Guardians vs Royals Game Breakdown
Guardians
50W-28L
June 28, 2024
08:10PM EST
Odds: 9.5 o/u
Royals
45W-37L
Alright, sports fans, buckle up as the Cleveland Guardians, boasting a stellar 50-28 record, roll into Kauffman Stadium to clash with the Kansas City Royals, who aren’t too far behind at 45-37. It’s a battle of the American League titans tonight at 8:10 PM EST, with the Guardians looking to reclaim their pride after yesterday’s narrow defeat. The stakes are high with the over/under teasing at 9.5, and the betting lines painting the Guardians as slight favorites at -120. The Royals, riding the high from their recent triumph over the same foes, are pegged at even money. With the sun shining down, winds whipping from the south-southwest, and the mercury hitting a balmy 82 degrees, it’s the perfect setting for what promises to be an explosive showdown. So, as these two teams gear up to guard their ranks and royally rumble, expect nothing less than a majestic display of baseball prowess!
Game Breakdown
Game Time: June 28, 2024 08:10PM EST
Location: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City
Weather: Sunny with winds from the SSW at 17.4 mph. Temperature is at 82.0° with 65% humidity.
Vegas Odds
| CLE ML | KC ML | Over/Under | Line | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | -120 | +100 | 9.5 | -1.5/1.5 |
| Recent | -110 | -110 | 9.5 | -1.5/1.5 |
| Difference | +10 | -210 | 0 | – |
Team Performance
52.4% Win Probability
47.6% Win Probability
Previous Matchups
| Date | Runs | O/U | O/U DIFF | ATS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/04/24 | Kansas City Royals KC | 5 | Over | +3.5 | |
| Cleveland Guardians CLE | 8 | ||||
| 06/06/24 | Kansas City Royals KC | 4 | Under | -2.5 | |
| Cleveland Guardians CLE | 3 | ||||
| 06/27/24 | Cleveland Guardians CLE | 1 | Under | -6.5 | |
| Kansas City Royals KC | 2 | ||||
| 06/27/23 | Cleveland Guardians CLE | 2 | Under | -6.5 | |
| Kansas City Royals KC | 1 | ||||
| 06/28/23 | Cleveland Guardians CLE | 14 | Over | +5.5 | |
| Kansas City Royals KC | 1 | ||||
| 06/29/23 | Cleveland Guardians CLE | 3 | Under | -2.5 | |
| Kansas City Royals KC | 4 | ||||
| 07/06/23 | Kansas City Royals KC | 1 | Under | -2.5 | |
| Cleveland Guardians CLE | 6 | ||||
| 07/07/23 | Kansas City Royals KC | 0 | Under | -6.5 | |
| Cleveland Guardians CLE | 3 | ||||
| 07/08/23 | Kansas City Royals KC | 6 | Over | +6.5 | |
| Cleveland Guardians CLE | 10 | ||||
| 07/09/23 | Kansas City Royals KC | 4 | Under | -4.5 | |
| Cleveland Guardians CLE | 1 | ||||
| 07/24/23 | Kansas City Royals KC | 5 | Under | -1.5 | |
| Cleveland Guardians CLE | 3 | ||||
| 07/25/23 | Kansas City Royals KC | 1 | Under | -3.5 | |
| Cleveland Guardians CLE | 5 | ||||
| 07/26/23 | Kansas City Royals KC | 3 | Over | +1.5 | |
| Cleveland Guardians CLE | 8 | ||||
| 09/18/23 | Cleveland Guardians CLE | 4 | Over | +0.5 | |
| Kansas City Royals KC | 6 | ||||
| 09/19/23 | Cleveland Guardians CLE | 6 | Over | +3.5 | |
| Kansas City Royals KC | 7 | ||||
| 09/20/23 | Cleveland Guardians CLE | 2 | Under | -1.5 | |
