On Wednesday, the Cleveland Guardians (75-58) are hosting the Kansas City Royals (75-58), at 1:10 p.m. ET. The Guardians have dropped three straight.
The Royals (+119 underdog moneyline odds to win) are away versus the Guardians (-141). The Cleveland Guardians will hand the ball to Tanner Bibee (10-6, 3.46 ERA), who is looking for win No. 11 on the season, and the Royals will turn to Michael Wacha (11-6, 3.32 ERA).
Yesterday, the Royals picked up a 6-1 victory over the Guardians, with James McArthur (2.0 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 4 K) registering the win for the Royals. Paul DeJong went 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBI to lead the offensive attack. Gavin Williams (5.0 IP, 2 R, 3 H, 6 K) was credited with the loss for the Guardians.
Get ready for the Guardians vs. Royals with everything you need to know about Wednesday’s baseball action, including viewing options.
Cleveland Guardians vs. Kansas City Royals odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Wednesday at 3:16 a.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
Favorite: Guardians (-141, bet $141 to win $100)
Underdog: Royals (+119, bet $100 to win $119)
Over/under: 8
Guardians vs. Royals: Live streaming info & game time
Game Day: Wednesday, August 28, 2024
Game Time: 1:10 p.m. ET
Stadium: Progressive Field
TV Channel: Bally Sports
Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Guardians stats and trends
Guardians betting records
The Guardians have entered the game as favorites 82 times this season and won 53, or 64.6%, of those games.
Cleveland has a record of 21-13 in games when bookmakers favor them by at least -141 on the moneyline.
The moneyline for this contest implies a 58.5% chance of a victory for the Guardians.
Cleveland’s games have gone over the total in 63 of its 133 chances.
The Guardians are 66-66-0 ATS in their 132 games with a spread this season.
Tanner Bibee (Guardians probable starter)
Bibee (10-6 with a 3.46 ERA and 150 strikeouts in 138 2/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Guardians, his 26th of the season.
His last time out was on Friday against the Texas Rangers, when the right-hander tossed 5 2/3 innings, surrendering four earned runs while giving up eight hits.
The 25-year-old has a 3.46 ERA and 9.8 strikeouts per nine innings in 25 games this season, while allowing a batting average of .230 to his opponents.
Bibee is looking to pick up his ninth quality start of the season.
Bibee will try to build on an eight-game streak of lasting five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.5 frames per appearance).
He has had four appearances this season in which he held his opponents to zero earned runs.
The opposing Royals offense has a collective .258 batting average, and is sixth in the league with 1154 total hits and fifth in MLB action with 649 runs scored. It has the seventh-ranked slugging percentage (.425) and ranks 15th in home runs (150) in all of MLB.
Head-to-head against the Royals this season, Bibee has thrown 11 innings, giving up four earned runs on 10 hits while striking out 10.
Among qualifying pitchers in MLB action this season, the 25-year-old’s 3.46 ERA ranks 23rd, 1.101 WHIP ranks 16th, and 9.8 K/9 ranks 13th.
Guardians batting stats
The Guardians have hit 151 homers this season, which ranks 14th in the league.
Fueled by 368 extra-base hits, Cleveland ranks 19th in MLB with a .392 slugging percentage this season.
The Guardians have a team batting average of .236 this season, which ranks 22nd among MLB teams.
Cleveland ranks 12th in the majors with 601 total runs scored this season.
The Guardians have an on-base percentage of .307 this season, which ranks 19th in the league.
Cleveland is one of the most-disciplined teams at the plate this season, ranking fourth with an average of 7.3 strikeouts per game.
Royals stats and trends
Royals betting records
The Royals have been victorious in 31, or 47.7%, of the 65 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
This season, Kansas City has been victorious nine times in 25 chances when named as an underdog of at least +119 or longer on the moneyline.
Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Royals have a 45.7% chance of pulling out a win.
Contests with Kansas City has gone over the total set by bookmakers in 61 of 133 chances this season.
The Royals are 74-59-0 against the spread in their 133 games that had a posted line this season.
Michael Wacha (Royals probable starter)
Wacha (11-6 with a 3.32 ERA and 113 strikeouts in 133 2/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Royals, his 24th of the season.
In his most recent time out on Saturday, the righty went six innings against the Philadelphia Phillies, allowing two earned runs while surrendering six hits.
In 23 games this season, the 33-year-old has an ERA of 3.32, with 7.6 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .243 against him.
Wacha is aiming to earn his sixth straight quality start in this game.
Wacha will look to continue a six-game streak of lasting five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.8 innings per appearance).
He has had three appearances this season in which he did not surrender an earned run.
The opposing Guardians offense has a collective .236 batting average, and is 24th in the league with 1035 total hits and 12th in MLB action with 601 runs scored. They have the 19th-ranked slugging percentage (.392) and are 14th in all of MLB with 151 home runs.
Head-to-head against the Guardians this season, Wacha has thrown 5 1/3 innings, giving up one earned run on seven hits while striking out six.
Among qualifying pitchers in MLB play this season, the 33-year-old ranks 19th in ERA (3.32), 36th in WHIP (1.195), and 41st in K/9 (7.6).
Royals batting stats
The Royals average 1.1 home runs per game to rank 15th in MLB action with 150 total home runs.
So far this season, Kansas City ranks seventh in the majors, slugging .425.
The Royals rank sixth in the majors with a .258 batting average.
Kansas City scores the fifth-most runs in baseball (649 total, 4.9 per game).
The Royals’ .314 on-base percentage ranks 12th in MLB.
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