Guardians vs Royals Game Breakdown
Guardians
50W-29L
June 29, 2024
04:10PM EST
Odds: 8.0 o/u
Royals
46W-37L
Get ready to slide into some MLB action as the Cleveland Guardians lock horns with the Kansas City Royals at the iconic Kauffman Stadium today! With the Guardians sitting pretty at the top of the American League and the Royals not far behind, this mid-season showdown, kicking off at a breezy 04:10 PM EST, is more than just a game—it’s a battle for conference dominance. The stakes are high with the betting lines buzzing, setting the over/under at a tantalizing 8.0. Fresh off a decisive Royals victory and a humbling loss for the Guardians just yesterday, the stage is set under a misty, 75.9° sky, promising a clash that’s as unpredictable as the weather. So, as these teams prepare to guard their legacies and royally clash, expect every pitch, hit, and run to be a testament to their storied rivalry!
Game Breakdown
Game Time: June 29, 2024 04:10PM EST
Location: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City
Weather: Light rain with winds from the ENE at 5.6 mph. Temperature is at 75.9° with 94% humidity.
Vegas Odds
| CLE ML | KC ML | Over/Under | Line | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | -105 | -115 | 8.0 | 1.5/-1.5 |
| Recent | -113 | -107 | 7.5 | 1.5/-1.5 |
| Difference | -8 | +8 | -0.5 | – |
Team Performance
53.1% Win Probability
46.9% Win Probability
Previous Matchups
| Date | Runs | O/U | O/U DIFF | ATS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/04/24 | Kansas City Royals KC | 5 | Over | +5.0 | |
| Cleveland Guardians CLE | 8 | ||||
| 06/06/24 | Kansas City Royals KC | 4 | Under | -1.0 | |
| Cleveland Guardians CLE | 3 | ||||
| 06/27/24 | Cleveland Guardians CLE | 1 | Under | -5.0 | |
| Kansas City Royals KC | 2 | ||||
| 06/28/24 | Cleveland Guardians CLE | 3 | Over | +5.0 | |
| Kansas City Royals KC | 10 | ||||
| 06/27/23 | Cleveland Guardians CLE | 2 | Under | -5.0 | |
| Kansas City Royals KC | 1 | ||||
| 06/28/23 | Cleveland Guardians CLE | 14 | Over | +7.0 | |
| Kansas City Royals KC | 1 | ||||
| 06/29/23 | Cleveland Guardians CLE | 3 | Under | -1.0 | |
| Kansas City Royals KC | 4 | ||||
| 07/06/23 | Kansas City Royals KC | 1 | Under | -1.0 | |
| Cleveland Guardians CLE | 6 | ||||
| 07/07/23 | Kansas City Royals KC | 0 | Under | -5.0 | |
| Cleveland Guardians CLE | 3 | ||||
| 07/08/23 | Kansas City Royals KC | 6 | Over | +8.0 | |
| Cleveland Guardians CLE | 10 | ||||
| 07/09/23 | Kansas City Royals KC | 4 | Under | -3.0 | |
| Cleveland Guardians CLE | 1 | ||||
| 07/24/23 | Kansas City Royals KC | 5 | Push | -0.0 | |
| Cleveland Guardians CLE | 3 | ||||
| 07/25/23 | Kansas City Royals KC | 1 | Under | -2.0 | |
| Cleveland Guardians CLE | 5 | ||||
| 07/26/23 | Kansas City Royals KC | 3 | Over | +3.0 | |
| Cleveland Guardians CLE | 8 | ||||
| 09/18/23 | Cleveland Guardians CLE | 4 | Over | +2.0 | |
| Kansas City Royals KC | 6 | ||||
| 09/19/23 | Cleveland Guardians CLE | 6 | Over | +5.0 | |
| Kansas City Royals KC | 7 | ||||
| 09/20/23 | Cleveland Guardians CLE | 2 | Push | -0.0 | |
| Kansas City Royals KC | 6 |
Guardians Vs Over/Under
Royals Vs Over/Under
| Date | Matchup | Result | IP | Hits | Runs | KO | Over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06-24-24 | @BAL | 3-2W | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | Under |
| 06-19-24 | vsSEA | 0-8W | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | Over |
| 06-12-24 | @CIN | 2-4L | 5.3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | Under |
| 06-06-24 | vsKC | 4-3L | 5.0 | 6 | 3 | 7 | Under |
| 05-31-24 | vsWAS | 1-7W | 6.3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | Over |
