,962 innings on the diamond, the Orioles have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.0% (25th in pro baseball).

During his pro baseball career, Lyles has allowed 1,284 hits while totaling 899 K's in 1,173 innings. He has allowed 677 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.439 and a FIP of 4.7. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.23 and he has gone up against 5,164 batters in his MLB career. Lyles (56-81 record in his career) has a 5.19 earned run average while giving up 9.8 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kansas City (-120)

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