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The Kansas City Royals (46-39), led by Vinnie Pasquantino on a two-game home run streak, are -129 favorites on the moneyline to defeat Jose Ramirez (homers in two straight contests) and the Cleveland Guardians (52-29). First pitch is at 2:10 PM ET on Sunday, live from Kauffman Stadium and airing on BSGL.
Kansas City’s Seth Lugo and Cleveland’s Logan Allen have been named the starters for this contest.
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The Royals have won 23 of the 35 games they were the moneyline favorite this season (65.7%).
Kansas City has a 13-8 record (winning 61.9% of its games) when playing as moneyline favorites of -129 or shorter.
The Guardians have entered the game as underdogs 29 times this season and won 16, or 55.2%, of those games.
Cleveland has a record of 8-8 in games where bookmakers have it as underdogs of at least +110 on the moneyline.
The Royals have played in 85 games with an over/under set, and have combined with their opponents to go over the total 36 times (36-46-3).
The Guardians and their opponents have gone over the total this season in 39 of their 81 opportunities.
Royals Stats & Insights
The Royals rank 11th in runs scored with 386, 4.5 per game.
Kansas City averages one home run per game to rank 15th in MLB action with 85 total home runs.
The Royals’ .244 batting average ranks 15th in the majors.
Kansas City strikes out 7.1 times per game to rank fifth in baseball.
The 8.1 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Royals pitching staff ranks 23rd in MLB.
Kansas City has the 10th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.79).
Guardians Stats & Insights
The Guardians have scored the sixth-most runs in the league this season with 405.
Cleveland ranks 10th in Major League Baseball with 95 home runs.
The Guardians’ .245 batting average ranks 12th in the league this season.
Cleveland is one of the best teams in baseball at making contact this season, ranking fourth with an average of 7.4 strikeouts per game.
The Guardians strike out nine batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, third-best in MLB.
Cleveland has the fifth-best ERA (3.57) in the majors this season.
Royals Key Players to Watch
Lugo (10-2 with a 2.29 ERA and 95 strikeouts in 110 2/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Royals, his 18th of the season.
Bobby Witt Jr. leads Kansas City with a batting average of .307. He’s also hit 12 home runs with 53 RBI.
Pasquantino is a key run producer for Kansas City with a .240 average, 10 homers and 54 RBI.
Maikel Garcia has collected 79 base hits, an OBP of .285 and a slugging percentage of .343 this season.
Salvador Perez leads Kansas City in home runs with 13 while driving in 49 runs and slugging .466.
Guardians Key Players to Watch
Allen (8-3) will take the mound for the Guardians, his 17th start of the season.
Ramirez has racked up a team-best batting average of .280, while pacing the Guardians in home runs (23) and runs batted in (75).
Josh Naylor is hitting .239 with 14 doubles, 20 home runs and 30 walks.
Steven Kwan is hitting .371 with 13 doubles, two triples, seven home runs and 20 walks.
Andres Gimenez has 11 doubles, a triple, five home runs and 15 walks while hitting .246.
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)
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