| 05-25-24 | @LAA | 4-3W | 6.0 | 6 | 3 | 6 | Under |
| 05-19-24 | vsMIN | 2-5W | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | Under |
| 05-13-24 | @TEX | 7-0W | 5.3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | Under |
| 05-08-24 | vsDET | 4-5W | 4.0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | Over |
| 05-03-24 | vsLAA | 6-0L | 5.0 | 8 | 6 | 4 | Under |
| Date | Matchup | Result | IP | Hits | Runs | KO | Over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06-24-24 | vsMIA | 1-4W | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 11 | Under |
| 06-19-24 | @OAK | 1-5L | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | Under |
| 06-14-24 | @LAD | 3-4L | 7.0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | Under |
| 06-09-24 | vsSEA | 6-5L | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | Over |
| 06-02-24 | vsSD | 3-4W | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | Under |
| 05-28-24 | @MIN | 2-4L | 5.0 | 9 | 3 | 7 | Under |
| 05-22-24 | vsDET | 3-8W | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | Over |
| 05-17-24 | vsOAK | 2-6W | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | Over |
| 05-11-24 | @LAA | 3-9L | 6.3 | 8 | 7 | 3 | Over |
| 05-06-24 | vsMIL | 2-3W | 6.0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | Under |
Guardians Recent Games
| Date | vsOpp | Result | Hits | HR | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/30 | vs KC | 3-10L | 8 | 1 | Over |
| 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 | Over |
| 06/23 | @ TOR | 7-1W | 5 | 0 | Over |
| 06/22 | @ SEA | 6-3W | 9 | 3 | Over |
| 06/21 | @ SEA | 8-0W | 9 | 3 | Over |
| 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 |
Royals Recent Games
| Date | vsOpp | Result | Hits | HR | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/30 | @ CLE | 10-3W | 13 | 4 | Over |
| 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 | Over |
| 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 | Over |
| 06/16 | vs LAD | 3-4L | 5 | 1 | Under |
| 06/15 | @ NYY | 4-3W | 9 | 0 | Under |
Team’s Batting Order
| Cleveland Guardians | DK | FD | AVG | SLG | OBP | OPS | wOBA | HR/Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
#1
Steven Kwan
|
8.4 | 10.7 | 0.372 | 0.546 | 0.477 | 1.023 | 0.407 | 0.032 |
| 6.4 | 8.5 | 0.211 | 0.335 | 0.347 | 0.682 | 0.283 | 0.025 | |
|
#3
Jose Ramirez
|
7.9 | 10.6 | 0.274 | 0.544 | 0.355 | 0.899 | 0.365 | 0.072 |
|
#4
Josh Naylor
|
8.6 | 11.6 | 0.229 | 0.479 | 0.354 | 0.832 | 0.337 | 0.071 |
|
#5
David Fry
|
7.2 | 9.5 | 0.316 | 0.532 | 0.509 | 1.041 | 0.405 | 0.047 |
| 7.7 | 10.0 | 0.237 | 0.333 | 0.330 | 0.663 | 0.277 | 0.017 | |
| 5.7 | 7.4 | 0.333 | 1.000 | 0.333 | 1.333 | 0.562 | 0.167 | |
|
#8
Bo Naylor
|
6.9 | 9.1 | 0.199 | 0.327 | 0.298 | 0.626 | 0.260 | 0.023 |
| 4.7 | 6.0 | 0.241 | 0.383 | 0.284 | 0.667 | 0.278 | 0.021 |
| Kansas City Royals | DK | FD | AVG | SLG | OBP | OPS | wOBA | HR/Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.6 | 8.6 | 0.234 | 0.347 | 0.312 | 0.659 | 0.273 | 0.015 | |
| 9.0 | 11.7 | 0.310 | 0.531 | 0.400 | 0.931 | 0.376 | 0.036 | |
| 7.4 | 10.0 | 0.237 | 0.420 | 0.364 | 0.784 | 0.319 | 0.032 | |
| 7.0 | 9.1 | 0.286 | 0.473 | 0.395 | 0.867 | 0.351 | 0.044 | |
| 6.3 | 8.3 | 0.283 | 0.504 | 0.319 | 0.823 | 0.341 | 0.053 | |
| 6.5 | 8.7 | 0.211 | 0.389 | 0.326 | 0.716 | 0.294 | 0.042 | |
|
#7
MJ Melendez
|
6.7 | 8.8 | 0.183 | 0.358 | 0.275 | 0.633 | 0.263 | 0.035 |
|
#8
Nick Loftin
|
5.0 | 6.7 | 0.219 | 0.276 | 0.390 | 0.667 | 0.273 | 0.010 |
|
#9
Kyle Isbel
|
5.4 | 7.0 | 0.240 | 0.395 | 0.305 | 0.700 | 0.289 | 0.030 |
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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