Guardians vs Royals Game Breakdown
Guardians
77W-59L
September 02, 2024
04:10PM EST
Odds: 8.5 o/u
Royals
75W-62L
Hey sports fans, buckle up for an electric showdown at Kauffman Stadium where the Cleveland Guardians, sitting pretty at the top of the American League, are set to clash with the hard-charging Kansas City Royals, who are just a few strides behind in the conference standings. With the first pitch slated for 04:10 PM EST, the stakes are sky-high. The Guardians, fresh off a commanding victory against Pittsburgh, are looking to tighten their grip on the league’s lead, while the Royals, still reeling from their recent stumble against Houston, aim to bounce back stronger. The betting lines are buzzing with a tight over/under of 8.5, reflecting just how neck-and-neck these teams are. And with the sun shining down on a breezy 68.7° day, it’s the perfect setting for some major league action. So, as the Royals look to guard their home turf against the invading Guardians, expect a royal rumble in Kansas City!
Game Breakdown
Game Time: September 02, 2024 04:10PM EST
Location: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City
Weather: Sunny with winds from the ENE at 8.1 mph. Temperature is at 68.7° with 57% humidity.
Vegas Odds
| CLE ML | KC ML | Over/Under | Line | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | -105 | -115 | 8.5 | 1.5/-1.5 |
| Recent | -109 | -111 | 8.0 | 1.5/-1.5 |
| Difference | -4 | +4 | -0.5 | – |
Team Performance
52.2% Win Probability
47.8% 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 | ||||
| 08/26/24 | Kansas City Royals KC | 4 | Under | -1.5 | |
| Cleveland Guardians CLE | 3 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 06/30/24 | Cleveland Guardians CLE | 2 | Under | -0.5 | |
| Kansas City Royals KC | 6 | ||||
| 08/26/24 | Kansas City Royals KC | 9 | Over | +4.5 | |
| Cleveland Guardians CLE | 4 | ||||
| 08/27/24 | Kansas City Royals KC | 6 | Under | -1.5 | |
| Cleveland Guardians CLE | 1 | ||||
| 08/28/24 | Kansas City Royals KC | 5 | Over | +3.5 | |
| Cleveland Guardians CLE | 7 | ||||
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-27-24 | vsKC | 6-1L | 5.0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | Under |
| 08-22-24 | @NYY | 0-6L | 4.3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | Under |
| 08-16-24 | @MIL | 3-5L | 4.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | Push |
| 08-10-24 | @MIN | 2-1W | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | Under |
| 08-04-24 | vsBAL | 9-5L | 4.0 | 8 | 6 | 8 | Over |
| 07-30-24 | @DET | 5-0W | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | Under |
| 07-25-24 | vsDET | 3-0L | 6.0 | 6 | 3 | 9 | Under |
| 07-20-24 | vsSD | 7-0L | 3.7 | 6 | 3 | 5 | Under |
| 07-13-24 | @TB | 4-2W | 5.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | Under |
| 07-08-24 | @DET | 0-1L | 5.3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | Under |
| Date | Matchup | Result | IP | Hits | Runs | KO | Over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-28-24 | @CLE | 5-7L | 6.0 | 9 | 5 | 7 | Over |
| 08-23-24 | vsPHI | 4-7W | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | Over |
| 08-17-24 | @CIN | 13-1W | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | Over |
| 08-10-24 | vsSTL | 3-8W | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | Over |
| 08-04-24 | @DET | 3-2W | 6.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | Under |
| 07-30-24 | @CWS | 4-3W | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | Under |
| 07-24-24 | vsARI | 8-6L | 4.7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | Over |
| 07-19-24 | vsCWS | 1-7W | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | Push |
| 07-10-24 | @STL | 8-5W | 5.0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | Over |
| 07-03-24 | vsTB | 2-4W | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | Under |
| 08-25-24 | vsPHI | 11-3L | 1.0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | Over |
| 08-24-24 | vsPHI | 11-2L | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | Over |
| 08-20-24 | vsLAA | 9-5L | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Over |
| 08-13-24 | @MIN | 3-13L | 1.3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | Over |
