Tampa Bay Rays vs Kansas City Royals Game 2 7/15/2023 Picks

Tampa Bay Rays vs Kansas City Royals Game 2 7/15/2023 Picks Predictions Previews

The Tampa Bay Rays will go against the Kansas City Royals in MLB Game 2 action in Ewing M. Kauffman Stadium, MO, on Saturday, July 15, 2023, at 7:10 PM ET.

The Rays continue to lead the AL East heading into the second half of the season, but a weak end to the first half caused their advantage to shrink.

The Royals have the second-worst record in the American League and are now bottom in the AL Central. For a large portion of the first half of the season, the Tampa Bay Rays dominated baseball.

They had the best record in baseball well into June and got off to the quickest start in franchise history.

Tampa Bay lost seven of their final eight games to conclude the first half before eventually snapping their losing streak on Sunday with a 10-4 victory over the Braves.

With this series against the struggling Royals in Kansas City as the starting point, Tampa Bay can turn things around in the second half.

The Rays have not yet named a starter, so they’ll likely play a bullpen game. The announcement is okay, given that the Rays’ bullpen, which has a 3.79 ERA and 1.09 WHIP, is perhaps the best in the league.

The bullpen pitchers for the Rays entered the game in 87 save situations and have a cumulative save percentage of 59.5%. This season, the relievers inherited 114 base runners, and 22.8% resulted in runs for their side.

In addition to making 88 appearances in high-pressure situations, Rays pitchers faced the plate 73 times with runners on. The bullpen relievers rank 19th in the league with 45 holds this season.

They recorded 25 saves this season, but 17 of their 42 opportunities were successful. In 7,407 innings, the Rays turned 71.2% of balls put into play into outs, placing them first in MLB.

The Tampa Bay Rays have 2,469 putouts, 837 assists, and 38 mistakes this season. They have 77 double plays and a fielding percentage of.989, which places them fourth in professional baseball.

The total went UNDER in four of Tampa Bay’s last six matches.
The Tampa Bay Rays are 1-7 SU in their previous eight matches.
The Tampa Bay Rays are 4-2 SU in their last six games against Kansas City.

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Tampa Bay Rays vs Kansas City Royals Game 2 Predictions 7/15/2023

The lengthy and occasionally painful process of rebuilding the Kansas City Royals into a team that can compete in the AL Central continues.

There were growing pains as the squad changed from being a veteran team to one with numerous critical young players.

In the second half of the season, Kansas City has the second-worst record in baseball with a run differential of -155. In their last ten games, the Royals had a 3-7 record to end the first half.

The Royals split a four-game series with Tampa Bay earlier this season.

Brady Singer will receive the ball from the Royals in game two of their series against the Rays. Springer struggled to rediscover his form in 2023 after looking like the Royals’ starting rotation’s cornerstone after 2022.

In 18 starts, he has a 5-8 record, including five strong ones. Singer has a 5.80 ERA after throwing 94.2 innings and allowing 112 hits. This season, he has a 7.3 K/9 rate and a 1.55 WHIP.

In 25 save opportunities, Kansas City used bullpen pitchers, and they recorded 13 saves. They sent 298 bullpen pitchers to the mound this season, ranking 25th in the league with a save percentage of 52.0%.

Their relievers entered the game 61 times with base runners and 71 times in high-pressure situations. Out of 101 inherited runners, Kansas City’s relievers have an inherited scoring percentage of 39.6%.

The Royals now have 51 save opportunities, with 51 holds and 12 missed saves. The Royals had a defensive efficiency of 67.7% throughout their 7,113 innings played on the field, which ranks 27th in professional baseball.

The Kansas City Royals have 67 double plays and the 16th-best fielding percentage in the majors with.986. The Royals have had 2,371 putouts, 763 assists, and 45 mistakes during the first half of the season.

The total went UNDER in four of Kansas City’s last five matches.
The Kansas City Royals are 1-6 SU in their previous seven matches.
The total went OVER in four of Kansas City’s last five games at home.

Tampa Bay Rays vs. Kansas City Royals The MLB pick for this game is the Tampa Bay Rays. Tampa Bay has an edge over a Royals lineup that struggles at the plate if they want to play a bullpen game.

Kansas City is only 13-31 at home this year and ranks only 29th in runs scored per game. Singer has a poor WHIP of 1.49 at Kaufmann Stadium and is 3-4 at home this year.

He will have trouble facing a Rays lineup that ranks second in the league in runs scored this year and is eager to start winning again after finishing the first half of the season with seven losses in eight games.

To begin the second half of the season, the Rays will undoubtedly rediscover their spark. The Tampa Bay Rays will win by a predicted score of 7-2.

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