Kansas City Royals vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 4/4/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Monday, April 4, 2022

Location: Goodyear Ballpark in Goodyear, AZ

TV: MLBTV

Daniel Lynch and the Kansas City Royals (74-88 last season, 4th in AL Central) go to Goodyear Ballpark on Monday where they'll meet the Cincinnati Reds (83-79 last year, 3rd in NL Central).

Kansas City had a slugging percentage of .396 and were called out on strikes 1,258 times, while taking a walk on 421 occasions. They compiled 647 RBI's as well as 1,349 hits during the previous year, while their team batting average was .249. The Royals tallied 251 doubles as a unit and knocked 163 balls out of the stadium. They were sitting with 686 runs while holding a team OBP of .306. As a team, the Kansas City Royals put up 4.2 runs per contest, which put them at 24th in the league.

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Royals pitchers conceded 189 home runs in addition to 788 runs in total (21st in baseball). They walked 591 opposing batters and their FIP was 4.39 as a team last season. Their K/BB ratio was 2.27 and their pitching staff held a collective WHIP of 1.39. The Royals finished with a team earned run average of 4.65 last season (21st in MLB), and their staff rung up 1,344 batters.

Royals relief pitchers entered the game with runners on base 163 times in addition to having 165 contests in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers racked up 83 holds over the course of last year (12th in the league). The Royals bullpen had a save percentage of 59.7% and entered the game in 147 save situations. They accumulated 37 saves during the previous year and missed out on 25 out of their 62 chances to save the game. The bullpen inherited 252 runners during the previous year and 32.1% of those runners crossed the plate. The Royals dispatched 556 relievers to the hill for the prior year.

The Kansas City Royals had a tally of 4,252 putouts over the course of last year, as well as 1,422 assists and 84 errors. Their fielding percentage was previously at .985 which had them ranked 14th in the majors, and accumulated 152 double plays. The Royals turned 1 of balls hit into play into outs out of their 26th innings, which had them ranked in professional baseball 1275600.0%.

Lynch has taken the ball for 68 innings and has earned 55 strikeouts in his career. Lynch (4-6 win-loss record in his career) holds a FIP of 4.82 while he has faced 311 hitters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 5.69 (43 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.632. He has surrendered 80 base knocks (10.6 hits per 9 innings) and has 31 free passes.

Cincinnati had a total of 222 home runs over the course of last season to go along with 756 RBIs. They hit 295 two-baggers, while taking a walk 553 times as well as racking up 786 runs. The Cincinnati Reds compiled a team on-base percentage of .328 and a batting average of .249 last year. The Reds had a team SLG% of .431 and they scored 4.85 runs per outing (9th in MLB). They were rung up on 1,425 instances (12th in baseball) and totaled 1,352 hits.

The Reds had a team WHIP of 1.358 and were the owners of a FIP of 4.34 as a pitching staff in the prior season. They were ranked 16th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,330. The Cincinnati pitching staff relinquished 760 runs over the course of last year while having an ERA of 4.41 (702 earned runs yielded). They earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.47 (1,524 strikeouts against 617 free passes). They allowed 206 long balls and they allowed 4.77 runs per 9 innings (19th in the league).

Cincinnati had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 67 save opportunities and they tallied 41 saves. They were sitting at 14th in the league with a save rate of 61.2%, and they sent 579 relievers to the hill last season. Their relief pitchers stepped onto the mound 189 times in high leverage situations and also on 163 occasions with runners on. Cincinnati relief pitchers held an inherited score percentage of 38.7% out of 248 inherited base runners. Wrapping up the year with 142 save situations, the Reds earned 73 holds and 26 blown saves.

The Cincinnati Reds turned 125 double plays and held a fielding percentage of .984 (19th in professional baseball). The Reds accrued 1,422 assists, 91 errors and had 4,303 putouts over the course of the prior season. In 12,909 innings played, the Reds accumulated a efficiency on defense of 68.8% (22nd in professional baseball).

So far in his career, Gutierrez has conceded 115 hits while tallying 88 K's in 114 innings. Gutierrez (9-6 mark in his career) holds a 4.74 earned run average while surrendering 9.1 hits per nine innings. He has given up 60 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.412 and having a FIP of 5.2. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.91 and he has faced 496 batters in his MLB career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Cincinnati

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