Washington Nationals vs Kansas City Royals 5/27/2023 Picks Predictions Previews
The Washington Nationals will go against the Kansas City Royals in MLB action in Ewing M. Kauffman Stadium, MO, on Saturday, May 27, 2023, at 4:10 PM ET.
The National League East’s and the American League Central’s bottom-placed teams currently play in this contest. Before entering this series, the Nationals had won three of their previous five games.
Despite going through a significant revamp, the club made progress this season and was competitive the entire season.
After trading away franchise cornerstone Juan Soto in a significant deal at the trade deadline, the Nationals are again in last place but have displayed considerably more grit than last season.
Luis Garcia, a second baseman for the Nationals, had a career night on Friday in the series opener in Kansas City, going 6-for-6 with three runs scored and two RBI as the Nationals prevailed 12-10.
Before tallying eight runs in the sixth inning to grab the lead for good, Washington trailed 2-1. Garcia made a pair of doubles during the rally.
Right-hander Josiah Gray will take the mound for the Nationals on Saturday in the afternoon. Gray, who has the best 2.65 ERA on the team, is the Nationals’ most reliable starter this year.
He made ten starts and is 4-5 with five excellent starts, which leads the squad. Gray pitched 57.2 innings this season and gave up 52 hits with a 7.3 K/9 rate.
Gray was even better on the road, with a 2-3 record in six starts and a stellar 2.21 ERA. Gray has a 4.06 ERA in nine career starts against the American League.
Pitchers for the Nationals started games with runners on base 45 times and in high-leverage situations 44 times. The bullpen has 25 holds this season, ranking 21st in the league.
The Nationals’ relievers pitched in 50 save opportunities with a 56.0% save percentage. They have only made 14 saves this season and missed 11 of their last 25 opportunities.
The bullpen pitchers gave up 75 runs for the year, and 29.3% of those runners reached base. This season, the Nationals used 159 relievers.
- The total went over in four of Washington’s last five matches.
- The Washington Nationals are 4-2 SU in their last six matches.
- The Washington Nationals are 4-1 SU in their last five matches against Kansas City.
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Washington Nationals vs Kansas City Royals Predictions 5/27/2023
The Kansas City Royals remain solidly in last place in the AL Central Division after a difficult start to the 2023 season.
After dropping two of three games to the Tigers, they lost five straight games to drop more than 20 games below 500 on the season entering this series.
The Royals fell to the Nationals 12-10 on Friday night after falling behind 9-2 and almost catching up. In the defeat, SS Bobby Witt Jr. went 4-for-5 with two home runs and five RBI.
Brady Singer, a right-hander for the Royals, will take the mound on Saturday. Singer had a challenging season after appearing to be a staff ace in 2022.
Singer had trouble with control and the big ball in ten of his starts this year, walking 20 hitters and allowing eight home runs in just 49.1 innings of work.
His season-to-date WHIP increased from 1.14 in 2022 to 1.64 as a result of the 61 hits he allowed. During the year, he only made three quality starts.
He was pitching slightly better with an ERA of 4.60 in his last three outings and a record of 1-0.
In 14 save opportunities, Kansas City used bullpen relievers to enter the game and recorded 8 saves. They sent 173 bullpen relievers into the field this season and are presently ranked 21st in baseball with a save rate of 57.1%.
Their relievers entered the game 31 times with base runners and 41 times in high-leverage situations. Out of 53 inherited base runners, Kansas City bullpen pitchers have a 41.5% inherited scoring percentage.
The Royals accumulated 17 holds and six missed saves out of 31 save opportunities.
- The Kansas City Royals are 1-6 SU in their last seven matches.
- The total went over in seven of Kansas City’s last 10 matches against Washington.
- The Kansas City Royals are 6-14 SU in their last 20 matches at home.
Washington Nationals vs. Kansas City Royals The MLB pick for this game is the Washington Nationals. The Nationals are performing well and will start their season on Saturday.
This year, Gray performed better on the road and now faces a Royals squad that is hitting just.229 as a whole.
The Royals, meanwhile, start the erratic Singer, who has a record of over seven earned runs per nine innings at home this year.
The Royals also struggled to score runs; in their last five losses, they scored just 12. Expect the Nationals to take advantage of Singer’s issues with control and the long ball here and for Gray to keep up his road dominance.
The Washington Nationals will win by a predicted score of 7-4.
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Washington Nationals vs Kansas City Royals 5/27/2023 Picks Predictions Previews
MLB Starting Time: 4:10 PM ET
Location: Ewing M. Kauffman Stadium, MO
Date: Saturday, May 27, 2023
TV: BSKC
MLB Odds: Washington Nationals +103
MLB Totals: 9