Kansas City Royals vs Arizona Diamondbacks

Kansas City Royals vs Arizona Diamondbacks 4/25/2023 Picks Predictions Previews

Kansas City Royals vs Arizona Diamondbacks 4/25/2023 Picks Predictions Previews

 

The MLB Interleague series will get underway with the second installment of a series between AL Central’s Kansas City Royals and NL West leader Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, on Tuesday evening.

 

Kansas City is 5-18 overall, 4-6 on the road play, and placed dead last in the AL Central with 8 games behind Minnesota in the first place while collecting 77 runs but gave up 129 for a -52 run difference for the season. 

 

First Baseman Vinnie Pasquantino led Kansas City with a batting average of .267 and an on-base percentage at .368 while Shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. chipped in four home runs and 22 hits for the Royals and Right Fielder MJ Melendez added 10 RBIs.

 

The Kansas City Royals will be sending right-handed starter Brady Singer on the bump to start game 2 of a series on Tuesday and he is 1-2 for the season with an ERA of 8.14.

 

The Kansas City Royals sidelined two starters Kris Bubic (forearm) and Daniel Lynch (shoulder) while RP Jake Bentz (elbow) is on the 60-day injured list.

 

Center Fielders Drew Waters (oblique, 10-day IL) and Diego Hernandez (shoulder, 60-day IL) are also out from the roster of the Royals. MJ Melendez (back) left last Monday’s game vs. Arizona with questionable status.   

 

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Kansas City Royals vs Arizona Diamondbacks Predictions 4/25/2023

 

The Arizona Diamondbacks will stay on their home field looking for their second straight win after a 5-4 win over Kansas City in the series opener on Monday.

 

Arizona improved to 13-11 overall, 7-5 at home play, and took the lead in the NL West with 0.5 games ahead of the LA Dodgers in the second place while scoring a total of 115 runs but gave up 118 for a run difference of -3 over the course of the campaign.

 

The Diamondbacks won just two of the last four outings played including the series opener against the Royals yesterday.

 

On Monday, Arizona took the lead at 4-1 after three frames while driving another run scored in the eighth frame with 7 hits in the win.   

   

Right-handed Pitcher Ryne Nelson (1-0, with an ERA of 4.91) will be climbing up the hill to start for the D-Backs in the second installment of the series on Tuesday night.

 

In his last appearance on the mound, the righty starter surrendered 5 earned runs in pitching for 5 frames while also conceding two homers and granted three free walks.

 

Four batters led Arizona in every category starting with Third Baseman Josh Rojas who averages .293 at the plate with an OBP at .341 First Baseman Christian Walker has 14 RBIs for the D-Backs.

 

The Arizona Diamondbacks reported seven injured players on their line-up starting with Catcher Carson Kelly who will be out indefinitely due to a forearm injury.

 

Starters Zach Davis (oblique) and Corbin Martin (side) are on injured list status while relievers Mark Melancon (shoulder) and Cole Sulser (shoulder) are on a 15 & 60-day injured list status.

 

1B Christian Walker (forearm) was not in the starting line-up and RF Kyle Lewis (illness) was on a 10-day IL.       

  

Kansas City Royals vs. Arizona Diamondbacks. The MLB Pick for this contest is Arizona -167.

 

The Royals have been struggling this season losing 9 of the last 10 matches played and have been trailing by a 17-38 runs deficit in the last five games but won once in that stretch.

 

Meanwhile, the Diamondbacks also lost two of the last three outings but managed to outscore their rivals by a 17-12 margin in those spans.

 

Arizona will dominate this contest at home against the derailed Kansas City team. The prediction, Arizona Diamondbacks will win 7-2.   

 

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Kansas City Royals vs Arizona Diamondbacks 4/25/2023 Picks Predictions Previews

MLB Starting Time: 9:40 PM ET

 

Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona

 

Date: Tuesday, April 25, 2023 

 

TV: BSKC

 

MLB Odds/Point Spread: Arizona Diamondbacks -167    

 

MLB Totals: 9.0 

 

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