Guardians vs Royals Game Breakdown
Guardians
51W-29L
June 30, 2024
02:10PM EST
Odds: 8.5 o/u
Royals
46W-38L
Get ready to slide into some MLB excitement as the Cleveland Guardians, boasting a solid 51W-29L record, gear up to clash with the Kansas City Royals at the vibrant Kauffman Stadium today at 02:10 PM EST! It’s a showdown that’s heating up the American League, with the Guardians sitting pretty at the top and the Royals, not far behind, looking to close a 7-game gap. Fresh off a dynamic win against the Royals themselves, the Guardians are stepping onto the diamond under a sunny sky, with a gentle northeast breeze setting the stage. Meanwhile, the betting world is buzzing, pegging this as a close one with an over/under of 8.5. Will the Royals manage to turn the tide after their recent stumble against the very same Guardians? It’s time to find out if the Royals can guard their home turf or if the Guardians will continue to rule the kingdom!
Game Breakdown
Game Time: June 30, 2024 02:10PM EST
Location: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City
Weather: Sunny with winds from the NE at 9.4 mph. Temperature is at 71.1° with 57% humidity.
Vegas Odds
| CLE ML | KC ML | Over/Under | Line | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | +109 | -131 | 8.5 | 1.5/-1.5 |
| Recent | +112 | -134 | 8.5 | 1.5/-1.5 |
| Difference | +3 | -3 | 0 | – |
Team Performance
47.2% Win Probability
52.8% Win Probability
Previous Matchups
| Date | Runs | O/U | O/U DIFF | ATS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/04/24 | Kansas City Royals KC | 5 | Over | +4.5 | |
| Cleveland Guardians CLE | 8 | ||||
| 06/06/24 | Kansas City Royals KC | 4 | Under | -1.5 | |
| Cleveland Guardians CLE | 3 | ||||
| 06/27/24 | Cleveland Guardians CLE | 1 | Under | -5.5 | |
| Kansas City Royals KC | 2 | ||||
| 06/28/24 | Cleveland Guardians CLE | 3 | Over | +4.5 | |
| Kansas City Royals KC | 10 | ||||
| 06/29/24 | Cleveland Guardians CLE | 7 | Over | +0.5 | |
| Kansas City Royals KC | 2 | ||||
| 06/27/23 | Cleveland Guardians CLE | 2 | Under | -5.5 | |
| Kansas City Royals KC | 1 | ||||
| 06/28/23 | Cleveland Guardians CLE | 14 | Over | +6.5 | |
| Kansas City Royals KC | 1 | ||||
| 06/29/23 | Cleveland Guardians CLE | 3 | Under | -1.5 | |
| Kansas City Royals KC | 4 | ||||
| 07/06/23 | Kansas City Royals KC | 1 | Under | -1.5 | |
| Cleveland Guardians CLE | 6 | ||||
| 07/07/23 | Kansas City Royals KC | 0 | Under | -5.5 | |
| Cleveland Guardians CLE | 3 | ||||
| 07/08/23 | Kansas City Royals KC | 6 | Over | +7.5 | |
| Cleveland Guardians CLE | 10 | ||||
| 07/09/23 | Kansas City Royals KC | 4 | Under | -3.5 | |
| Cleveland Guardians CLE | 1 | ||||
| 07/24/23 | Kansas City Royals KC | 5 | Under | -0.5 | |
| Cleveland Guardians CLE | 3 | ||||
| 07/25/23 | Kansas City Royals KC | 1 | Under | -2.5 | |
| Cleveland Guardians CLE | 5 | ||||
| 07/26/23 | Kansas City Royals KC | 3 | Over | +2.5 | |
| Cleveland Guardians CLE | 8 | ||||
| 09/18/23 | Cleveland Guardians CLE | 4 | Over | +1.5 | |
| Kansas City Royals KC | 6 | ||||
| 09/19/23 | Cleveland Guardians CLE | 6 | Over | +4.5 | |
| Kansas City Royals KC | 7 | ||||
| 09/20/23 | Cleveland Guardians CLE | 2 | Under | -0.5 | |
| Kansas City Royals KC | 6 |
Guardians Vs Over/Under
Royals Vs Over/Under
| Date | Matchup | Result | IP | Hits | Runs | KO | Over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06-25-24 | @BAL | 10-8W | 3.0 | 9 | 6 | 5 | Over |
| 06-20-24 | vsSEA | 3-6W | 6.0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | Over |
| 06-14-24 | @TOR | 3-1W | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | Under |
| 06-07-24 | @MIA | 2-3L | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | Under |
| 05-29-24 | @COL | 4-7L | 1.7 | 6 | 7 | 1 | Over |