| 08-09-24 | vsSTL | 8-5L | 0.3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | Over |
| 08-07-24 | vsBOS | 4-8W | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Over |
| 08-06-24 | vsBOS | 6-5L | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Over |
| 08-04-24 | @DET | 3-2W | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Under |
| 08-01-24 | @DET | 7-1W | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Push |
| 07-29-24 | @CWS | 8-5W | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Over |
Guardians Recent Games
| Date | vsOpp | Result | Hits | HR | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/03 | @ PIT | 6-1W | 13 | 4 | Under |
| 09/02 | @ PIT | 0-3L | 2 | 0 | Under |
| 09/01 | @ PIT | 10-8W | 16 | 2 | Over |
| 08/30 | @ KC | 7-5W | 13 | 1 | Over |
| 08/29 | @ KC | 1-6L | 3 | 0 | Under |
| 08/28 | @ KC | 3-4L | 7 | 0 | Under |
| 08/28 | @ KC | 4-9L | 7 | 1 | Over |
| 08/27 | @ TEX | 4-2W | 5 | 2 | Under |
| 08/26 | @ TEX | 12-5W | 15 | 4 | Over |
| 08/25 | @ TEX | 3-5L | 7 | 0 | Push |
| 08/24 | vs NYY | 0-6L | 1 | 0 | Under |
| 08/23 | vs NYY | 1-8L | 4 | 1 | Over |
| 08/22 | vs NYY | 9-5W | 12 | 1 | Over |
| 08/20 | vs MIL | 0-2L | 2 | 0 | Under |
| 08/19 | vs MIL | 1-2L | 4 | 1 | Under |
Royals Recent Games
| Date | vsOpp | Result | Hits | HR | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/03 | vs HOU | 2-7L | 7 | 1 | Over |
| 09/02 | vs HOU | 2-4L | 7 | 1 | Under |
| 09/01 | vs HOU | 2-3L | 2 | 1 | Under |
| 08/31 | vs HOU | 3-6L | 4 | 0 | Over |
| 08/30 | vs CLE | 5-7L | 11 | 3 | Over |
| 08/29 | vs CLE | 6-1W | 9 | 1 | Under |
| 08/28 | vs CLE | 4-3W | 6 | 2 | Under |
| 08/28 | vs CLE | 9-4W | 15 | 3 | Over |
| 08/27 | @ PHI | 3-11L | 10 | 3 | Over |
| 08/26 | @ PHI | 2-11L | 5 | 0 | Over |
| 08/25 | @ PHI | 7-4W | 12 | 2 | Over |
| 08/23 | @ LAA | 3-0W | 8 | 1 | Under |
| 08/22 | @ LAA | 5-9L | 12 | 0 | Over |
| 08/21 | @ LAA | 5-3W | 9 | 1 | Push |
| 08/20 | vs CIN | 8-1W | 13 | 1 | Over |
Team’s Batting Order
| Cleveland Guardians | DK | FD | AVG | SLG | OBP | OPS | wOBA | HR/Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
#1
Steven Kwan
|
8.7 | 11.1 | 0.299 | 0.438 | 0.404 | 0.842 | 0.341 | 0.030 |
| 7.8 | 10.0 | 0.243 | 0.328 | 0.322 | 0.649 | 0.272 | 0.014 | |
|
#3
Jose Ramirez
|
8.7 | 11.6 | 0.274 | 0.534 | 0.363 | 0.896 | 0.364 | 0.065 |
|
#4
Josh Naylor
|
8.1 | 11.0 | 0.242 | 0.462 | 0.367 | 0.828 | 0.335 | 0.059 |
| 6.6 | 8.8 | 0.258 | 0.598 | 0.371 | 0.970 | 0.391 | 0.098 | |
| 6.8 | 8.8 | 0.224 | 0.412 | 0.282 | 0.694 | 0.290 | 0.024 | |
|
#7
Lane Thomas
|
6.5 | 8.5 | 0.234 | 0.365 | 0.357 | 0.722 | 0.296 | 0.021 |
|
#8
Bo Naylor
|
5.6 | 7.4 | 0.210 | 0.371 | 0.296 | 0.667 | 0.276 | 0.038 |
| 5.7 | 7.5 | 0.210 | 0.312 | 0.336 | 0.648 | 0.269 | 0.019 |
| Kansas City Royals | DK | FD | AVG | SLG | OBP | OPS | wOBA | HR/Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
#1
Tommy Pham
|
8.7 | 11.1 | 0.257 | 0.381 | 0.357 | 0.737 | 0.302 | 0.021 |
| 11.9 | 15.5 | 0.341 | 0.619 | 0.436 | 1.055 | 0.422 | 0.055 | |
| 7.0 | 9.1 | 0.264 | 0.461 | 0.307 | 0.768 | 0.318 | 0.043 | |
| 7.6 | 10.0 | 0.274 | 0.471 | 0.370 | 0.841 | 0.343 | 0.048 | |
|
#5
MJ Melendez
|
7.2 | 9.5 | 0.216 | 0.426 | 0.303 | 0.728 | 0.300 | 0.048 |
|
#5
Will Smith
|
4.5 | 11.1 | nan | nan | nan | nan | 0.000 | nan |
| 7.8 | 10.0 | 0.293 | 0.404 | 0.369 | 0.774 | 0.318 | 0.021 | |
|
#7
Adam Frazier
|
5.9 | 7.7 | 0.204 | 0.272 | 0.311 | 0.583 | 0.246 | 0.009 |
| 7.1 | 9.2 | 0.238 | 0.343 | 0.308 | 0.651 | 0.270 | 0.014 | |
|
#9
Kyle Isbel
|
5.4 | 7.0 | 0.235 | 0.377 | 0.306 | 0.682 | 0.282 | 0.022 |
Guardians Notable Injuries
- Carlos Carrasco OUT (SP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/09/24. Impact: 4.2
Royals Notable Injuries
- Michael Lorenzen OUT (SP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/29/24. Impact: 4.5
- Vinnie Pasquantino OUT (1B): Avg: 0.262 SLG:0.447 Last game: 08/31/24. Impact: 2.9
- Hunter Renfroe OUT (OF): Avg: 0.233 SLG:0.397 Last game: 08/26/24. Impact: 2.6
- Hunter Harvey OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/06/24. Impact: 0.4
- Will Smith OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/27/24. Impact: -0.2
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