Kansas City Royals vs. Cleveland Guardians Series June 27-30: Odds, Starting Pitchers & Predictions

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The Kansas City Royals are playing the Cleveland Guardians in a four-game series, and are leading 2-0 — the action continues at 4:10 PM ET on Saturday.

Royals vs. Guardians Series Info

Guardians @ Royals

  • Time: Thursday, June 27 at 8:10 PM ET
  • Royals Starting Pitcher: Michael Wacha
  • Guardians Starting Pitcher: Ben Lively
  • TV Channel: Fox Sports 1
  • Livestream: Fubo
  • Guardians @ Royals

  • Time: Friday, June 28 at 8:10 PM ET
  • Royals Starting Pitcher: Alec Marsh
  • Guardians Starting Pitcher: Triston McKenzie
  • TV Channel: BSGL
  • Livestream: Fubo
  • Guardians @ Royals

  • Time: Saturday, June 29 at 4:10 PM ET
  • Royals Starting Pitcher: Cole Ragans
  • Guardians Starting Pitcher: Tanner Bibee
  • TV Channel: BSGL
  • Livestream: Fubo
  • Guardians @ Royals

  • Time: Sunday, June 30 at 2:10 PM ET
  • Royals Starting Pitcher: Seth Lugo
  • Guardians Starting Pitcher: Logan Allen
  • TV Channel: BSGL
  • Livestream: Fubo
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    Royals vs. Guardians Betting Insights

  • The Royals have won 70% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (21-9).
  • Kansas City has won 23, or 46.9%, of the 49 games it has played as the underdog this season.
  • The Guardians have won 66.7% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (32-16).
  • This season, Cleveland has been the underdog 26 times and won 15, or 57.7%, of those games.
  • Royals vs. Guardians Head to Head Betting Results

    Date Favorite Spread Total Favorite Moneyline Underdog Moneyline Result
    6/28/2024 Guardians 9.5 -115 -105 10-3 KC
    6/27/2024 Guardians 8.5 -115 -105 2-1 KC
    6/6/2024 Guardians 7.5 -165 +140 4-3 KC
    6/4/2024 Guardians 8 -130 +110 8-5 CLE
    9/20/2023 Guardians 9 -155 +125 6-2 KC
    9/19/2023 Guardians 9.5 -160 +135 7-6 KC
    9/18/2023 Guardians 9.5 -130 +105 6-4 KC
    7/26/2023 Guardians 10 -190 +155 8-3 CLE
    7/25/2023 Guardians 8.5 -210 +170 5-1 CLE
    7/24/2023 Guardians 8.5 -210 +170 5-3 KC

    Royals Leaders

    Royals’ Best Hitters

    Name GP AVG OBP SLG HR% K% BB%
    Bobby Witt Jr. 84 .310 .363 .531 3.3% 17.1% 7.3%
    Vinnie Pasquantino 80 .237 .314 .420 2.7% 13.1% 9.8%
    Maikel Garcia 82 .234 .288 .347 1.4% 16.6% 7.1%
    Salvador Pérez 81 .286 .356 .473 4% 17.8% 7.7%
    Hunter Renfroe 60 .211 .292 .389 3.8% 18.4% 9.9%

    Royals’ Leading Pitchers

    Player IP W-L H R ER K BB ERA OPP AVG
    Cole Ragans 98 5-5 80 34 33 120 33 3.03 .219
    Seth Lugo 110 10-2 89 29 28 95 26 2.29 .220
    Brady Singer 89.1 4-4 79 34 31 85 26 3.12 .232
    Alec Marsh 81.2 6-5 73 39 38 74 25 4.19 .238
    Michael Wacha 78.1 4-6 75 35 34 67 23 3.91 .253

    Guardians Leaders

    Guardians’ Best Hitters

    Name GP AVG OBP SLG HR% K% BB%
    José Ramírez 77 .278 .332 .547 6.5% 12.5% 7.4%
    Josh Naylor 76 .235 .317 .491 6.3% 18.5% 9.4%
    Steven Kwan 54 .370 .430 .543 2.9% 7% 8.2%
    Andrés Giménez 74 .242 .303 .338 1.5% 13.9% 4.6%
    David Fry 60 .316 .422 .532 3.9% 19.4% 12.6%

    Guardians’ Leading Pitchers

    Player IP W-L H R ER K BB ERA OPP AVG
    Tanner Bibee 87.1 6-2 76 36 34 106 22 3.50 .229
    Triston McKenzie 75.2 3-5 69 46 43 74 49 5.11 .240
    Logan Allen 78.2 8-3 91 51 50 64 31 5.72 .294
    Ben Lively 71.1 7-4 62 24 24 61 21 3.03 .237
    Carlos Carrasco 70 3-6 75 43 41 54 23 5.27 .277

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