The Cleveland Guardians and Kansas City Royals meet Sunday in MLB action at Kauffman Stadium. Here’s a Royals vs. Guardians Prediction. This article will include a Royals vs. Guardians Pick.
Cleveland Guardians Betting Preview
The Cleveland Guardians are 85-76 on the season. The Cleveland Guardians are batting .238 on the season, have a .315 OBP, and a .376 slugging percentage. The Cleveland Guardians pitching staff has a 3.76 ERA and a 1.26 WHIP. Steven Kwan leads the Cleveland Guardians with 149 hits and 31 RBI, while Chase DeLauter and Brayan Rocchio have combined for 273 hits and 137 RBI.
Parker Messick gets the ball for the Cleveland Guardians, and he is 12-9 with a 2.55 ERA and 191 strikeouts this season. This will be Messick’s second career game against the Kansas City Royals.
Kansas City Royals Betting Preview
The Kansas City Royals are 68-93 on the year. The Kansas City Royals are batting .247 on the season, have a .316 OBP, and have a .401 slugging percentage. The Kansas City Royals’ pitching staff has a 4.77 ERA and a 1.41 WHIP. Bobby Witt Jr. leads the Kansas City Royals with 155 hits and 54 RBI, while Salvador Perez and Jac Caglianone have combined for 275 hits and 150 RBI.
Daniel Lynch IV gets the ball for the Kansas City Royals, and he is 6-6 with a 4.13 ERA and 54 strikeouts this season. Lynch is 1-4 with a 5.86 ERA and 28 strikeouts in his career against the Cleveland Guardians.
Why the Kansas City Royals will win
- The Guardians have lost four of their last six games as favorites against AL Central opponents following a road win.
- The Royals have won 13 of their last 20 games as home underdogs.
- The Royals have covered the run line in each of their last four day games against AL Central opponents following a loss.
- The Guardians have failed to cover the run line in nine of their last 10 Sunday games as favorites against AL Central opponents.
- The Guardians have trailed after 3 innings in three of their last four road day games.
- The Royals have led after 5 innings in four of their last five day games at Kauffman Stadium against AL opponents.
Why the Cleveland Guardians will win
- The Guardians have won each of their last six games against teams that held a losing record.
- The Royals have lost eight of their last nine games.
- The Guardians have covered the run line in each of their last eight road games.
- The Royals have failed to cover the run line in seven of their last eight games against the Guardians following a loss.
- The Guardians have led after 3 innings in each of their last four day games against the Royals.
- The Guardians have led after 5 innings in each of their last six games against opponents that held a losing record.
- The Guardians have won the first inning in three of their last four-day games against the Royals.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the Royals’ last seven games against AL Central opponents have gone OVER the total runs line.
- Each of the Guardians’ last six games against AL Central opponents have gone OVER the total runs line.
- There has been at least one run scored in the first inning in each of the Royals’ last nine home games against AL opponents.
- There has been no run scored during the first inning in eight of Parker Messick’s last nine road appearances as a starter.
Kansas City Royals Player Prop Facts
- Salvador Perez has hit a home run in two of the Royals’ last three games.
- Salvador Perez has recorded at least one hit in each of the Royals’ last 13 home games against AL opponents.
- Bobby Witt Jr. ranks 3rd in the league in Steals (45) this season.
Cleveland Guardians Player Prop Facts
- Brayan Rocchio has hit at least one home run in two of his last three appearances with the Guardians as road favorites against the Royals.
- Parker Messick has recorded four or more strikeouts in each of his 17 previous appearances against opponents that held a losing record.
- Travis Bazzana has recorded at least one hit in each of his last eight appearances against AL Central opponents that held a losing record.
- Parker Messick ranks 6th amongst qualified players for Earned Run Average (2.55) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Royals rank 1st in the league for doubles this season (292).
- The Royals rank 28th in the league for strikeouts this season (1168).
- The Guardians rank 3rd in the league for strikeouts this season (1523).
- The Guardians rank 27th in the league for home runs this season (160).
Royals vs Guardians Prediction
The Guardians already punched their ticket, but I’m still siding with them here. Messick has been strong trhoguh 183.1 innings with a 2.55 ERA and 1.04 WHIP. The Royals stink, and Lynch has a 4.13 ERA and 1.14 WHIP through 80.2 innings. The Guardians are hot offensively in this series and should like their chances against Lynch, whom they’ve had success against in the past. The price is reasonable. Give me the Guardians.