| 05-24-24 | @LAA | 10-4W | 5.7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | Over |
| 05-18-24 | vsMIN | 4-11W | 6.0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | Over |
| 05-12-24 | @CWS | 7-0W | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | Under |
| 05-07-24 | vsDET | 11-7L | 2.3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | Over |
| 05-02-24 | @HOU | 2-8L | 5.7 | 7 | 3 | 5 | Over |
| Date | Matchup | Result | IP | Hits | Runs | KO | Over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06-25-24 | vsMIA | 2-1L | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | Under |
| 06-20-24 | @OAK | 3-2W | 6.7 | 6 | 2 | 8 | Under |
| 06-15-24 | @LAD | 7-2W | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | Over |
| 06-10-24 | vsNYY | 4-2L | 7.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | Under |
| 06-04-24 | @CLE | 5-8L | 6.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | Over |
| 05-29-24 | @MIN | 6-1W | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | Under |
| 05-24-24 | @TB | 8-1W | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | Over |
| 05-18-24 | vsOAK | 3-5W | 5.7 | 6 | 2 | 10 | Under |
| 05-12-24 | @LAA | 4-2W | 8.0 | 5 | 1 | 12 | Under |
| 05-07-24 | vsMIL | 6-5L | 6.7 | 6 | 3 | 5 | Over |
| 06-29-24 | vsCLE | 7-2L | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Over |
| 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 |
Guardians Recent Games
| Date | vsOpp | Result | Hits | HR | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/01 | vs KC | 7-2W | 9 | 2 | Over |
| 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 | Under |
| 06/22 | @ SEA | 6-3W | 9 | 3 | Over |
| 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 |
Royals Recent Games
| Date | vsOpp | Result | Hits | HR | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/01 | @ CLE | 2-7L | 6 | 2 | Over |
| 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 | 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 | Over |
| 06/16 | vs LAD | 3-4L | 5 | 1 | Under |
Team’s Batting Order
| Cleveland Guardians | DK | FD | AVG | SLG | OBP | OPS | wOBA | HR/Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
#1
Steven Kwan
|
8.2 | 10.4 | 0.372 | 0.543 | 0.475 | 1.018 | 0.406 | 0.031 |
| 6.8 | 9.0 | 0.259 | 0.481 | 0.426 | 0.907 | 0.357 | 0.037 | |
|
#3
Jose Ramirez
|
8.6 | 11.5 | 0.276 | 0.554 | 0.356 | 0.910 | 0.370 | 0.074 |
|
#4
Josh Naylor
|
7.8 | 10.6 | 0.232 | 0.486 | 0.356 | 0.842 | 0.341 | 0.070 |
|
#5
David Fry
|
6.8 | 9.1 | 0.312 | 0.526 | 0.514 | 1.040 | 0.403 | 0.046 |
| 6.4 | 8.4 | 0.241 | 0.336 | 0.332 | 0.668 | 0.279 | 0.017 | |
| 5.9 | 7.9 | 0.207 | 0.329 | 0.346 | 0.675 | 0.280 | 0.024 | |
|
#8
Bo Naylor
|
5.4 | 7.1 | 0.194 | 0.320 | 0.291 | 0.611 | 0.255 | 0.023 |
| 4.9 | 6.5 | 0.212 | 0.298 | 0.361 | 0.659 | 0.272 | 0.010 |
| Kansas City Royals | DK | FD | AVG | SLG | OBP | OPS | wOBA | HR/Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.8 | 12.7 | 0.232 | 0.343 | 0.308 | 0.651 | 0.270 | 0.015 | |
|
#2
Will Smith
|
5.4 | 11.9 | nan | nan | nan | nan | 0.000 | nan |
| 11.3 | 14.6 | 0.307 | 0.525 | 0.395 | 0.920 | 0.372 | 0.035 | |
| 8.0 | 10.8 | 0.240 | 0.432 | 0.366 | 0.798 | 0.324 | 0.035 | |
| 8.7 | 11.4 | 0.282 | 0.466 | 0.389 | 0.856 | 0.347 | 0.044 | |
| 8.3 | 11.2 | 0.212 | 0.389 | 0.326 | 0.715 | 0.294 | 0.041 | |
|
#6
Nick Loftin
|
7.2 | 9.7 | 0.213 | 0.269 | 0.380 | 0.648 | 0.267 | 0.009 |
| 8.1 | 10.5 | 0.288 | 0.425 | 0.356 | 0.781 | 0.321 | 0.027 | |
| 7.3 | 8.9 | 0.275 | 0.349 | 0.339 | 0.688 | 0.285 | 0.000 | |
| 6.6 | 8.4 | 0.222 | 0.306 | 0.306 | 0.611 | 0.256 | 0.014 |
Guardians Notable Injuries
- Will Brennan OUT (OF): Avg: 0.256 SLG:0.415 Last game: 06/26/24. Impact: 3.1
- 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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