| Kansas City Royals KC | 6 |
Guardians Vs Over/Under
Royals Vs Over/Under
| Date | Matchup | Result | IP | Hits | Runs | KO | Over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06-23-24 | vsTOR | 5-6W | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | Over |
| 06-18-24 | vsSEA | 8-5L | 2.3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | Over |
| 06-11-24 | @CIN | 5-3W | 5.3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | Under |
| 06-04-24 | vsKC | 5-8W | 5.3 | 9 | 5 | 7 | Over |
| 05-28-24 | @COL | 13-7W | 5.0 | 6 | 4 | 9 | Over |
| 05-22-24 | vsNYM | 3-6W | 5.0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | Under |
| 05-17-24 | vsMIN | 2-3W | 6.7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | Under |
| 05-11-24 | @CWS | 1-3L | 6.7 | 4 | 2 | 5 | Under |
| 05-06-24 | vsDET | 1-2W | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | Under |
| 05-01-24 | @HOU | 3-2W | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | Under |
| Date | Matchup | Result | IP | Hits | Runs | KO | Over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06-23-24 | @TEX | 0-4L | 5.7 | 8 | 3 | 4 | Under |
| 06-18-24 | @OAK | 5-7L | 3.0 | 7 | 7 | 4 | Over |
| 06-13-24 | vsNYY | 3-4W | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Under |
| 06-08-24 | vsSEA | 4-8W | 5.0 | 7 | 4 | 8 | Over |
| 06-01-24 | vsSD | 7-3L | 5.0 | 7 | 5 | 3 | Over |
| 05-27-24 | @MIN | 5-6L | 7.0 | 5 | 5 | 7 | Over |
| 05-21-24 | vsDET | 3-10W | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | Over |
| 05-15-24 | @SEA | 2-4L | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | Under |
| 05-10-24 | @LAA | 2-1W | 5.3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | Under |
| 04-24-24 | vsTOR | 2-3W | 4.3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | Under |
| 06-25-24 | vsMIA | 2-1L | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Under |
| 06-22-24 | @TEX | 0-6L | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Under |
| 06-18-24 | @OAK | 5-7L | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Over |
| 06-14-24 | @LAD | 3-4L | 0.7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Under |
| 06-09-24 | vsSEA | 6-5L | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Over |
| 06-08-24 | vsSEA | 4-8W | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Over |
| 06-06-24 | @CLE | 4-3W | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Under |
| 06-01-24 | vsSD | 7-3L | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Over |
| 05-29-24 | @MIN | 6-1W | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Under |
| 05-26-24 | @TB | 1-4L | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Under |
Guardians Recent Games
| Date | vsOpp | Result | Hits | HR | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/29 | vs KC | 1-2L | 7 | 0 | Under |
| 06/28 | vs BAL | 2-4L | 5 | 2 | Under |
| 06/27 | vs BAL | 10-8W | 14 | 1 | Over |
| 06/26 | vs BAL | 3-2W | 8 | 1 | Under |
| 06/25 | @ TOR | 6-5W | 13 | 2 | Over |
| 06/24 | @ TOR | 6-3W | 8 | 4 | Under |
| 06/23 | @ TOR | 7-1W | 5 | 0 | Under |
