Kansas City Royals vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 5/12/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs Texas Rangers

Date: Thursday, May 12, 2022

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

Globe Life Field is the location where the Texas Rangers (12-16) will try to beat the Kansas City Royals (9-18) on Thursday. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Jon Heasley and Taylor Hearn.

The Royals have accounted for 35 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 13 balls out of the park. Kansas City has a slugging % of .311 and have struck out 192 times, while being walked on 73 occasions. As a team, the Kansas City Royals are notching 3.1 runs per outing, which is 29th in MLB. They have tallied 75 runs batted in as well as 196 base knocks this season, while their average at the plate sits at .219. They have tallied 83 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .283.

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Royals pitchers have conceded 24 home runs in addition to 129 runs in total (21st in the league). They have walked 97 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.18 as a squad for the year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.92 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.39. The Royals have compiled a team ERA of 4.61 over the course of the season (26th in the league), and the staff has rung up 186 batters.

The Royals have dispatched 101 relief pitchers to the mound for the season. The relievers have inherited 50 runners over the course of the season with 36.0% of those players ended up crossing the plate. They have recorded 5 saves this year and have blown 5 out of their 10 chances to save the game. The Royals relievers have accumulated a save rate of 50.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 21 save situations. The bullpen have recorded 10 holds so far this season (27th in the league). Royals pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 36 times as well as having 40 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Kansas City Royals have notched a total of 714 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 249 assists and 10 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .990 which puts them in 2nd in the majors, and have accumulated 29 double plays. The Royals have transformed 69.4% of balls hit into play into outs out of 2,142 innings on the diamond, ranking them 21st in baseball.

Heasley (1-1 mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 6.03 and he has faced 59 hitters during his time in the majors. He has surrendered 15 base hits (9.2 hits per 9 innings) with 3 walks. His ERA is 4.91 (8 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.227. Heasley has taken the ball for 14 innings and has racked up 6 strikeouts in his MLB career.

The Texas Rangers hold an on-base percentage of .287 as well as a team batting average of .220 this year. They have been rung up on 227 occasions (25th in baseball) and are sitting with 205 base hits. Texas has accumulated 26 HRs for the year and 108 runs batted in. The Rangers hold a team slugging percentage of .340 and they score 4.11 runs per outing (13th in baseball). They have 32 two-baggers, while taking a walk 83 times and scoring 115 runs.

The Rangers have a WHIP of 1.259 with a FIP of 4.38 as a team on the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.37 (246 strikeouts against 104 walks). They rank 4th in MLB as a staff in total hits surrendered with 207. They have given up 35 HR's and they give up 4.23 runs per 9 innings (18th in the league). The Texas pitching staff have given up 116 runs this year while holding an ERA of 3.86 (106 earned runs allowed).

Sitting with 24 save situations, the Rangers have earned 15 holds in addition to 3 blown saves. Texas has called on relief pitchers to enter the game in 9 save chances and they have recorded 6 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 35 times in high leverage situations and also on 28 occasions with runners on. Texas bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 25.6% out of their 43 inherited runners. They rank 23rd in the league holding a save rate of 66.7%, and they have dispatched 109 relievers to the hill for the season.

The Texas Rangers have turned 26 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .982 (22nd in the majors). The Rangers have accrued 263 assists, 18 errors and have earned 741 putouts on the campaign. In 2,223 innings played, the Rangers have a defensive efficiency of 71.4% (12th in professional baseball).

Hearn (7-9 record in his career) holds a 5.05 earned run average while allowing 8.8 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.07 and he has faced 624 hitters so far in his MLB career. He has allowed 80 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.451 and a FIP of 4.8. So far in his MLB career, Hearn has allowed 140 base knocks while accumulating 139 strikeouts in 142 frames.

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Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Texas

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