Blue Jays vs. Royals Prediction, Betting Tips & Picks 6/6/2022

The Toronto Blue Jays (31-22), led by Alejandro Kirk on a two-game home run streak, are -173 favorites on the moneyline to defeat Salvador Perez (homers in two straight contests) and the Kansas City Royals (17-35). First pitch is at 8:10 PM ET on Monday, live from Kauffman Stadium. Toronto’s Ross Stripling and Kansas City’s Daniel Lynch have been named the starters for this contest.

Blue Jays vs. Royals Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for Blue Jays vs. Royals

Our computer pick: Kansas City Royals (+148) and Over (9.5)

Blue Jays vs. Royals Game Info

• Toronto Blue Jays probable starting pitcher: Ross Stripling
• Kansas City Royals probable starting pitcher: Daniel Lynch
• Game Day: Monday, June 6, 2022
• Game Time: 8:10 PM ET
• Location: Kansas City, Missouri
• Stadium: Kauffman Stadium

Toronto Blue Jays vs Kansas City Royals Pitching Matchup

Blue Jays Starter Ross Stripling

• The Blue Jays are sending Stripling (1-1) to the mound to make his sixth start of the season. He is 1-1 with a 4.22 ERA and 29 strikeouts through 32 innings pitched.
• In his most recent time out — out of the bullpen on Wednesday — the righty threw 2 2/3 scoreless innings against the Chicago White Sox while surrendering three hits.
• The 32-year-old has an ERA of 4.22, with 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings, in 13 games this season. Opponents are hitting .248 against him.
• Stripling has not recorded a quality start so far this season.
• Stripling has put up one start this season in which he pitched five or more innings.
• The opposing Royals offense has the 25th-ranked slugging percentage (.361) and ranks 28th in MLB play with 38 home runs. It has a collective .236 batting average, and is 21st in MLB with 417 total hits and 26th in MLB action scoring 195 runs.

Royals Starter Daniel Lynch

• The Royals will hand the ball to Lynch (2-4) for his 10th start of the season.
• The left-hander’s last start was on Tuesday, when he tossed four innings while giving up six earned runs on nine hits in a matchup with the Cleveland Guardians.
• The 25-year-old has an ERA of 4.81 and 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings with an opponent batting average of .273 in nine games this season.
• In nine starts this season, he’s earned a quality start in one of them.
• Lynch has made six starts of five or more innings in nine chances this season, and averages 4.2 frames when he pitches.
• The Blue Jays are batting .245 this season, ninth in MLB. They have a team slugging percentage of .412 (fourth in the league) with 64 home runs.

Blue Jays Betting Picks & Insights

• The Blue Jays have been favorites in 39 games this season and won 24 (61.5%) of those contests.
• This season, Toronto has won 10 of its 17 games, or 58.8%, when favored by at least -173 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 63.4% chance of a victory for the Blue Jays.
• Toronto’s games have gone over the total in 26 of their 53 chances.
• The Blue Jays have an ATS record of 24-29-0 in 53 games with a spread this season.

Royals Betting Picks & Insights

• The Royals have come away with 16 wins in the 49 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
• Kansas City has a win-loss record of 3-12 when favored by +148 or worse by sportsbooks this year.
• The Royals have an implied victory probability of 40.3% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• Kansas City and their opponents have hit the over in 28 of their 56 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.
• The Royals are 22-34-0 against the spread in their 56 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.

Blue Jays Leaders & Batting Stats

• George Springer has racked up a team-best batting average of .279 and leads the Blue Jays in runs batted in (30).
• Of all hitters in baseball, Springer ranks 19th in home runs and 29th in RBI.
• Springer takes a hitting streak of five games into this game. During his last five outings he is batting .333 with two doubles, two home runs and four RBI.
• Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has put his power on display as he leads his team with 12 home runs.
• Guerrero is 14th in homers and 35th in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
• Guerrero heads into this game looking for his sixth game in a row with a hit. In his last five games he is batting .286 with a double, three home runs, two walks and five RBI.
• Bo Bichette is hitting .252 with 14 doubles, eight home runs and 14 walks.
• Kirk is hitting .307 with eight doubles, five home runs and 20 walks.
• Kirk is riding a three-game hitting streak into this one. During his last five outings he is hitting .421 with a double, four home runs, three walks and seven RBI.

Royals Leaders & Batting Stats

• Andrew Benintendi paces the Royals with a .321 batting average.
• Among all batters in the big leagues, Benintendi is 238th in homers and 114th in RBI.
• Whit Merrifield is batting .220 with 11 doubles, three home runs and 13 walks.
• Merrifield ranks 191st overall in homers and 78th in RBI this year.
• Bobby Witt Jr. leads the Royals with 28 runs batted in.
• Hunter Dozier has 11 doubles, two triples, five home runs and 15 walks while hitting .267.

Betting Tips for Blue Jays vs. Royals

We have the Royals on the moneyline at +148 on the moneyline as our best bet in this game after digging through all of the key trends and stats for this matchup. Our computer prediction sees the scoring going over the total of 9.5 runs.