Royals vs Guardians Game Breakdown

Get ready to rumble at Progressive Field as the Kansas City Royals, sitting pretty with a solid 36 wins, look to steal the crown from the Cleveland Guardians, who are currently dominating the American League with 40 victories under their belt. The stage is set for an epic showdown today at 1:10 PM EST in sunny Cleveland, where the weatherman promises perfect baseball skies and a gentle breeze. With the stakes high and the betting lines buzzing, the Royals are itching to turn the tables after their recent slip-up against the Guardians. Meanwhile, Cleveland aims to guard their top spot and extend their winning streak. So, as the Royals try to mount their royal comeback, let’s see if the Guardians can keep their fortress secure in what’s shaping up to be a clash of titanic proportions!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: June 06, 2024 01:10PM EST

Location: Progressive Field, Cleveland

Weather: Sunny with winds from the W at 9.4 mph. Temperature is at 69.1° with 84% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	KC ML	CLE ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+134	-160	7.5	1.5/-1.5
Recent	+133	-159	7.5	1.5/-1.5
Difference	-1	+1	0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

3W-7L

AWAY

96W-175L

42.9% Win Probability

LAST 10

7W-3L

HOME

147W-118L

57.1% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
06/04/24	Kansas City Royals KC	5	Over	+5.5
06/04/24	Cleveland Guardians CLE	8	Over	+5.5
06/27/23	Cleveland Guardians CLE	2	Under	-4.5
06/27/23	Kansas City Royals KC	1	Under	-4.5
06/28/23	Cleveland Guardians CLE	14	Over	+7.5
06/28/23	Kansas City Royals KC	1	Over	+7.5
06/29/23	Cleveland Guardians CLE	3	Under	-0.5
06/29/23	Kansas City Royals KC	4	Under	-0.5
07/06/23	Kansas City Royals KC	1	Under	-0.5
07/06/23	Cleveland Guardians CLE	6	Under	-0.5
07/07/23	Kansas City Royals KC	0	Under	-4.5
07/07/23	Cleveland Guardians CLE	3	Under	-4.5
07/08/23	Kansas City Royals KC	6	Over	+8.5
07/08/23	Cleveland Guardians CLE	10	Over	+8.5
07/09/23	Kansas City Royals KC	4	Under	-2.5
07/09/23	Cleveland Guardians CLE	1	Under	-2.5
07/24/23	Kansas City Royals KC	5	Over	+0.5
07/24/23	Cleveland Guardians CLE	3	Over	+0.5
07/25/23	Kansas City Royals KC	1	Under	-1.5
07/25/23	Cleveland Guardians CLE	5	Under	-1.5
07/26/23	Kansas City Royals KC	3	Over	+3.5
07/26/23	Cleveland Guardians CLE	8	Over	+3.5
09/18/23	Cleveland Guardians CLE	4	Over	+2.5
09/18/23	Kansas City Royals KC	6	Over	+2.5
09/19/23	Cleveland Guardians CLE	6	Over	+5.5
09/19/23	Kansas City Royals KC	7	Over	+5.5
09/20/23	Cleveland Guardians CLE	2	Over	+0.5
09/20/23	Kansas City Royals KC	6	Over	+0.5

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
05-25-24	@TB	7-4W	5.0	4	2	3	Over
05-19-24	vsOAK	4-8W	6.0	6	1	9	Over
05-13-24	@SEA	2-6L	5.0	9	4	6	Over
05-08-24	vsMIL	4-6W	5.3	5	1	4	Over
05-03-24	vsTEX	1-7W	6.0	4	1	8	Over
04-27-24	@DET	5-6L	5.0	4	1	6	Over
04-22-24	vsTOR	5-3L	6.0	5	5	5	Over
04-17-24	@CWS	4-2W	5.0	3	2	5	Under
04-11-24	vsHOU	3-13W	5.0	5	1	4	Over
04-05-24	vsCWS	1-2W	6.3	2	1	4	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
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

Tanner Bibee

ERA 3.738 | IP 65.0 | 4.0W-1.0L | KO 69.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
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
04-27-24	@ATL	4-2W	7.0	2	0	9	Under
04-21-24	vsOAK	2-6W	5.7	5	2	8	Over
04-16-24	@BOS	10-7W	5.0	5	1	3	Over
04-10-24	vsCWS	6-7W	4.3	6	5	2	Over

Royals Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
06/06	vs CLE	5-8L	10	3	Over
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

Guardians Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
06/06	@ KC	8-5W	7	2	Over
06/04	@ WAS	2-5L	6	0	Under
06/03	@ WAS	2-2L	5	0	Under
06/02	@ WAS	7-1W	9	1	Over
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

Team’s Batting Order

Kansas City Royals	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 Maikel Garcia	7.2	9.4	0.267	0.398	34.3%	74.1%	2.0%
#2 Bobby Witt Jr.	8.7	11.4	0.319	0.565	41.1%	97.6%	4.4%
#3 Vinnie Pasquantino	6.3	8.6	0.239	0.424	36.1%	78.5%	3.4%
#4 Salvador Perez	7.2	9.4	0.315	0.521	42.5%	94.5%	4.6%
#4 Will Smith	4.0	11.2	nan	nan	nan%	nan%	nan%
#5 Nelson Velazquez	7.0	9.3	0.215	0.413	30.8%	72.1%	4.7%
#6 Adam Frazier	5.7	7.5	0.205	0.262	35.2%	61.5%	0.8%
#7 Nick Loftin	5.4	7.1	0.269	0.269	38.5%	65.4%	0.0%
#8 MJ Melendez	5.5	7.2	0.167	0.327	24.4%	57.1%	3.0%
#9 Kyle Isbel	5.0	6.4	0.215	0.336	28.2%	61.7%	2.7%

Cleveland Guardians	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 Steven Kwan	8.5	10.8	0.364	0.503	46.2%	96.5%	2.1%
#2 Andres Gimenez	7.8	10.3	0.264	0.37	36.1%	73.1%	1.9%
#3 Jose Ramirez	8.4	11.4	0.266	0.536	35.2%	88.8%	6.9%
#4 Josh Naylor	7.6	10.3	0.22	0.483	35.4%	83.7%	7.7%
#5 David Fry	6.7	9.1	0.342	0.613	62.2%	123.4%	7.2%
#6 Will Brennan	5.9	7.6	0.244	0.381	33.1%	71.2%	3.1%
#7 Tyler Freeman	5.1	6.8	0.219	0.358	34.8%	70.6%	2.7%
#8 Bo Naylor	5.6	7.4	0.173	0.263	27.8%	54.1%	2.3%
#9 Brayan Rocchio	4.8	6.3	0.201	0.258	35.8%	61.6%	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