MLB matchup
09/04/20247:40 PMKauffman StadiumKansas City, Missouri82°F · Sunny-Dry

Guardians80 – 75vsRoyals67 – 88

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Sharp total
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Model forecast

Projected outcome

A projection is not available because one or both teams do not have sufficient qualifying history.
Matchup intelligence

Team grades

TeamLineupStarterOverall
Cleveland GuardiansD+BC
Kansas City RoyalsCC+C
Sportsbook context

Game lines

A dash means that book has not supplied a usable price.

ESPN BET
TeamMoneylineRun line
CLE+110+1.5 (-180)
KC-130-1.5 (+150)
Total 8.5Over -125Under +105
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Last 10 games

Cleveland Guardians

Overall6–4–0W–L–TRun line7–3–0W–L–PO/U4–6–0O–U–P
DateOpponentResultRun lineTotal
9/3/24@ KCW 7–1W -1.5O 7.5
9/2/24@ KCW 4–2W -1.5U 7.5
9/1/24vs PITW 6–1W -1.5U 7.5
8/31/24vs PITL 0–3L -1.5U 8.5
8/30/24vs PITW 10–8W -1.5O 8.5
8/28/24vs KCW 7–5W -1.5O 8.5
8/27/24vs KCL 1–6L -1.5U 9.5
8/26/24vs KCL 4–9L -1.5O 8.5
8/26/24vs KCL 3–4W +1.5U 8.5
8/25/24vs TEXW 4–2W -1.5U 8.5

W win · L loss · T tie · P push · O over · U under · — unavailable.

Kansas City Royals

Overall3–7–0W–L–TRun line3–7–0W–L–PO/U5–5–0O–U–P
DateOpponentResultRun lineTotal
9/3/24vs CLEL 1–7L +1.5O 7.5
9/2/24vs CLEL 2–4L +1.5U 7.5
9/1/24@ HOUL 2–7L +1.5O 8.5
8/31/24@ HOUL 2–5L -1.5U 7.5
8/30/24@ HOUL 2–3W +1.5U 7.5
8/29/24@ HOUL 3–6L +1.5O 7.5
8/28/24@ CLEL 5–7L +1.5O 8.5
8/27/24@ CLEW 6–1W +1.5U 9.5
8/26/24@ CLEW 9–4W +1.5O 8.5
8/26/24@ CLEW 4–3L -1.5U 8.5

W win · L loss · T tie · P push · O over · U under · — unavailable.

Team comparison

Projected team stats

Parenthetical values show each team’s average over the last 365 days.

Projected team statistics for Guardians and Royals
Statistic
N/A (7.9)HitsN/A (8.2)
N/A (1.6)DoublesN/A (1.8)
N/A (1.0)Home RunsN/A (1.0)
N/A (12.6)Total BasesN/A (13.4)
N/A (3.5)WalksN/A (3.2)
N/A (7.9)StrikeoutsN/A (7.8)
N/A (0.9)Stolen BasesN/A (0.8)

Starting pitcher context

Expected starters

GuardiansBen LivelyConfirmed
RoyalsSeth LugoConfirmed

Starting lineups

Cleveland GuardiansConfirmed
  1. 1Steven KwanLF
  2. 2Andres Gimenez2B
  3. 3Jose Ramirez3B
  4. 4David FryDH
  5. 5Will BrennanRF
  6. 6Kyle Manzardo1B
  7. 7Lane ThomasCF
  8. 8Daniel SchneemannSS
  9. 9Bo NaylorC
Kansas City RoyalsConfirmed
  1. 1Tommy PhamRF
  2. 2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
  3. 3Salvador Perez1B
  4. 4MJ MelendezLF
  5. 5Paul DeJong3B
  6. 6Robbie GrossmanDH
  7. 7Michael Massey2B
  8. 8Freddy FerminC
  9. 9Kyle IsbelCF


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