Guardians vs Royals Game Breakdown
Guardians
78W-59L
September 03, 2024
07:40PM EST
Odds: 8.5 o/u
Royals
75W-63L
It’s showdown time at Kauffman Stadium as the Cleveland Guardians, who are hot on their own heels in the American League standings, roll into Kansas City to clash with the Royals tonight at 07:40PM EST. With the Guardians fresh off a victory and the Royals itching to flip the script after their recent stumble, the stakes are as high as the energy! Betting lines are buzzing with the Guardians favored slightly in what’s expected to be a tight contest marked by an over/under of 8.5. Perfect game weather awaits—clear skies, gentle easterly breezes, and a cool 65 degrees of baseball bliss. As these two teams gear up to add another chapter to their rivalry, fans can expect nothing less than royal treatment with a guardian level of competition!
Game Breakdown
Game Time: September 03, 2024 07:40PM EST
Location: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City
Weather: Sunny with winds from the E at 5.6 mph. Temperature is at 64.9° with 65% humidity.
Vegas Odds
| CLE ML | KC ML | Over/Under | Line | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | -124 | +104 | 8.5 | -1.5/1.5 |
| Recent | -115 | -105 | 8.0 | -1.5/1.5 |
| Difference | +9 | -209 | -0.5 | – |
Team Performance
53.5% Win Probability
46.5% 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 | ||||
| 09/02/24 | Cleveland Guardians CLE | 4 | Under | -2.5 | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-28-24 | vsKC | 5-7W | 5.0 | 8 | 5 | 6 | Over |
| 08-23-24 | vsTEX | 5-3L | 5.7 | 8 | 4 | 6 | Push |
| 08-17-24 | @MIL | 1-2L | 5.0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | Under |
| 08-11-24 | @MIN | 5-3W | 5.7 | 6 | 1 | 5 | Push |
| 07-29-24 | @DET | 8-4W | 6.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | Over |
| 07-24-24 | vsDET | 1-2W | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | Under |
| 07-19-24 | vsSD | 0-7W | 5.7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | Under |
| 07-10-24 | @DET | 4-5L | 7.0 | 5 | 4 | 8 | Over |
| 07-05-24 | vsSF | 4-2L | 4.7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | Under |
| 06-29-24 | @KC | 7-2W | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | Over |
| Date | Matchup | Result | IP | Hits | Runs | KO | Over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-29-24 | @HOU | 3-6L | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | Over |
| 08-24-24 | vsPHI | 11-2L | 5.0 | 11 | 5 | 5 | Over |
| 08-18-24 | @CIN | 8-1W | 6.0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | Over |
| 08-12-24 | @MIN | 3-8L | 5.0 | 8 | 6 | 9 | Over |
| 08-05-24 | vsBOS | 9-5L | 5.7 | 10 | 4 | 6 | Over |
| 07-31-24 | @CWS | 10-3W | 7.0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | Over |
| 07-26-24 | vsCHC | 0-6W | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | Under |
| 07-20-24 | vsCWS | 1-6W | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | Under |
| 07-07-24 | @COL | 10-1W | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 7 | Over |
| 07-02-24 | vsTB | 5-1L | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/04 | vs KC | 4-2W | 9 | 2 | Under |
| 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 |
Royals Recent Games
| Date | vsOpp | Result | Hits | HR | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/04 | @ CLE | 2-4L | 2 | 0 | Under |
| 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 | 9-4W | 15 | 3 | Over |
| 08/28 | vs CLE | 4-3W | 6 | 2 | Under |
| 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 |
Team’s Batting Order
| Cleveland Guardians | DK | FD | AVG | SLG | OBP | OPS | wOBA | HR/Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
#1
Steven Kwan
|
9.1 | 11.7 | 0.296 | 0.434 | 0.400 | 0.835 | 0.338 | 0.029 |
| 8.5 | 10.9 | 0.243 | 0.329 | 0.321 | 0.650 | 0.272 | 0.014 | |
|
#3
Jose Ramirez
|
9.8 | 13.0 | 0.274 | 0.531 | 0.362 | 0.893 | 0.363 | 0.065 |
|
#4
Josh Naylor
|
8.5 | 11.5 | 0.244 | 0.471 | 0.368 | 0.838 | 0.339 | 0.061 |
| 6.3 | 8.5 | 0.257 | 0.588 | 0.368 | 0.956 | 0.386 | 0.096 | |
| 7.3 | 9.5 | 0.216 | 0.398 | 0.273 | 0.670 | 0.280 | 0.023 | |
|
#7
Lane Thomas
|
6.4 | 8.3 | 0.236 | 0.377 | 0.358 | 0.735 | 0.301 | 0.023 |
|
#8
Bo Naylor
|
6.0 | 7.9 | 0.211 | 0.371 | 0.299 | 0.670 | 0.277 | 0.037 |
| 6.0 | 7.8 | 0.210 | 0.311 | 0.335 | 0.646 | 0.268 | 0.018 |
| Kansas City Royals | DK | FD | AVG | SLG | OBP | OPS | wOBA | HR/Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
#1
Tommy Pham
|
7.3 | 9.4 | 0.254 | 0.376 | 0.353 | 0.729 | 0.299 | 0.020 |
| 9.3 | 12.1 | 0.339 | 0.616 | 0.435 | 1.051 | 0.420 | 0.055 | |
| 7.6 | 9.9 | 0.260 | 0.453 | 0.302 | 0.756 | 0.313 | 0.043 | |
| 6.6 | 8.7 | 0.271 | 0.467 | 0.367 | 0.834 | 0.340 | 0.048 | |
|
#5
MJ Melendez
|
6.9 | 9.1 | 0.214 | 0.422 | 0.300 | 0.722 | 0.298 | 0.047 |
|
#5
Will Smith
|
5.0 | 12.4 | nan | nan | nan | nan | 0.000 | nan |
| 6.3 | 8.1 | 0.293 | 0.404 | 0.369 | 0.774 | 0.318 | 0.021 | |
|
#7
Adam Frazier
|
6.1 | 8.0 | 0.204 | 0.272 | 0.311 | 0.583 | 0.246 | 0.009 |
| 5.3 | 6.9 | 0.239 | 0.345 | 0.308 | 0.653 | 0.271 | 0.013 | |
|
#9
Kyle Isbel
|
5.8 | 7.5 | 0.233 | 0.374 | 0.304 | 0.678 | 0.280 | 0.021 |
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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