| 06/22 | @ SEA | 6-3W | 9 | 3 | Under |
| 06/21 | @ SEA | 8-0W | 9 | 3 | Under |
| 06/20 | @ SEA | 5-8L | 10 | 0 | Over |
| 06/18 | vs TOR | 6-7L | 13 | 2 | Over |
| 06/17 | vs TOR | 0-5L | 8 | 0 | Under |
| 06/16 | vs TOR | 3-1W | 9 | 1 | Under |
| 06/14 | vs CIN | 2-4L | 7 | 0 | Under |
| 06/13 | vs CIN | 5-3W | 9 | 1 | Under |
Royals Recent Games
| Date | vsOpp | Result | Hits | HR | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/29 | @ CLE | 2-1W | 6 | 0 | Under |
| 06/28 | @ MIA | 5-1W | 10 | 0 | Under |
| 06/27 | @ MIA | 1-2L | 4 | 0 | Under |
| 06/26 | @ MIA | 4-1W | 6 | 3 | Under |
| 06/25 | vs TEX | 0-4L | 2 | 0 | Under |
| 06/24 | vs TEX | 0-6L | 3 | 0 | Under |
| 06/23 | vs TEX | 2-6L | 6 | 1 | Under |
| 06/22 | vs OAK | 3-2W | 7 | 3 | Under |
| 06/21 | vs OAK | 1-5L | 8 | 0 | Under |
| 06/20 | vs OAK | 5-7L | 7 | 1 | Over |
| 06/18 | vs LAD | 0-3L | 3 | 0 | Under |
| 06/17 | vs LAD | 7-2W | 7 | 1 | Under |
| 06/16 | vs LAD | 3-4L | 5 | 1 | Under |
| 06/15 | @ NYY | 4-3W | 9 | 0 | Under |
| 06/14 | @ NYY | 4-11L | 11 | 0 | Over |
Team’s Batting Order
| Cleveland Guardians | DK | FD | AVG | SLG | OBP | OPS | wOBA | HR/Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
#1
Steven Kwan
|
9.9 | 12.7 | 0.375 | 0.551 | 0.477 | 1.028 | 0.409 | 0.032 |
| 8.6 | 11.3 | 0.269 | 0.500 | 0.423 | 0.923 | 0.364 | 0.038 | |
|
#3
Jose Ramirez
|
11.5 | 15.4 | 0.273 | 0.536 | 0.355 | 0.891 | 0.362 | 0.069 |
|
#4
Josh Naylor
|
9.2 | 12.5 | 0.231 | 0.484 | 0.354 | 0.838 | 0.339 | 0.072 |
|
#5
David Fry
|
9.1 | 12.1 | 0.305 | 0.515 | 0.503 | 1.018 | 0.396 | 0.048 |
| 9.1 | 11.9 | 0.237 | 0.334 | 0.331 | 0.666 | 0.278 | 0.017 | |
| 7.8 | 10.0 | 0.241 | 0.383 | 0.284 | 0.667 | 0.278 | 0.021 | |
|
#8
Bo Naylor
|
7.1 | 9.4 | 0.199 | 0.327 | 0.298 | 0.626 | 0.260 | 0.023 |
| 6.9 | 9.2 | 0.214 | 0.340 | 0.353 | 0.693 | 0.287 | 0.025 |
| Kansas City Royals | DK | FD | AVG | SLG | OBP | OPS | wOBA | HR/Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.2 | 11.9 | 0.232 | 0.343 | 0.310 | 0.654 | 0.271 | 0.015 | |
|
#2
Will Smith
|
5.0 | 10.6 | nan | nan | nan | nan | 0.000 | nan |
| 11.7 | 15.1 | 0.310 | 0.533 | 0.395 | 0.928 | 0.375 | 0.036 | |
| 8.5 | 11.5 | 0.233 | 0.409 | 0.358 | 0.767 | 0.313 | 0.029 | |
| 8.5 | 11.1 | 0.283 | 0.462 | 0.390 | 0.852 | 0.346 | 0.041 | |
| 7.9 | 10.6 | 0.204 | 0.371 | 0.317 | 0.688 | 0.284 | 0.038 | |
|
#6
MJ Melendez
|
7.4 | 9.8 | 0.178 | 0.356 | 0.271 | 0.627 | 0.260 | 0.036 |
|
#9
Kyle Isbel
|
6.3 | 8.1 | 0.234 | 0.376 | 0.294 | 0.670 | 0.278 | 0.025 |
Guardians Notable Injuries
- Will Brennan OUT (OF): Avg: 0.256 SLG:0.415 Last game: 06/26/24. Impact: 3.1
- Eli Morgan OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 05/31/24. Impact: 1.4
- Nick Sandlin OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 06/18/24. Impact: 0.4
Royals Notable Injuries
- Adam Frazier OUT (2B/OF): Avg: 0.211 SLG:0.299 Last game: 06/24/24. Impact: 1.1
- Dan Altavilla OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 06/21/24. Impact: -0.1
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