Kansas City Royals vs Philadelphia Phillies 8/4/2023 Picks

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The Kansas City Royals are back on the road to invade Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and to open an MLB inter-League three-game series on the road versus the home-team Philadelphia Phillies on Friday evening.

Kansas City improved their overall standing to 35-75 after winning six games in a row, posted a 14-39 record when playing away from home, and stayed last in the AL Central with 21 contests behind the Minnesota Twins in the first place.

The Royals accumulated a total of 423 runs scored to date but also dropped 580 for a -157 run difference over the course of the season.

The Kansas City Royals played their best baseball as of late after winning six consecutive games including the recent 9-2 home triumph over the NY Mets on Thursday.

SP Brady Singer pitched for eight frames of a three-hit ball game while SS Bobby Witt joined Drew Waters in hitting long balls and lifted the Royals in a blowout 9-2 home triumph over the NY Mets to complete a sweep last night.

Shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. averages .264 at the plate while adding a team-high 18 home runs, 62 runs batted in, 115 total hits made, and an on-base percentage of .302 leading Kansas City in each category.

Catcher Salvador Perez contributed a second team-high 12 home runs and 44 runs batted in for the Royals.

On Friday, the Kansas City Royals management will give the ball to righty Jordan Lyles to start the series opener against the Philadelphia Phillies.

The right-handed starter is 2-12 on the season with a 6.15 ERA, a nice 1.29 WHlP, and 80 strikeouts while giving away 111 hits, 34 free bases, and 22 homers in his starts.

The totals went OVER in 5 of Kansas City’s last 7 outings while the Royals are 6-0 SU in their last 6 matches.

The Kansas City Royals are 2-4 straight up in their last 6 contests played versus Philadelphia, and the Royals are 2-12 SU in their last 14 road games.

The totals went OVER in 4 of the Kansas City Royals’ last 6 outings when playing on the road against the Philadelphia Phillies.

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Kansas City Royals vs Philadelphia Phillies Predictions 8/4/2023

The Philadelphia Phillies return home following a successful road tour and look for their second straight win with victory in the opening match of a three-game series versus the Kansas City Royals on Friday.

Philadelphia improved to 59-50 overall after winning six of the last nine contests played, marked a 28-20 record when playing at home, and placed second in the NL East with 11.5 games behind the league’s best Atlanta Braves in the first place.

The Phillies recorded 489 runs scored to date while giving away 476 for a run difference of +13 over the year.

The Philadelphia Phillies enter this three-game competition following a series win over the Miami Marlins with three wins and one loss this week.

Starting Pitcher Michael Lorenzen pitched his season-high eight innings of a two-run ball game in his debut start for the Phillies as Philadelphia outran Miami in a 4-2 road win on Thursday.

Second Baseman Bryson Stott batted an average of .303 for the Phillies with a team-high 121 hits for the season while Left Fielder Kyle Schwarber is the leader in home runs scored with 27 this season.

First Baseman Alec Bohm contributed a team-leading 69 runs batted in, and Center Fielder Brandon Marsh chipped in a team-high on-base percentage at .365 for Philadelphia.

On Friday, the Philadelphia Phillies management will counter with righty Aaron Nola to start the series opener against the Kansas City Royals.

The right-handed thrower is 9-7 this year with an ERA of 4.43, a solid WHlP at 1.12, and has retired 139 batters in his starts with 121 hits, 33 free bases, and 24 homers through 138.0 frames of work.

The Philadelphia Phillies are 6-3 SU in their last 9 contests while the totals went UNDER in 4 of the Phillies’ last 6 games versus Kansas City.

The totals went UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia’s last 6 home matches played and also went OVER in 4 of the Phillies’ last 6 outings when playing at home against the Kansas City Royals.

The Philadelphia Phillies are 15-3 straight up in their last 18 contests played versus an opponent in the American League.

Kansas City Royals vs. Philadelphia Phillies. The MLB Pick for this contest is Philadelphia -244. The Phillies are the better team here against the late-bloomer Royals team.

Kansas City won six games in a row, but Philadelphia is playing in their home field with a 28-20 record while the Royals struggled in playing away from home with a 14-39 road record. Take the home team to win this one on Friday.

The prediction: Philadelphia Phillies will win 8-5.

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