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The Kansas City Royals (46-38) and Cleveland Guardians (51-29) meet Saturday at Kauffman Stadium, starting at 4:10 PM ET on BSGL. The Royals are -110 moneyline favorites for the contest, however, the Guardians are favored against the spread of 1.5 runs with +146 odds.
Kansas City’s Cole Ragans and Cleveland’s Tanner Bibee have been named the starters for this contest.
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Royals and Guardians Betting Trends
The Royals have gone 23-12 in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 65.7% of those games).
Kansas City has a 23-12 record (winning 65.7% of its games) when it has played as moneyline favorites of -110 or shorter.
The Guardians have won 16, or 55.2%, of the 29 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
Cleveland has a record of 15-11, a 57.7% win rate, when it’s set as an underdog of -107 or more by oddsmakers this season.
The Royals have played in 84 games with an over/under set, and have combined with their opponents to go over the total 35 times (35-46-3).
The Guardians’ games have gone over the total in 38 of their 80 chances.
Royals Stats & Insights
The Royals have the No. 10 offense in MLB play scoring 4.6 runs per game (384 total runs).
Kansas City ranks 16th in baseball with 83 home runs. They average one per game.
The Royals have the 13th-ranked batting average in the majors (.245).
Kansas City strikes out 7 times per game, the fifth-fewest average in baseball.
The pitching staff for the Royals has a collective 8.1 K/9, which ranks 23rd in the majors.
Kansas City’s 3.75 team ERA ranks 10th among all MLB pitching staffs.
Guardians Stats & Insights
The Guardians have scored the sixth-most runs in the league this season with 398.
Cleveland has hit 93 homers this season, which ranks 10th in the majors.
The Guardians’ .245 batting average ranks 13th in the league this season.
Cleveland ranks fourth in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 7.3 Ks per contest.
The Guardians have a nine K/9 this season as a pitching staff, fourth-best in baseball.
Cleveland pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.59 ERA this year, seventh-best in baseball.
Royals Key Players to Watch
The Royals are sending Ragans (5-5) out to make his 18th start of the season. He is 5-5 with a 3.03 ERA and 120 strikeouts in 98 2/3 innings pitched.
Bobby Witt Jr. is batting .310 with 53 RBI, both of which rank first among Kansas City hitters this season.
Vinnie Pasquantino leads Kansas City in runs batted in with 53 while batting .237 with nine homers.
Maikel Garcia has collected 79 base hits, an OBP of .288 and a slugging percentage of .347 this season.
Salvador Perez leads Kansas City in home runs with 13 while driving in 49 runs and slugging .473.
Guardians Key Players to Watch
Bibee (6-2) will take to the mound for the Guardians and make his 17th start of the season.
Jose Ramirez leads the Guardians in home runs (22), runs batted in (73) and has accumulated a team-high batting average of .278.
Josh Naylor is batting .235 with 12 doubles, 20 home runs and 30 walks.
Steven Kwan is hitting .370 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), Matthew Boyd: 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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