Washington Nationals vs Kansas City Royals 5/28/2023 Picks Predictions Previews
The Washington Nationals will go against the Kansas City Royals in MLB action in Ewing M. Kauffman Stadium, Missouri, on Sunday, May 28, 2023, at 2:10 PM ET.
After an intense week of action, the Nationals won four of their previous six games.
They’ll strive to maintain the momentum by defeating the Royals again, which would be their fifth victory in the last seven games and the series victory.
Washington scores 4.31 runs per game on average. They are sixth in on-base percentage (.330) and 20th in slugging percentage (.391). The Washington Nationals rank fifth in the NL East.
While Lane Thomas paces the team with eight home runs, Joey Meneses tops Washington with a .305 batting average and 28 runs batted in.
The pitching for Washington needed to be more robust; the squad allowed 4.75 runs per game. The Nationals’ opponents’ batting average against them is .261, which ranks 25th in the league.
Their 1.44 WHIP ranks 25th, and their 4.56 ERA ranks 22nd. MacKenzie lost to San Diego 7-4 in his most recent start after allowing seven hits and three runs over 4.2 innings.
In their 4,032 innings on the field, the Nationals converted 68.8% of balls in play into outs, which places them 19th in the majors.
The Washington Nationals recorded 499 assists, 33 errors, and 1,344 putouts this year. They ranked 25th in professional baseball for fielding percentage (.982) and turned 49 double plays.
The Nationals’ relievers entered the game 48 times with runners on base and made 46 outings in high-leverage situations.
The bullpen has 26 holds this season, ranking 20th in MLB. With 52 save opportunities, the Nationals’ relief pitchers have a cumulative save percentage of 57.7%.
- The Washington Nationals are 3-2 in their last five matches against the spread.
- The Washington Nationals are 18-5 in road matches against the spread.
- The totals went OVER in 4 of the Nationals’ last five games.
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Washington Nationals vs Kansas City Royals Predictions 5/28/2023
The Royals dropped six last seven games because they did not play well during the past week. With a victory over the Nationals, which would be their second in the previous eight matches, they will attempt to turn things around.
Kansas City scores four runs per contest on average. They have the 24th-best batting average in the league (.231). They rank 30th in on-base percentage (.295) and 24th in slugging percentage (.384).
The Kansas City Royals rank fifth in the AL Central.
For Kansas City, Salvador Perez was the big bat. He is the team’s leader with a batting average of .283, 11 home runs, and 31 RBI.
Due to poor pitching, Kansas City was allowing 5.44 runs per game. The Royals’ opponents’ batting average against them is .263, which ranks 26th in the league. Their 1.47 WHIP ranks 28th, while their 5.29 ERA ranks 29th.
Over the season, the pitching staff for the Royals has a team WHIP of 1.469 and a FIP of 4.68. With 440 strikeouts and 206 walks, they have an 8.70 strikeout-to-walk ratio.
With 461 hits allowed, their pitching staff ranks 26th in MLB. They surrendered 64 long balls and ranked 28th in the league in runs allowed per nine innings (5.61).
The pitching staff in Kansas City has an ERA of 5.29 (267 earned runs yielded) and gave up 283 runs this season. The Royals rank 26th in MLB with a slugging percentage of .384 and average 4.00 runs per game. They accumulated
208 runs, 142 free bases, 89 two-baggers, and 208 runs. Kansas City has 199 RBIs and 51 home homers so far this season.
- The Kansas City Royals are 1-4 in their last five matches against the spread.
- The Kansas City Royals are 11-14 in their road matches against the spread.
- The totals went OVER in 3 of the Royals’ last five games.
Washington Nationals vs Kansas City Royals. The MLB pick for this game is the Washington Nationals. Six of the Royals’ last seven matches ended in defeat, and three of their final four games at home.
They are performing offensively despite their skid, collecting 18 runs in their last three home matches.
However, they will need help scoring in this game since MacKenzie did well for the Nationals on the mound, particularly on the road, where he allowed 11 runs in five starts.
He will restrain Kansas City’s offense after allowing seven runs over his previous three starts. Four of the Nationals’ last six games ended in victories.
They scored 18 runs in their previous three away contests and are offensively strong.
The Nationals should maintain their solid offensive play even if the Royals did not yet reveal their starter for this game because Kansas City’s starters struggled this season, and none of them have a winning record or an ERA under 4.00.
You shouldn’t anticipate them to be able to save their starter in this game because their bullpen is the third-worst in the league.
Cover the money line by moving with Washington. The Washington Nationals will win to a predicted score of 6-2.
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Washington Nationals vs Kansas City Royals 5/28/2023 Picks Predictions Previews
MLB Starting Time: 2:10 PM ET
Location: Ewing M. Kauffman Stadium, Missouri
Date: Sunday, May 28, 2023
TV: BSKC
MLB Odds: Washington Nationals -103
MLB Totals: 7.5