Kansas City Royals (36-25) vs. Cleveland Guardians (39-20)
June 5, 2024 6:40 pm EDT
The Line: Cleveland Guardians -120 / Kansas City Royals +102; Over/Under: +9
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In this article, we will formulate a Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Guardians prediction for this MLB game on Wednesday, June 5th at Progressive Field.
Royals Blew Last Game
The Royals blew Tuesday’s game against the Guardians, and now they have to try to bounce back. The Royals jumped out to a 5-0 lead, but the pitching gave up eight runs the rest of the game, and they ended up losing. The Royals are averaging 4.87 runs, while their pitching is giving up 3.66 runs per game. The offense is ranked 6th in the league, while the pitching is ranked 4th. They have a run differential of 1.12 which is 6th in the league. The Royals’ offense has been led Salvador Perez, who has hit 10 home runs and driven in 41 RBIs so far this season. Getting the start for the Royals will be Brady Singer, who sits with a 4-2 record and an ERA of 2.63. In his last start against the Rays, he went five innings giving up four hits and two runs.
Royals Player Props
- Bobby Witt Jr. has recorded at least one RBI in each of the Royals’ last six Wednesday games.
- Hunter Renfroe has recorded at least one total base in each of his last nine appearances in night games.
- Hunter Renfroe has recorded at least one hit in each of his last nine appearances in night games.
- Brady Singer has recorded six or more strikeouts in six of his last seven appearances against AL opponents that held a winning record.
- Salvador Perez has recorded a Double in each of the Royals’ last four night games against opponents that held a winning record.
Guardians Come Back on Royals
After a slow start, the Guardians sure impressed in the later innings on Tuesday. Josh Naylor hit a home run and drove in two RBIs. The pitching wasn’t good early, and they are going to need to a lot better start here. If they really struggle here, the Guardians might be knocked off here. The Guardians are averaging 5.05 runs, while their pitching is giving up 3.73 runs per game. The offense is ranked 4th in the league, while the pitching is ranked 7th. Jose Ramirez has hit 16 home runs and driven in 57 RBIs so far this season. The Guardians will meet the Marlins and Reds after this series.
Guardians Player Props
- Jose Ramirez has hit at least one home run in six of the Guardians’ last 10 night games.
- Jose Ramirez has recorded at least one RBI in seven of the Guardians’ last eight night games against opponents that held a winning record.
- Jose Ramirez has recorded at least one total base in each of the Guardians’ last 13 night games.
- Jose Ramirez has recorded at least one hit in each of the Guardians’ last 13 night games.
- Andres Gimenez has recorded at least one Single in each of his last four appearances after playing the previous day.
Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction
I trust Singer, and he’s going to step up in a big way here. The Guardians’ offense has been good overall, but they are going to really struggle to get the offense going here. Singer is going to really lockdown and the Guardians will struggle to get even two runs here. The Royals are going to give Singer enough run support that they are going to come out on top. Back the Royals. Even though they blew the game on Tuesday, they aren’t going to blow it here. This is a strong play.
