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The Kansas City Royals (45-38) are favored on the moneyline (-113) in Friday’s contest versus the Cleveland Guardians (51-28). Game time is at 8:10 PM ET on BSGL. The Guardians, with +157 odds, are favored against the spread (1.5).
Kansas City’s Alec Marsh and Cleveland’s Triston McKenzie have been named the starters for this contest.
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The Royals have won 22 of the 34 games they were the moneyline favorite this season (64.7%).
Kansas City has a 19-10 record (winning 65.5% of its games) when playing as moneyline favorites of -113 or shorter.
This season, the Guardians have won 16 out of the 28 games, or 57.1%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
This season, Cleveland has won 15 of its 26 games, or 57.7%, when it’s the underdog by at least -107 on the moneyline.
The Royals have played in 83 games with over/under set, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 34 times (34-46-3).
The Guardians’ games have gone over the total in 37 of their 79 chances.
Royals Stats & Insights
The Royals are the 11th-highest scoring team in MLB play averaging 4.5 runs per game (374 total).
Kansas City averages one home run per game to rank 17th in baseball with 79 total home runs.
The Royals rank 15th in the majors with a .243 batting average.
Kansas City’s hitters strike out 7.1 times per game, the fifth-fewest strikeouts in the majors.
The 8.1 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Royals pitching staff ranks 23rd in MLB.
Kansas City’s 3.77 team ERA ranks 10th across all MLB pitching staffs.
Guardians Stats & Insights
The Guardians are among the highest scoring teams in the majors, ranking fifth with 395 total runs this season.
Cleveland’s 92 home runs rank eighth in Major League Baseball.
The Guardians have a team batting average of .245 this season, which ranks 13th among MLB teams.
Cleveland ranks fourth in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 7.3 Ks per contest.
The Guardians average nine strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, third-most in the big leagues.
Cleveland has the fifth-best ERA (3.50) in the majors this season.
Royals Key Players to Watch
Marsh makes the start for the Royals, his 15th of the season. He is 5-5 with a 4.40 ERA and 69 strikeouts in 75 2/3 innings pitched.
Bobby Witt Jr. is batting .310 with 12 home runs and 53 RBI. All three of those stats lead Kansas City hitters this season.
Vinnie Pasquantino has 65 hits and an OBP of .310 to go with a slugging percentage of .409 this season.
Maikel Garcia has 77 hits this season and a slash line of .232/.286/.343.
Salvador Perez is slugging .462 this season, with a team-best 12 homers while driving in 47 runs.
Guardians Key Players to Watch
McKenzie (3-4) will take to the mound for the Guardians and make his 16th start of the season.
Jose Ramirez paces the Guardians with 21 home runs and 72 runs batted in, while racking up a team-high batting average of .278.
Josh Naylor is hitting .237 with 12 doubles, 20 home runs and 29 walks.
Steven Kwan is hitting .373 with 13 doubles, two triples, seven home runs and 20 walks.
Andres Gimenez is batting .242 with 11 doubles, a triple, five home runs and 15 walks.
Royals and Guardians Injuries
Royals: Dan Altavilla: 10 Day IL (Oblique), Adam Frazier: 10 Day IL (Thumb), Josh Taylor: 60 Day IL (Biceps), Kris Bubic: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Kyle Wright: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
Guardians: Will Brennan: 10 Day IL (Rib), Nick Sandlin: 15 Day IL (Back), Eli Morgan: 15 Day IL (Elbow), James Karinchak: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Shane Bieber: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Trevor Stephan: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Gavin Williams: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
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