On Tuesday, the Cleveland Guardians (72-79) are visiting the Kansas City Royals (49-102), at 7:40 PM ET, in the second game of a three-game set. Logan Allen (7-7) will start for the Guardians, and Steven Cruz for the Royals.
How to Live Stream Guardians vs. Royals
- Game Day: Tuesday, September 19, 2023
- Game Time: 7:40 PM ET
- Location: Kansas City, Missouri
- Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
- TV: MLB.tv
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Guardians and Royals Stats
- The Guardians strike out 8.2 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 25th in MLB.
- Guardians pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.93 this year, seventh-best in baseball.
- The Guardians have hit just 116 homers this season, which ranks last in the league.
- Hitters for Cleveland have combined to rank 28th in MLB with a team slugging percentage of just .381 this season.
- The 8.1 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Royals pitching staff ranks 27th in the majors.
- Kansas City has a 5.17 team ERA that ranks 28th across all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Royals are fifth-worst in MLB play with 150 home runs.
- So far this season, Kansas City ranks 22nd in baseball with a .396 slugging percentage.
Guardians vs. Royals Key Players
- Jose Ramirez leads the Guardians with 24 home runs while putting up a team-high batting average of .277.
- Steven Kwan has 33 doubles, six triples, five home runs and 64 walks while batting .273.
- Josh Naylor has sent home a team-high 91 runs batted in.
- Bobby Witt Jr. leads the Royals in home runs (29), runs batted in (90) and has recorded a team-high batting average of .278.
- Maikel Garcia is batting .272 with 20 doubles, four triples, four home runs and 35 walks.
- MJ Melendez is batting .233 with 28 doubles, five triples, 14 home runs and 55 walks.
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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 | -164 | +139 | 9 | -120 | -100 |
Guardians vs. Royals Betting Trends
- The Guardians have entered the game as favorites 71 times this season and won 37, or 52.1%, of those games.
- The Guardians are 11-9 this season when entering a game favored by -164 or more on the moneyline.
- So far this season, the Guardians and their opponents have hit the over in 64 of 149 games with a total.
- The Royals have won in 41, or 32%, of the 128 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
- This season, the Royals have come away with a win 24 times in 83 chances when named as an underdog of at least +139 or worse on the moneyline.
- Royals games have gone over the total in 72 of their 149 opportunities.