Atlanta Braves vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 4/14/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Atlanta Braves vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Friday, April 14, 2023

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: Bally Sports Kansas City

Odds/Point Spread: Atlanta (-130) Kansas City (+110)

The Kansas City Royals (4-9) will go up against the Atlanta Braves (9-4) at Kauffman Stadium on Friday. The moneyline on this matchup has Atlanta at -130 and Kansas City is at +110. The over/under has been set at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Charlie Morton and Brady Singer.

The Braves have accounted for 25 doubles as a unit and have smacked 16 balls out of the stadium. Atlanta owns a slugging percentage of .434 and have been called out on strikes 123 times, while being walked on 56 occasions. As a unit, the Atlanta Braves are knocking in 4.9 runs per game, which has them at 11th in the league. They have 58 RBI's and 121 hits so far this year, while their average at the plate is at .271. They have earned 63 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .353.

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The Braves have compiled a team ERA of 3.92 so far this year (8th in the league), and the staff has struck out 114 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 51 batters and their FIP is 4.00 as a unit on the campaign. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.24 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.36. Braves pitchers have relinquished 10 long balls and 53 runs in total (8th in baseball).

The Braves have sent 49 relievers to the hill on the season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 16 base runners on the campaign and 25.0% of them earned a run for their team. They have compiled 4 saves on the season and have blown 2 out of their 6 save opportunities. The Braves bullpen have accumulated a save rate of 66.7% and has entered the game in 19 save situations. The bullpen have notched 13 holds on the year (2nd in the league). Braves bullpen pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 14 times in addition to having 14 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Atlanta Braves have earned a total of 351 putouts thus far, in addition to 113 assists and 6 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .987 which puts them in 14th in pro baseball, and they have turned 13 double plays. The Braves have converted 68.1% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 1,053 innings, which has them sitting 20th in MLB.

Morton has thrown 1,807 innings and has totaled 1,704 K's during his career. His ERA is 4.03 (810 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.298. He has surrendered 1,702 base hits (8.5 hits per nine innings) with 644 free passes. Morton (117-102 mark in his career) holds a FIP of 3.78 while he has gone up against 7,736 batters in the majors.

The Royals hold a team slugging % of .336 and they tally 3.38 runs per outing (28th in MLB). They have put up 16 doubles, while walking 34 times as well as recording 44 runs. Kansas City has tallied 12 home runs this season as well as 42 RBIs. They have struck out on 124 occasions (2nd in the league) and have earned 87 base knocks. The Kansas City Royals have earned an on-base percentage of .269 as well as a batting average of .204 so far this year.

The Royals have a team WHIP of 1.354 and have a FIP of 4.12 as a pitching staff on the year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 2.92 (111 strikeouts against 38 walks). They sit at 28th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 118. They have given up 14 homers and they yield 4.53 runs per 9 innings (12th in the league). The Kansas City pitching staff have allowed 58 runs this year while holding a team ERA of 4.30 (55 earned runs yielded).

Kansas City relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 35.3% out of their 17 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 10 times in high leverage situations and on 11 occasions with runners on base. With 7 save situations, the Royals have 3 holds and 2 blown saves. They sit at 22nd in MLB with a save rate of 50.0%, and they have dispatched 41 relief pitchers to the hill on the season. Kansas City has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 4 save chances and they have earned 2 saves.

The Kansas City Royals have gotten 10 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .996 (2nd in professional baseball). The Royals have recorded 102 assists, 2 errors and have earned a total of 347 putouts for the season. In their 1,041 innings on the diamond, the Royals have a efficiency on defense of 67.8% (23rd in pro baseball).

Singer (20-20 career win-loss record) has earned a 4.03 earned run average while allowing 8.8 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.06 and he has gone up against 1,514 opposing hitters during his MLB career. He has given up 160 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.294 and a FIP of 3.9. During his MLB career, Singer has surrendered 348 hits while totaling 349 strikeouts in 357 frames.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Atlanta (-130)

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