Royals vs Guardians Game Breakdown

Get ready to storm the field as the sizzling Kansas City Royals clash with the steadfast Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field tonight at 06:40 PM EST! With the Royals charging from behind in the American League and only four games shy of the conference-leading Guardians, this matchup is set to be an electrifying display of baseball prowess. The Guardians are eager to rebound from their recent stumble, while the Royals look to build on their latest victory, making the stakes as high as tonight’s clear skies and balmy breezes. With the lines drawn and the crowd buzzing, who will claim royal rights and who will be left guarding the dust? Let’s find out as these two titans take the diamond!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: June 04, 2024 06:40PM EST

Location: Progressive Field, Cleveland

Weather: Sunny with winds from the SSW at 6.9 mph. Temperature is at 80.6° with 58% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	KC ML	CLE ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-104	-116	8.0	1.5/-1.5
Recent	+103	-123	8.0	1.5/-1.5
Difference	+207	-7	0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

4W-6L

AWAY

96W-174L

49.3% Win Probability

LAST 10

7W-3L

HOME

146W-118L

50.7% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
06/27/23	Cleveland Guardians CLE	2	Under	-5.0
06/27/23	Kansas City Royals KC	1	Under	-5.0
06/28/23	Cleveland Guardians CLE	14	Over	+7.0
06/28/23	Kansas City Royals KC	1	Over	+7.0
06/29/23	Cleveland Guardians CLE	3	Under	-1.0
06/29/23	Kansas City Royals KC	4	Under	-1.0
07/06/23	Kansas City Royals KC	1	Under	-1.0
07/06/23	Cleveland Guardians CLE	6	Under	-1.0
07/07/23	Kansas City Royals KC	0	Under	-5.0
07/07/23	Cleveland Guardians CLE	3	Under	-5.0
07/08/23	Kansas City Royals KC	6	Over	+8.0
07/08/23	Cleveland Guardians CLE	10	Over	+8.0
07/09/23	Kansas City Royals KC	4	Under	-3.0
07/09/23	Cleveland Guardians CLE	1	Under	-3.0
07/24/23	Kansas City Royals KC	5	Push	-0.0
07/24/23	Cleveland Guardians CLE	3	Push	-0.0
07/25/23	Kansas City Royals KC	1	Under	-2.0
07/25/23	Cleveland Guardians CLE	5	Under	-2.0
07/26/23	Kansas City Royals KC	3	Over	+3.0
07/26/23	Cleveland Guardians CLE	8	Over	+3.0
09/18/23	Cleveland Guardians CLE	4	Over	+2.0
09/18/23	Kansas City Royals KC	6	Over	+2.0
09/19/23	Cleveland Guardians CLE	6	Over	+5.0
09/19/23	Kansas City Royals KC	7	Over	+5.0
09/20/23	Cleveland Guardians CLE	2	Push	-0.0
09/20/23	Kansas City Royals KC	6	Push	-0.0

Royals Vs Over/Under

Guardians Vs Over/Under

Will Smith

ERA 6.382 | IP 18.3 | 0.0W-2.0L | KO 12.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	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	Push
05-12-24	@LAA	4-2W	8.0	5	1	12	Under
05-07-24	vsMIL	6-5L	6.7	6	3	5	Over
05-01-24	@TOR	6-1W	7.0	2	1	8	Under
04-26-24	@DET	8-0W	7.0	3	0	9	Push
04-21-24	vsBAL	5-0L	5.3	9	4	1	Under
04-15-24	@CWS	2-0W	7.0	4	0	4	Under
04-10-24	vsHOU	2-11W	6.0	7	2	2	Over
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
05-22-24	vsDET	3-8W	0.7	2	2	0	Over
05-19-24	vsOAK	4-8W	1.0	1	0	1	Over
05-15-24	@SEA	2-4L	1.0	0	0	0	Under
05-10-24	@LAA	2-1W	1.0	0	0	1	Under
05-08-24	vsMIL	4-6W	0.7	0	0	0	Over
05-06-24	vsMIL	2-3W	0.7	0	0	0	Under
05-04-24	vsTEX	15-4L	1.0	0	0	0	Over

Triston McKenzie

ERA 3.767 | IP 57.3 | 2.0W-3.0L | KO 54.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
05-28-24	@COL	13-7W	5.0	6	4	9	Over
05-22-24	vsNYM	3-6W	5.0	5	3	5	Over
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
04-25-24	vsBOS	4-6W	4.0	6	2	7	Over
04-19-24	vsOAK	2-10W	5.0	3	1	6	Over
04-13-24	vsNYY	8-2L	4.0	4	6	1	Over
04-08-24	vsCWS	0-4W	5.7	3	0	2	Under

