At Kauffman Stadium on Monday, the Cleveland Guardians (72-78) face the Kansas City Royals (48-102), fellow members of the AL Central, at 2:10 PM ET. The scheduled starters are Cal Quantrill (3-6) for the Guardians, and Brady Singer (8-11) for the Royals.
How to Live Stream Guardians vs. Royals
- Game Day: Monday, September 18, 2023
- Game Time: 2:10 PM ET
- Location: Kansas City, Missouri
- Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
- TV: MLB Network
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Guardians and Royals Stats
- The Guardians have an 8.2 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 25th in the majors.
- The Guardians have the sixth-best ERA (3.92) in the majors this season.
- The Guardians rank last in Major League Baseball with just 115 home runs as a team.
- Hitters for Cleveland have combined to rank 28th in MLB with a team slugging percentage of just .380 this season.
- The 8.1 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Royals pitching staff ranks 27th in MLB.
- Kansas City’s 5.18 team ERA ranks 28th among all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Royals are fifth-worst in MLB action with 149 home runs.
- This season, Kansas City’s .396 slugging percentage is 22nd in baseball.
Guardians vs. Royals Key Players
- Jose Ramirez supplies the Guardians with a supply of both power and average, leading the team in dingers with 24 and hitting at .277. He has also knocked in 78 runs this season.
- Steven Kwan is hitting .274 with 33 doubles, six triples, five home runs and 63 walks.
- Josh Naylor has put up a team-best 91 runs batted in.
- Bobby Witt Jr. leads the Royals with 29 home runs and 90 runs batted in, while posting a team-best batting average of .278.
- Salvador Perez has 20 doubles, 21 home runs and 18 walks while hitting .252.
- Maikel Garcia has 20 doubles, four triples, four home runs and 35 walks while batting .273.
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Guardians vs. Royals Betting Odds and Trends
Guardians vs. Royals Moneyline and Over/Under
Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Underdog Moneyline | Total | Over Total Odds | Under Total Odds |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Guardians | -121 | +101 | 9 | -115 | -105 |
Guardians vs. Royals Betting Trends
- The Guardians have entered the game as favorites 70 times this season and won 37, or 52.9%, of those games.
- The Guardians are 31-29 this season when entering a game favored by -121 or more on the moneyline.
- The Guardians’ games have gone over the total in 63 of their 148 chances.
- The Royals have won in 40, or 31.5%, of the 127 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
- This season, the Royals have been victorious 39 times in 123 chances when named as an underdog of at least +101 or worse on the moneyline.
- The Royals and their opponents have hit the over in 71 of their 148 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.