Royals vs Guardians Game Breakdown
Royals
75W-57L
August 28, 2024
01:10PM EST
Odds: 8.0 o/u
Guardians
74W-58L
Get ready to witness an epic showdown at Progressive Field as the Kansas City Royals, riding high with a slight edge, square off against the Cleveland Guardians in a nail-biter that’s too close to call! With the first pitch set to fly at 1:10 PM EST, both teams are neck and neck in the American League, making every play count towards their playoff dreams. The Royals, fresh off a dominant win, are looking to keep the momentum, while the Guardians aim to bounce back and defend their turf under partly cloudy skies and perfect baseball weather. With the betting lines drawing a clear picture of a tight contest and the scoreboard promising some serious action, this game is set up to be a royal clash with the Guardians standing guard to protect their kingdom!
Game Breakdown
Game Time: August 28, 2024 01:10PM EST
Location: Progressive Field, Cleveland
Weather: Partly cloudy with winds from the WSW at 4.3 mph. Temperature is at 77.5° with 82% humidity.
Vegas Odds
| KC ML | CLE ML | Over/Under | Line | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | +114 | -136 | 8.0 | 1.5/-1.5 |
| Recent | +128 | -153 | 7.5 | 1.5/-1.5 |
| Difference | +14 | -17 | -0.5 | – |
Team Performance
43.9% Win Probability
56.1% Win Probability
Previous Matchups
| Date | Runs | O/U | O/U DIFF | ATS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/04/24 | Kansas City Royals KC | 5 | Over | +5.0 | |
| Cleveland Guardians CLE | 8 | ||||
| 08/26/24 | Kansas City Royals KC | 4 | Under | -1.0 | |
| Cleveland Guardians CLE | 3 | ||||
| 06/06/24 | Kansas City Royals KC | 4 | Under | -1.0 | |
| Cleveland Guardians CLE | 3 | ||||
| 06/27/24 | Cleveland Guardians CLE | 1 | Under | -5.0 | |
| Kansas City Royals KC | 2 | ||||
| 06/28/24 | Cleveland Guardians CLE | 3 | Over | +5.0 | |
| Kansas City Royals KC | 10 | ||||
| 06/29/24 | Cleveland Guardians CLE | 7 | Over | +1.0 | |
| Kansas City Royals KC | 2 | ||||
| 06/30/24 | Cleveland Guardians CLE | 2 | Push | -0.0 | |
| Kansas City Royals KC | 6 | ||||
| 08/26/24 | Kansas City Royals KC | 9 | Over | +5.0 | |
| Cleveland Guardians CLE | 4 | ||||
| 08/27/24 | Kansas City Royals KC | 6 | Under | -1.0 | |
| Cleveland Guardians CLE | 1 | ||||
| 06/27/23 | Cleveland Guardians CLE | 2 | Under | -5.0 | |
| Kansas City Royals KC | 1 | ||||
| 06/28/23 | Cleveland Guardians CLE | 14 | Over | +7.0 | |
| Kansas City Royals KC | 1 | ||||
| 06/29/23 | Cleveland Guardians CLE | 3 | Under | -1.0 | |
| Kansas City Royals KC | 4 | ||||
| 07/06/23 | Kansas City Royals KC | 1 | Under | -1.0 | |
| Cleveland Guardians CLE | 6 | ||||
| 07/07/23 | Kansas City Royals KC | 0 | Under | -5.0 | |
| Cleveland Guardians CLE | 3 | ||||
| 07/08/23 | Kansas City Royals KC | 6 | Over | +8.0 | |
| Cleveland Guardians CLE | 10 | ||||
| 07/09/23 | Kansas City Royals KC | 4 | Under | -3.0 | |
| Cleveland Guardians CLE | 1 | ||||
| 07/24/23 | Kansas City Royals KC | 5 | Push | -0.0 | |
| Cleveland Guardians CLE | 3 | ||||
| 07/25/23 | Kansas City Royals KC | 1 | Under | -2.0 | |
| Cleveland Guardians CLE | 5 | ||||
| 07/26/23 | Kansas City Royals KC | 3 | Over | +3.0 | |
| Cleveland Guardians CLE | 8 | ||||
| 09/18/23 | Cleveland Guardians CLE | 4 | Over | +2.0 | |
| Kansas City Royals KC | 6 | ||||
| 09/19/23 | Cleveland Guardians CLE | 6 | Over | +5.0 | |
| Kansas City Royals KC | 7 | ||||
| 09/20/23 | Cleveland Guardians CLE | 2 | Push | -0.0 | |
