Kansas City Royals vs Milwaukee Brewers
KANSAS CITY ROYALS VS MILWAUKEE BREWERS
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Today’s matchup is between the Kansas City Royals (21-30) and the Milwaukee Brewers (24-26). The Royals have won 3 of their last 5 games & the Brewers have won 3 of their last 5 games.
The Royals are starting Brad Keller (RHP), on the mound who is 4-2 on the season pitching a 2.06 ERA, 3.10 FIP, .220 wOBA, K% of 15.1%, BB% of 8.1%, 89.4 MPH average exit velocity, and a 1.01 WHIP in 43.2 innings pitched.
The Brewers are starting Brett Anderson (LHP), who is 3-3 on the season with a 4.38 ERA, 4.55 FIP, .332 wOBA, K% of 14.3%, BB% of 5.4%, 89.1 MPH average exit velocity, and a 1.36 WHIP in 39.0 innings pitched.
The Royals are the 19th best in the Majors in Relieving Pitching (WAR) while the Brewers are 5th.
On the hitting side, the Royals have a .308 wOBA and a .310 OBP. The Brewers have a .309 wOBA and a .316 OBP. The Royals have 57 HRs this season while the Brewers have 62 HRs.
The hitting between these 2 teams are nearly identical, while the starting pitching favors Brad Keller of the Royals over Brett Anderson. The Brewers having a better relieving rotation but with that said I am going to back the Royals in this game.
- Kansas City are 7-3 SU in their last 10 games.
- Kansas City are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games against Milwaukee.
- The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Kansas City's last 9 games on the road.
- Milwaukee are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games.
- The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 7 games against Kansas City.
- Milwaukee are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games at home.