New York Yankees vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 4/30/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Saturday, April 30, 2022

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: Bally Sports Kansas City

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

The Kansas City Royals (7-10) will play the New York Yankees (13-6) at Kauffman Stadium on Saturday. The moneyline on this contest has New York at -195 while Kansas City is priced at +165. The over/under is set at 7.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Gerrit Cole and Carlos Hernandez.

New York has a slugging percentage of .415 and have been called out on strikes 167 times, while drawing a walk on 63 occasions. They have recorded 79 RBI's as well as 154 base knocks on the campaign, and their average at the plate is at .246. The Yankees have accrued 29 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 25 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accounted for 85 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .320. As a team, the New York Yankees are scoring 4.5 runs per game, which has them sitting at 9th in the league.

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The Yankees have compiled a team earned run average of 2.93 on the year (3rd in baseball), and they have struck out 187 hitters. They have walked 63 opposing batters and their FIP is 3.22 as a team for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.97 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.16. Yankees pitchers have conceded 14 home runs and 59 runs in total (4th in the league).

The Yankees have dispatched 75 relief pitchers to the mound this season. The relief pitchers have inherited 46 runners so far this season with 21.7% of them earned a run for their team. They have accumulated 7 saves on the campaign and have blown 3 of their 10 save opportunities. The Yankees relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 70.0% and has come into the game in 29 save situations. The bullpen have notched 18 holds this season (3rd in MLB). Yankees relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 29 times in addition to having 30 appearances in high leverage situations.

The New York Yankees have notched a total of 518 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 181 assists and 4 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .994 which ranks 1st in pro baseball, and have accumulated 11 double plays. The Yankees have turned 71.7% of baseballs in play into outs in their 1,554 innings, which has them ranked 10th in MLB.

Cole has taken the ball for 1,467 innings and has earned 1,694 strikeouts during his career. Cole (118-63 record in his career) has a FIP of 3.10 and he has faced 5,931 hitters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.21 (523 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.112. He has allowed 1,251 hits (7.7 hits per nine innings) and has had 381 free passes.

The Royals have a SLG% of .311 and they are scoring 3.35 runs per contest (24th in the league). They have recorded 19 two-baggers, while getting a free base 55 times and scoring 57 runs. Kansas City has a total of 11 home runs on the campaign to go along with 53 RBIs. They have struck out on 126 occasions (30th in baseball) and are sitting with 115 hits. The Kansas City Royals have accounted for a team on-base percentage of .283 in addition to a team batting average of .206 for the year.

The Royals have a team WHIP of 1.333 with a FIP of 3.67 as a team this year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.34 (131 strikeouts vs 56 walks). They come in at 19th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 148. They have yielded 13 dingers and they concede 4.47 runs per 9 innings (21st in MLB). The Kansas City pitching staff have conceded 76 runs so far this season while holding an ERA of 4.29 (73 earned runs given up).

Kansas City relievers have an inherited score rate of 34.3% out of 35 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 35 times in high leverage situations and also on 27 occasions with runners on. With 15 save situations, the Royals have 8 holds in addition to 3 blown saves. They are ranked 24th in the league with a save rate of 57.1%, and they have sent 69 relievers to the hill this year. Kansas City has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 7 save chances and they have walked away with 4 saves.

In their 1,377 innings played, the Royals have earned a defensive efficiency of 68.9% (24th in the majors). The Kansas City Royals have turned 19 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .994 (3rd in the majors). The Royals have accrued 159 assists, 4 errors and have notched a total of 459 putouts so far this season.

In his pro baseball career, Hernandez has surrendered 108 hits while tallying 92 punch outs in 114 innings. He has given up a total of 53 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.399 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.5. His strikeout to walk ratio is 1.77 and he has faced 490 hitters in his MLB career. Hernandez (6-3 career mark) is the owner of a 4.17 ERA and has conceded 8.5 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kansas City (+165)

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