| Kansas City Royals KC | 6 |
Royals Vs Over/Under
Guardians Vs Over/Under
| Date | Matchup | Result | IP | Hits | Runs | KO | 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 | Over |
| 07-10-24 | @STL | 8-5W | 5.0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | Over |
| 07-03-24 | vsTB | 2-4W | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | Under |
| 06-27-24 | vsCLE | 1-2W | 5.3 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 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 | Over |
| 07-29-24 | @CWS | 8-5W | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Over |
| Date | Matchup | Result | IP | Hits | Runs | KO | Over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-23-24 | vsTEX | 5-3L | 5.7 | 8 | 4 | 6 | Over |
| 08-17-24 | @MIL | 1-2L | 5.0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | Under |
| 08-11-24 | @MIN | 5-3W | 5.7 | 6 | 1 | 5 | Over |
| 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 |
| 06-24-24 | @BAL | 3-2W | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | Under |
Royals Recent Games
| Date | vsOpp | Result | Hits | HR | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Over |
| 08/20 | vs CIN | 8-1W | 13 | 1 | Over |
| 08/19 | vs CIN | 13-1W | 15 | 2 | Over |
| 08/18 | vs CIN | 7-1W | 13 | 2 | Over |
| 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 |
Guardians Recent Games
| Date | vsOpp | Result | Hits | HR | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/29 | @ KC | 1-6L | 3 | 0 | Under |
| 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 | Over |
| 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 |
| 08/18 | vs MIL | 3-5L | 7 | 2 | Over |
| 08/16 | @ CHC | 6-1W | 7 | 0 | Under |
| 08/15 | @ CHC | 2-1W | 6 | 1 | Under |
| 08/14 | @ CHC | 9-8W | 11 | 3 | Over |
Team’s Batting Order
| Kansas City Royals | DK | FD | AVG | SLG | OBP | OPS | wOBA | HR/Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.6 | 9.9 | 0.270 | 0.465 | 0.315 | 0.780 | 0.323 | 0.041 | |
| 8.3 | 10.8 | 0.347 | 0.619 | 0.444 | 1.063 | 0.424 | 0.051 | |
| 7.6 | 10.2 | 0.259 | 0.441 | 0.350 | 0.791 | 0.324 | 0.037 | |
| 7.0 | 9.2 | 0.282 | 0.486 | 0.376 | 0.862 | 0.351 | 0.050 | |
|
#5
MJ Melendez
|
7.0 | 9.2 | 0.215 | 0.430 | 0.294 | 0.724 | 0.299 | 0.049 |
| 6.2 | 8.0 | 0.297 | 0.414 | 0.370 | 0.784 | 0.322 | 0.022 | |
|
#6
Will Smith
|
3.7 | 9.1 | nan | nan | nan | nan | 0.000 | nan |
|
#7
Adam Frazier
|
5.3 | 7.0 | 0.206 | 0.276 | 0.316 | 0.592 | 0.249 | 0.009 |
| 5.2 | 6.7 | 0.240 | 0.347 | 0.309 | 0.657 | 0.272 | 0.014 | |
|
#9
Kyle Isbel
|
5.5 | 7.1 | 0.233 | 0.379 | 0.307 | 0.686 | 0.283 | 0.023 |
| Cleveland Guardians | DK | FD | AVG | SLG | OBP | OPS | wOBA | HR/Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
#1
Steven Kwan
|
8.5 | 10.9 | 0.300 | 0.442 | 0.400 | 0.842 | 0.341 | 0.031 |
| 7.6 | 9.7 | 0.241 | 0.316 | 0.321 | 0.637 | 0.267 | 0.011 | |
|
#3
Jose Ramirez
|
8.8 | 11.7 | 0.274 | 0.537 | 0.366 | 0.903 | 0.366 | 0.066 |
|
#4
Josh Naylor
|
7.9 | 10.7 | 0.231 | 0.453 | 0.358 | 0.811 | 0.329 | 0.062 |
|
#5
David Fry
|
7.2 | 9.6 | 0.263 | 0.448 | 0.428 | 0.875 | 0.349 | 0.044 |
| 6.6 | 8.8 | 0.254 | 0.602 | 0.364 | 0.966 | 0.390 | 0.102 | |
|
#7
Lane Thomas
|
7.1 | 9.2 | 0.228 | 0.363 | 0.352 | 0.715 | 0.293 | 0.022 |
|
#8
Bo Naylor
|
5.8 | 7.7 | 0.206 | 0.360 | 0.290 | 0.650 | 0.270 | 0.035 |
| 5.0 | 6.6 | 0.208 | 0.313 | 0.339 | 0.652 | 0.270 | 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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