At Kauffman Stadium on Thursday, the Kansas City Royals (44-38) take on the Cleveland Guardians (51-27), fellow members of the AL Central, at 8:10 PM ET.
Want to see who’s playing for the Guardians and the Royals? Continue reading to get full injury reports for both teams.
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Guardians vs. Royals Game Info
Game Day: Thursday, June 27, 2024
Game Time: 8:10 PM ET
TV Channel: Fox Sports 1
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
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Guardians vs. Royals Injury News Today
Guardians’ Injuries
| Name |
Status |
Injury |
2024 Stats |
| Will Brennan |
10 Day Injury List |
Rib |
.256 / .314 / .415, 8, 24 |
| Nick Sandlin |
15 Day Injury List |
Back |
5-0, 3.49 ERA, 9.5 K/9 |
| Eli Morgan |
15 Day Injury List |
Elbow |
1-0, 1.64 ERA, 5.7 K/9 |
| Shane Bieber |
60 Day Injury List |
Elbow |
2-0, 0.00 ERA, 15.0 K/9 |
| Gavin Williams |
60 Day Injury List |
Elbow |
– |
| Trevor Stephan |
60 Day Injury List |
Elbow |
– |
| James Karinchak |
60 Day Injury List |
Shoulder |
– |
Royals’ Injuries
| Name |
Status |
Injury |
2024 Stats |
| Adam Frazier |
10 Day Injury List |
Thumb |
.211 / .297 / .299, 2, 10 |
| Dan Altavilla |
10 Day Injury List |
Oblique |
0-1, 14.73 ERA, 12.3 K/9 |
| Kyle Wright |
60 Day Injury List |
Shoulder |
– |
| Kris Bubic |
60 Day Injury List |
Elbow |
– |
| Josh Taylor |
60 Day Injury List |
Biceps |
– |
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Guardians’ Recent Hitting Insights
Cleveland has hit 18 home runs over the past 10 games.
Over the last 10 games, the Guardians are slugging .501 with 3.8 extra-base hits per contest.
Over the last 10 contests Cleveland is averaging 9.4 hits per game and batting .277.
Steven Kwan leads Cleveland in home runs over the last 10 games with three while driving in eight runs.
Jose Ramirez is slashing .286/.302/.524 over the last 10 games for the Guardians.
Royals’ Recent Hitting Insights
Kansas City has eight homers over its last 10 games.
The Royals have a slugging percentage of .315 over their last 10 games, fueled by 25 extra-base hits.
Over the last 10 games, Kansas City is batting .178 as a team with 5.6 hits per contest.
Over the last 10 games, Freddy Fermin leads the Royals with two home runs and five runs batted in, while accumulating a team-best batting average of .273.
Kyle Isbel is hitting .258 with a triple, a home run and a walk during the past 10 games.
Guardians’ Starting Pitcher
Ben Lively (7-3) will take to the mound for the Guardians and make his 13th start of the season.
The right-hander gave up two earned runs in 5 2/3 innings pitched on Saturday in his last outing, a matchup with the Toronto Blue Jays.
The 32-year-old has pitched in 12 games this season with an ERA of 3.03, a 2.80 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.163.
Over the past 10 games the Guardians have a 4.09 ERA across their pitching staff.
Opposing batters have jumped on Cleveland’s pitchers for 20 home runs during the past 10 games.
Royals’ Starting Pitcher
The Royals will send Michael Wacha (4-6) out for his 14th start of the season. He is 4-6 with a 4.07 ERA and 61 strikeouts over 73 2/3 innings pitched.
In his most recent outing on Saturday against the Texas Rangers, the righty tossed five innings, giving up one earned run while surrendering three hits.
The 32-year-old has put up a 4.07 ERA and 7.5 strikeouts per nine innings in 13 games this season, while allowing a batting average of .247 to opposing hitters.
Royals pitchers have a collective ERA of 3.86 over the last 10 games.
Kansas City has allowed nine home runs over the last 10 games.
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