Royals Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
06/04	@ SD	4-3W	7	0	Under
06/03	@ SD	3-7L	8	1	Over
06/02	@ SD	8-11L	13	1	Over
06/01	vs MIN	6-7L	7	2	Over
05/31	vs MIN	6-1W	10	3	Under
05/30	vs MIN	2-4L	5	0	Under
05/29	vs MIN	5-6L	10	0	Over
05/28	vs TB	1-4L	7	1	Under
05/27	vs TB	7-4W	11	1	Over
05/26	vs TB	8-1W	12	2	Over
05/24	@ DET	8-3W	9	1	Over
05/23	@ DET	10-3W	15	3	Over
05/22	@ DET	8-3W	11	2	Over
05/21	@ OAK	8-4W	9	0	Over
05/20	@ OAK	5-3W	11	1	Push

Guardians Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
06/04	@ WAS	2-5L	6	0	Under
06/03	@ WAS	2-2L	5	0	Under
06/02	@ WAS	7-1W	9	1	Push
05/31	vs COL	4-7L	8	0	Over
05/30	vs COL	13-7W	13	4	Over
05/29	vs COL	6-8L	10	0	Over
05/28	vs LAA	5-4W	6	0	Over
05/27	vs LAA	4-3W	6	1	Under
05/26	vs LAA	9-4W	10	4	Over
05/24	@ NYM	6-3W	8	1	Over
05/23	@ NYM	7-6W	7	2	Over
05/22	@ NYM	3-1W	4	0	Under
05/21	@ MIN	5-2W	4	2	Under
05/20	@ MIN	11-4W	16	1	Over
05/19	@ MIN	3-2W	7	2	Under

Team’s Batting Order

Kansas City Royals	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 Maikel Garcia	7.7	10.0	0.263	0.397	33.6%	73.3%	2.0%
#2 Bobby Witt Jr.	9.8	12.8	0.313	0.539	40.7%	94.7%	3.7%
#3 Vinnie Pasquantino	8.7	11.8	0.244	0.433	36.8%	80.1%	3.5%
#4 Salvador Perez	7.7	10.1	0.315	0.519	42.1%	94.0%	4.6%
#4 Will Smith	3.7	10.4	nan	nan	nan%	nan%	nan%
#5 Adam Frazier	6.8	8.9	0.212	0.271	36.4%	63.6%	0.8%
#6 Nelson Velazquez	8.0	10.7	0.219	0.42	30.8%	72.8%	4.7%
#7 MJ Melendez	7.8	10.2	0.167	0.327	24.4%	57.1%	3.0%
#8 Nick Loftin	5.5	7.4	0.25	0.25	37.5%	62.5%	0.0%
#9 Kyle Isbel	6.0	7.8	0.215	0.336	28.2%	61.7%	2.7%

Cleveland Guardians	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 Steven Kwan	7.7	9.7	0.364	0.5	45.7%	95.7%	2.1%
#2 Andres Gimenez	7.5	9.9	0.269	0.377	36.8%	74.5%	1.9%
#3 Jose Ramirez	8.5	11.4	0.265	0.539	34.8%	88.7%	7.0%
#4 Josh Naylor	7.1	9.6	0.218	0.471	35.0%	82.0%	7.3%
#5 David Fry	7.0	9.5	0.355	0.636	64.5%	128.0%	7.5%
#6 Will Brennan	5.6	7.3	0.237	0.378	32.7%	70.5%	3.2%
#7 Tyler Freeman	5.1	6.8	0.219	0.344	35.0%	69.4%	2.2%
#8 Bo Naylor	5.1	6.8	0.173	0.263	27.8%	54.1%	2.3%
#9 Brayan Rocchio	4.5	5.9	0.203	0.259	36.1%	62.0%	0.0%

Royals Notable Injuries

Michael Wacha OUT (SP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 06/02/24. Impact: 6.8
Michael Massey OUT (2B): Avg: 0.294 SLG:0.529 Last game: 05/26/24. Impact: 4.4

Guardians Notable Injuries

Carlos Carrasco OUT (SP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 06/04/24. Impact: 3.5
Eli Morgan OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 05/31/24. Impact: 1.4