MLB matchup
07/26/20252:40 PMKauffman StadiumKansas City, Missouri86°F · Sunny-Dry

Guardians80 – 75vsRoyals67 – 88

Sharp side
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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+B+C+
Kansas City RoyalsCB-C
Sportsbook context

Game lines

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

ESPN BET
TeamMoneylineRun line
CLE-105-1.5 (+150)
KC-115+1.5 (-180)
Total 8.5Over -125Under +105
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Last 10 games

Cleveland Guardians

Overall7–3–0W–L–TRun line6–4–0W–L–PO/U7–3–0O–U–P
DateOpponentResultRun lineTotal
7/24/25vs BALL 3–4W +1.5U 8.5
7/23/25vs BALW 3–2L -1.5U 8.5
7/22/25vs BALW 6–3W -1.5O 7.5
7/21/25vs BALW 10–5W -1.5O 8.5
7/20/25vs ATHW 8–2W +1.5O 7.5
7/19/25vs ATHL 2–8L -1.5O 8.5
7/18/25vs ATHW 8–6W -1.5O 7.5
7/13/25@ CHWW 6–5L -1.5O 8.5
7/12/25@ CHWW 6–2W -1.5U 8.5
7/11/25@ CHWL 4–5L -1.5O 8.5

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

Kansas City Royals

Overall5–5–0W–L–TRun line4–6–0W–L–PO/U5–5–0O–U–P
DateOpponentResultRun lineTotal
7/23/25@ CHCW 8–4W +1.5O 9.5
7/22/25@ CHCL 0–6L +1.5U 8.5
7/21/25@ CHCW 12–4W +1.5O 7.5
7/20/25@ MIAW 7–4W -1.5O 7.5
7/19/25@ MIAL 1–3L -1.5U 8.5
7/18/25@ MIAL 7–8L -1.5O 7.5
7/13/25vs NYMW 3–2W +1.5U 8.5
7/12/25vs NYML 1–3L +1.5U 9.5
7/11/25vs NYML 3–8L +1.5O 9.5
7/9/25vs PITW 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

GuardiansGavin WilliamsConfirmed
RoyalsMichael WachaConfirmed

Starting lineups

Cleveland GuardiansConfirmed
  1. 1Steven KwanLF
  2. 2Angel MartinezCF
  3. 3Jose Ramirez3B
  4. 4Kyle Manzardo1B
  5. 5Carlos SantanaDH
  6. 6Gabriel AriasSS
  7. 7Daniel SchneemannRF
  8. 8Brayan Rocchio2B
  9. 9Bo NaylorC
Kansas City RoyalsConfirmed
  1. 1Jonathan IndiaDH
  2. 2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
  3. 3Vinnie Pasquantino1B
  4. 4Maikel Garcia3B
  5. 5Salvador PerezC
  6. 6Jac CaglianoneRF
  7. 7Adam Frazier2B
  8. 8John RaveLF
  9. 9Kyle IsbelCF


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