San Diego Padres at Kansas City Royals 8/28/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions
Last Updated: 08/27/2022 at 10:43 PM ET
The San Diego Padres conclude a three-game interleague series on the road Sunday versus the Kansas City Royals and you can see who else is playing with the best free MLB picks. San Diego is 69-58 following its 13-5 victory over Kansas City in the opening game of the series on Friday. Kim Ha-seong hit a home run and had five RBIs for the Padres. San Diego is second in the National League West but a distant 19 ½ games behind the first-place Los Angeles Dodgers.
Third baseman Manny Machado is batting .297 with 22 home runs, 76 RBIs, 132 hits and an on-base percentage of .369 to lead San Diego in each category. Jake Cronenworth is second in RBIs with 66. On Sunday, the San Diego Padres will send Sean Manaea to the mound. The left-hander is 7-6 with a 4.64 ERA, 132 Ks and 45 BBs.
Kansas City dropped to 51-76 following its eight-run loss to San Diego on Friday. The Royals have lost four of the last six. Kansas City has struggled all season on the mound and has a 4.72 ERA which is 27th in the majors. Kansas City is fourth in the American League Central, 16 ½ games behind the first-place Cleveland Guardians.
Shortstop Bobby Witt Jr is batting .254 with 18 home runs, 64 RBIs and 114 hits to lead Kansas City in each category. First baseman Hunter Dozier is the leader in on-base percentage at .299. On Sunday, the Kansas City Royals will send Jonathan Heasley to the mound. The right-hander is 1-7 with a 5.21 ERA, 48 Ks and 33 BBs.
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San Diego has struggled on the road losing seven of the last 10 and the Padres have lost eight the last 11 interleague matchups. San Diego starting pitcher Sean Manaea is coming off a strong outing but prior to that gave up three runs or more in three consecutive starts including eight earned runs against the Dodgers. Kansas City starting pitcher Jonathan Heasley has had two consecutive strong outings allowing two runs on 11 hits across 10 innings. Final Score Prediction, Kansas City Royals win 7-5.
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