Royals vs Mets MLB Prediction and Pick, Today's MLB Betting Picks, 7-9-2026

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Our Royals vs Mets Pick: METS

The New York Mets have the edge in this matchup thanks to a more reliable starting pitching option and a staff that generates strikeouts at one of the highest rates in MLB. Sean Manaea’s experience and steady career numbers provide stability against a Royals lineup that has been average offensively. Kansas City has shown decent run production, but its pitching staff owns a 4.84 ERA and has struggled to limit baserunners throughout the season. If Manaea delivers a quality start, the Mets have a strong opportunity to capitalize despite their inconsistent offense. Pick: Take New York.

MATCHUP	Royals	Mets
Royals vs Mets Moneyline	+120	-144
Where	Citi Field in Queens, NY
When	Thursday, July 9, 2026

Royals vs Mets MLB Prediction – 7-9-2026 – MLB Betting Picks

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One hundred and seventy-seven doubles have been accumulated by the Royals as a team, and they have hit 93 balls out of the park. There have been 740 times that Kansas City has struck out, and there have been 303 times that they have drawn a walk. Their slugging percentage is.398. The Kansas City Royals are currently averaging 4.4 runs per game, which places them in the nineteenth spot in the league. To this point in the season, they have already racked up 381 runs batted in and 768 base knocks, while their batting average is currently sitting at.248. A total of 400 runs have been scored by them, and they have an on-base percentage of.319 respectively.

They have a WHIP of 1.44 and a K/BB ratio of 1.99, which indicates that their pitching staff has a high strikeout rate. A total of 467 runs have been scored by Royals pitchers, placing them in 26th place in Major League Baseball. In addition, they have thrown 118 long balls. There have been 820 hits allowed by Kansas City, which is 9.1 hits per nine innings, in addition to 437 earned runs. This season, the Royals have a team earned run average of 4.84, which places them in the 28th spot in baseball. Additionally, their pitching staff has struck out 703 batters. Since the beginning of the season, they have walked 353 batters, and their batting average per inning (FIP) is 4.69.

There have been 64 instances in which Royals pitchers have entered the game with people on base, and they have also made 91 appearances in circumstances that involve high leverage. With 38 holds so far this season, the bullpen is now ranked 25th in all of baseball. Over the course of their careers, the Royals relievers have accumulated a save percentage of 59.0% and have been called upon to make 77 saves. Up to this point in the year, they have made 23 saves, but they have failed to make 16 of the 39 save opportunities they have had. To this point in the season, the bullpen pitchers have been responsible for 91 base runners that have been inherited, with 34.1% of those runners reaching home plate. Up to this point in the season, the Royals have sent 299 bullpen pitchers to the mound against the opposition.

Over the course of their 7,314 innings, the Royals have converted 68.8 percent of balls that were hit into play into outs, which places them in the 27th position in the baseball rankings. As of this point in the season, the Kansas City Royals have accounted for a total of 2,438 putouts, in addition to 820 assists and 43 mistakes. They currently have a fielding percentage of.987, which places them eleventh in the Major League Baseball, and they have a total of 80 double plays.

Over the course of his career in Major League Baseball, Wacha has pitched for a total of 1,741 innings and has recorded 1,507 strikeouts. Wacha has a career record of 116-81, a 3.80 earned run average, and he has faced 7,310 batters in the major leagues. His career record as a pitcher is impressive. In his career, he has a WHIP of 1.267 and a 3.86 earned run average (747 earned runs have been allowed). With 534 walks, he has allowed 1,673 hits to be hit against him, which is 8.6 hits per nine innings.

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Throughout the course of the season, the New York Mets have generated an on-base percentage of.302 and a batting average of.233. They have earned 723 base knocks and have struck out 759 times, which is the 18th most in the Major League Baseball. As of this point in the season, New York has hit 107 home runs and has driven in 364 runs. With a slugging percentage of.381, the Mets are currently averaging 4.14 runs per game, which places them in 23rd place in Major League Baseball. There have been 112 two-baggers recorded by them, in addition to the 281 walks they have taken and the 381 runs they have scored.

Additionally, the Mets have a team WHIP of 1.321 and a FIP of 4.05 during the course of the season. Both of these numbers are based on the team’s performance. In the current season, they had a strikeout-to-base ratio of 9.30, with 844 strikeouts and 333 walks. In terms of the total number of hits they have allowed, they are ranked 18th in the entire baseball league with 749. They have allowed 101 home runs, and their run average per nine innings is 4.89, which places them twenty-first in the league. Over the course of the season, the New York pitching staff has allowed 445 runs to be scored against them, resulting in a team earned run average of 4.41 (401 earned runs given up).

The Mets have a total of 61 save opportunities, as well as 34 holds and 11 blown saves in their history. The bullpen pitchers for New York have entered the game in 27 different save opportunities, and they have a total of 16 saves to their credit. There are 123 inherited runners, and the bullpen pitchers in New York have an inherited score percentage of 30.9% off of those runners. There have been 102 instances in which their relievers have taken the mound in high leverage situations, and there have also been 92 instances in which base runners occurred. They have a save percentage of 59.3 percent, which places them in the 21st position in the league, and they have sent 285 relievers out onto the field throughout the course of the season.

As of right now, the Mets have played 7,377 innings on the field, and their defensive efficiency is 69.1%, which places them 23rd in Major League Baseball. The New York Mets have accounted for a fielding rate of.982 (which is the 28th highest in Major League Baseball) and have gotten 52 double plays. Over the course of the season, the Mets have a total of 2,459 putouts, 745 assists, and 60 errors.

Within the first 1,313 innings of his career, Manaea has allowed 1,220 base hits while simultaneously collecting 1,252 strikeouts. He has pitched 1,313 innings. In addition to having a WHIP of 1.211 and a FIP of 4.1, he has allowed a total of 604 earned runs to be scored against him. A total of 5,499 hitters have been faced by him over his career in Major League Baseball. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.38. Manaea has a career record of 80-70 and has a 4.14 earned run average. He has also allowed 8.4 hits per nine innings pitched.

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