Miami Marlins vs Kansas City Royals Prediction MLB Picks 6/26/24

In this article we will formulate a Miami Marlins vs Kansas City Royals prediction for this MLB game on Wednesday, June 26th at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. To formulate this prediction for game three in the series, we will examine:

• The Marlins recent form and recent player performance 
• The Royals recent form and recent play performance
• Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Miami
• Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Kansas City
• Recent betting trends in games played between Miami and Kansas City
• A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for Today’s Game between Miami and Kansas City

Marlins are Playing Better 

The Miami Marlins are 28-51 this year and they have won five of their last seven games. Miami dropped the first game in this series, but they won game two by a score of 2-1 on Tuesday. Prior to this series, the Marlins won two out of three against the Mariners, won two out of three against the Cardinals, and lost all three against the Nationals. Miami has played better over the last week, but they are still dead last in the NL East standings. 

The Miami pitching staff has a 4.57 ERA, a 1.35 WHIP, and a .253 opponent batting average. The Marlins offense has scored 276 runs with a .231 batting average and a .281 on base percentage. Josh Bell is batting .246 with eight home runs and 33 RBI’s for the Marlins this season. Miami has allowed three runs or fewer in three of their last six games. 

Royals are Falling Behind in the AL Central 

The Kansas City Royals are 43-38 this season and they have lost four of their last five games. Kansas City won game one in this series on Monday by a score of 4-1, but they only scored one run in the game two loss. Prior to this series, the Royals lost all three against the Rangers, lost two out of three against the Athletics, and lost two out of three against the Dodgers. Kansas City is just 3-8 in their last 11 games and they are 10 games behind Cleveland in the AL Central. 

The Kansas City pitching staff has a 3.84 ERA, a 1.27 WHIP, and a .242 opponent batting average. The Royals offense has scored 367 runs with a .242 batting average and a .305 on base percentage. Bobby Witt is batting .311 with 12 home runs and 53 RBI’s for the Royals this season. Kansas City has scored one run or fewer in three of their last four games. 

Starting Pitchers

The projected starting pitcher for Miami is Valente Bellozo, who is making his MLB debut. Bellozo has not pitched very well in Triple-A this season, as he has a 5.66 ERA and a 1.39 WHIP over 20.2 innings of work. The projected starting pitcher for Kansas City is Brady Singer, who is 4-4 with a 3.29 ERA and a 1.21 WHIP over 82.0 innings pitched this year. Singer has allowed two earned runs or fewer in three of his last five starts. 

Why the Kansas City Royals will beat the Miami Marlins

• The Royals have won 16 of their last 17 games at Kauffman Stadium against teams that held a losing record.
• The Marlins have lost each of their last four road games following a win.
• The Royals have covered the run line in 11 of their last 12 games at Kauffman Stadium against teams that held a losing record.
• The Marlins have failed to cover the run line in four of their last five games against American League opponents following a win.

Total Runs Facts

• Each of the Royals’ last five day games after playing the previous day have gone UNDER the total runs line.
• Each of the Marlins’ last four road games have gone UNDER the total runs line.

Kansas City Royals Player Prop Facts

• Bobby Witt Jr. has recorded at least one total base in each of the Royals’ last 20 games at Kauffman Stadium.
• Brady Singer has recorded a win in four of his five previous home appearances against NL opponents that held a losing record.
• Bobby Witt Jr. has recorded at least one Single in each of the Royals’ last six Wednesday day games against opponents that held a losing record.
• Brady Singer has recorded six or more strikeouts in four of his five previous appearances at Kauffman Stadium against NL opponents that held a losing record.
• Bobby Witt Jr. has scored at least one run in each of the Royals’ last six Wednesday games at Kauffman Stadium.
• Salvador Perez has hit a home run in three of the Royals’ last five games against NL East opponents that held a losing record.
• Vinnie Pasquantino has recorded at least one RBI in each of the Royals’ last seven games against NL opponents at Kauffman Stadium.
• Bobby Witt Jr. has recorded a Double in five of the Royals’ last six games at Kauffman Stadium.
• Bobby Witt Jr. has recorded at least one hit in each of the Royals’ last 20 games at Kauffman Stadium.

Miami Marlins Player Prop Facts

• Jesus Sanchez has hit a home run in two of the Marlins’ last three day games.
• Bryan De La Cruz has recorded at least one RBI in four of the Marlins’ last five games against the Royals.
• Josh Bell has recorded at least one hit in each of his last seven road appearances against opponents that held a winning record.
• Josh Bell has recorded at least one total base in each of his last seven road appearances against opponents that held a winning record.
• Jazz Chisholm has recorded at least one Single in 10 of his last 11 appearances after playing the previous day.
• Trevor Rogers has recorded five strikeouts in each of his last three appearances against AL opponents that held a winning record.

Miami Marlins vs Kansas City Royals Prediction 

Kansas City continues to really struggle over the last two weeks and their offense has disappeared. The Royals were one of the best run scoring teams in baseball to start the season, but they have gone cold recently. Despite the recent struggles for Kansas City, they are still 26-15 at home, while Miami is 12-24 on the road. The Marlins are dealing with a lot of injuries to their pitching staff, so they are calling up Bellozo, who probably is not ready to be in the MLB just yet. This is a great chance for the Kansas City offense to wake up and I think they are going to have a big day. My Miami Marlins vs Kansas City Royals prediction is for the Royals to win by at least two runs. 

David Racey's Pick: Royals -1.5