Kansas City Royals vs St. Louis Cardinals 5/30/2023 Picks Predictions Previews
The Kansas City Royals complete a short two-game interleague series on the road Tuesday versus the St. Louis Cardinals. Kansas City is 16-38 following its 3-2 victory over the Washington Nationals on Sunday.
Michael Massey hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth inning with two outs to give Kansas City the victory. The Royals are last in the American League Central, 11 1/2 games behind first-place Minnesota.
Catcher Salvador Perez is batting.282 with 12 home runs, 32 RBIs, and 53 hits to lead Kansas City in each category. First baseman Vinnie Pasquantino is the leader in on-base percentage at.335.
Kansas City has a team batting average of.230 and a slugging percentage of.383. On Tuesday, Kansas City will send Zack Greinke to the mound. The right-hander is 1-5 with a 4.55 ERA and 41 Ks.
The Kansas City Royals are earning 3.9 runs per game, which puts them 26th in baseball. They have earned a total of 213 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of.294.
The Royals have tallied 91 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 54 balls out of the park. They have accrued 203 RBIs and 416 hits for the year, while their average at the plate comes in at.230.
Kansas City has a slugging rate of.383 and has struck out 488 times while taking a walk on 148 occasions.
The Royals have compiled a team earned run average of 5.20 for the year (29th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 459 batters.
Royals pitchers have surrendered 64 home runs in addition to 289 total runs (28th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 216 opposing players, and their FIP as a squad is 4.62 this year.
Kansas City has given up 477 hits (9.1 per 9 innings) and 273 earned runs. Their strikeout-to-walk ratio is 2.13, and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.47.
- Kansas City is 2-6 SU in their last 8 meetings with the Cardinals.
- The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Kansas City’s last 7 games on the road.
- The Cardinals are 2-5 SU in their last 7 games on the road against St. Louis.
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Kansas City Royals vs St. Louis Cardinals Predictions 5/30/2023
The St. Louis Cardinals dropped to 24-31 following a 4-3 loss to the Cleveland Guardians on Sunday.
St. Louis was defeated by Cleveland in two of three games of their interleague series over the weekend, and the Cardinals are fourth in the National League Central, five games behind the first-place Milwaukee Brewers.
First baseman Paul Goldschmidt is batting.294 to lead St. Louis and has team highs in hits with 60 and an on-base percentage of.400.
Designated hitter Nolan Gorman is the leader in home runs with 13 and RBIs with 40. St. Louis has a team batting average of.257 and a slugging percentage of.434.
On Tuesday, the St. Louis Cardinals will send Miles Mikolas to the mound. The right-hander is 3-1 with a 4.23 ERA and 48 Ks.
St. Louis has a total of 76 home runs and 261 RBIs this season. They have tallied 98 two-baggers, taken a walk 201 times, and scored 271 runs.
The St. Louis Cardinals hold an on-base percentage of.332 and a batting average of.257 for the season. The Cardinals hold a slugging percentage of.434 and tally 4.93 runs per contest (8th in MLB).
They have been rung up on 450 occasions (21st in the league) and have tallied 486 base hits.
The St. Louis pitching staff has yielded 258 runs for the season and comes in with a team ERA of 4.32 (233 earned runs yielded).
They have surrendered 56 long balls, and they allow 4.79 runs per nine innings (20th in baseball). The Cardinals have a team WHIP of 1.443 in addition to having a FIP of 4.20 as a staff on the campaign.
They currently have a strikeout-to-walk ratio of 8.60 (464 strikeouts against 195 walks). They come in at 29th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 505.
- The total went OVER in 13 of St. Louis Cardinals’ last 18 games at home.
- The Cardinals are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games at home against Kansas City.
- The total went UNDER in 5 of St. Louis’ last 6 games against an opponent in the American League.
Kansas City Royals vs. St. Louis Cardinals The MLB pick for this contest is the St. Louis Cardinals.
The Cardinals have lost four of their previous five games against teams with winning percentages under.400, and St. Louis has dropped five of its last six home interleague contests.
The Cardinals have lost seven of their previous ten games against interleague opponents who have a losing record. Zack Greinke, the starting pitcher for Kansas City, has pitched admirably despite having a dismal 1-5 record.
The right-hander has made three starts in the past, going 15 1/3 innings while giving up five runs on 12 hits. Predicted final result: A 4-3 victory for the Kansas City Royals.
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Kansas City Royals vs St. Louis Cardinals 5/30/2023 Picks Predictions Previews
MLB Starting Time: 2:15 PM ET
Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri
Date: Saturday, May 6, 2023
TV: MLBN
MLB Odds/Point Spread: St. Louis Cardinals -205
MLB Totals: 8.5