Royals vs Guardians Game Breakdown
Royals
74W-57L
August 27, 2024
06:40PM EST
Odds: 8.5 o/u
Guardians
74W-57L
Get ready to slide into some serious MLB action as the Kansas City Royals lock horns with the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field tonight! Both teams are neck and neck with identical records this season, making this matchup as electrifying as a ninth-inning home run. With the first pitch at 06:40 PM EST, the air at Progressive Field will be buzzing—not just from the close conference rankings but also from the partly cloudy skies and a gentle breeze perfect for some baseball. After yesterday’s dramatic flip of scores where the Royals trounced the Guardians, the betting lines are buzzing, setting the stage for a showdown that’s too close to call. Will the Royals continue their royal rampage, or will the Guardians stand guard over their home turf? Tune in as these teams battle it out in a game that promises to guard your attention till the very last pitch!
Game Breakdown
Game Time: August 27, 2024 06:40PM EST
Location: Progressive Field, Cleveland
Weather: Partly cloudy with winds from the WSW at 6.9 mph. Temperature is at 82.9° with 61% humidity.
Vegas Odds
| KC ML | CLE ML | Over/Under | Line | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | +121 | -144 | 8.5 | 1.5/-1.5 |
| Recent | +131 | -157 | 9.0 | 1.5/-1.5 |
| Difference | +10 | -13 | +0.5 | – |
Team Performance
43.3% Win Probability
56.7% 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 | ||||
| 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 |
Royals Vs Over/Under
Guardians Vs Over/Under
| Date | Matchup | Result | IP | Hits | Runs | KO | Over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-21-24 | vsLAA | 0-3W | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | Under |
| 08-16-24 | @CIN | 7-1W | 5.7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | Under |
| 08-09-24 | vsSTL | 8-5L | 4.3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | Over |
| 08-03-24 | @DET | 5-6L | 5.7 | 5 | 1 | 5 | Over |
| 07-28-24 | @TOR | 3-7W | 4.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | Over |
| 07-27-24 | @TOR | 3-7W | 0.7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | Over |
| 07-22-24 | @CWS | 3-4W | 5.0 | 6 | 2 | 8 | Under |
| 07-10-24 | @LAA | 2-7W | 5.0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | Push |
| 07-05-24 | @TB | 0-3W | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | Under |
| 06-29-24 | @BAL | 5-6W | 5.0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | Over |
| 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 | Under |
| 07-29-24 | @CWS | 8-5W | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Over |
| Date | Matchup | Result | IP | Hits | Runs | KO | Over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-22-24 | @NYY | 0-6L | 4.3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | Under |
| 08-16-24 | @MIL | 3-5L | 4.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | Under |
| 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 |
| 07-03-24 | vsCWS | 8-2L | 4.0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | Over |
Royals Recent Games
| Date | vsOpp | Result | Hits | HR | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Under |
| 08/20 | vs CIN | 8-1W | 13 | 1 | Push |
| 08/19 | vs CIN | 13-1W | 15 | 2 | Over |
| 08/18 | vs CIN | 7-1W | 13 | 2 | Under |
| 08/16 | vs MIN | 4-1W | 11 | 2 | Under |
| 08/15 | vs MIN | 3-13L | 7 | 2 | Over |
| 08/14 | vs MIN | 3-8L | 8 | 1 | Over |
| 08/12 | @ STL | 8-3W | 12 | 1 | Over |
Guardians Recent Games
| Date | vsOpp | Result | Hits | HR | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/28 | @ KC | 4-9L | 7 | 1 | Over |
| 08/28 | @ KC | 3-4L | 7 | 0 | Under |
| 08/27 | @ TEX | 4-2W | 5 | 2 | Under |
| 08/26 | @ TEX | 12-5W | 15 | 4 | Over |
| 08/25 | @ TEX | 3-5L | 7 | 0 | Under |
| 08/24 | vs NYY | 0-6L | 1 | 0 | Under |
| 08/23 | vs NYY | 1-8L | 4 | 1 | Push |
| 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 |
| 08/18 | vs MIL | 3-5L | 7 | 2 | Under |
| 08/16 | @ CHC | 6-1W | 7 | 0 | Under |
| 08/15 | @ CHC | 2-1W | 6 | 1 | Under |
| 08/14 | @ CHC | 9-8W | 11 | 3 | Over |
| 08/13 | vs MIN | 5-3W | 9 | 2 | Under |
Team’s Batting Order
| Kansas City Royals | DK | FD | AVG | SLG | OBP | OPS | wOBA | HR/Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.4 | 11.0 | 0.269 | 0.466 | 0.311 | 0.777 | 0.322 | 0.042 | |
| 12.3 | 16.0 | 0.347 | 0.620 | 0.443 | 1.063 | 0.425 | 0.052 | |
| 7.8 | 10.5 | 0.262 | 0.446 | 0.354 | 0.799 | 0.327 | 0.038 | |
| 8.1 | 10.7 | 0.281 | 0.487 | 0.376 | 0.863 | 0.351 | 0.051 | |
|
#5
MJ Melendez
|
8.2 | 10.8 | 0.215 | 0.429 | 0.294 | 0.724 | 0.299 | 0.050 |
|
#5
Will Smith
|
4.8 | 11.9 | nan | nan | nan | nan | 0.000 | nan |
| 8.1 | 10.4 | 0.294 | 0.412 | 0.368 | 0.779 | 0.320 | 0.022 | |
|
#7
Adam Frazier
|
5.8 | 7.6 | 0.209 | 0.280 | 0.316 | 0.596 | 0.250 | 0.009 |
| 6.4 | 8.3 | 0.239 | 0.347 | 0.307 | 0.655 | 0.272 | 0.014 | |
|
#9
Kyle Isbel
|
5.7 | 7.4 | 0.233 | 0.377 | 0.308 | 0.685 | 0.283 | 0.023 |
| Cleveland Guardians | DK | FD | AVG | SLG | OBP | OPS | wOBA | HR/Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
#1
Steven Kwan
|
7.8 | 9.9 | 0.303 | 0.446 | 0.403 | 0.850 | 0.344 | 0.031 |
| 6.9 | 8.9 | 0.244 | 0.319 | 0.323 | 0.642 | 0.269 | 0.011 | |
|
#3
Jose Ramirez
|
9.1 | 12.1 | 0.277 | 0.541 | 0.369 | 0.910 | 0.368 | 0.066 |
|
#4
Josh Naylor
|
7.8 | 10.5 | 0.232 | 0.456 | 0.358 | 0.814 | 0.330 | 0.062 |
| 7.3 | 9.8 | 0.254 | 0.602 | 0.364 | 0.966 | 0.390 | 0.102 | |
|
#6
Will Brennan
|
6.1 | 7.8 | 0.249 | 0.386 | 0.318 | 0.704 | 0.291 | 0.029 |
| 6.5 | 8.5 | 0.243 | 0.421 | 0.375 | 0.796 | 0.321 | 0.033 | |
|
#8
Bo Naylor
|
5.8 | 7.7 | 0.208 | 0.364 | 0.293 | 0.657 | 0.272 | 0.035 |
| 5.3 | 7.0 | 0.209 | 0.315 | 0.341 | 0.656 | 0.272 | 0.019 |
Royals Notable Injuries
- 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
Guardians Notable Injuries
- Carlos Carrasco OUT (SP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/09/24. Impact: 4.2
- Alex Cobb OUT (SP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/16/24. Impact: 3.8
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