The Kansas City Royals (75-64) will host the Cleveland Guardians (79-59), Wednesday at 7:40 p.m. ET, with the Royals on a six-game losing skid.
The Royals are the home favorite (-139) versus the Guardians (+118). The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the Kansas City Royals looking to Seth Lugo (14-8), and Ben Lively (11-8) taking the ball for the Cleveland Guardians.
These clubs play again after the Guardians’ 4-2 victory over the Royals Monday. Gavin Williams (7.0 IP, 1 R, 1 H, 6 K) registered the win for the Guardians. Josh Naylor went 2-for-4 with a double, a home run and two RBI to lead the team on offense. Michael Wacha (5.0 IP, 2 R, 5 H, 3 K) took the loss on the mound for the Royals.
Ahead of this Royals vs. Guardians matchup, here’s everything you need to get ready for Wednesday’s MLB action, including viewing options.
Kansas City Royals vs. Cleveland Guardians odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Tuesday at 9:17 p.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
Favorite: Royals (-139, bet $139 to win $100)
Underdog: Guardians (+118, bet $100 to win $118)
Over/under: 8.5
Royals vs. Guardians: Live streaming info & game time
Game Day: Wednesday, September 4, 2024
Game Time: 7:40 p.m. ET
Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
TV Channel: FOX Sports Networks
Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Royals stats and trends
Royals betting records
The Royals have entered the game as favorites 65 times this season and won 42, or 64.6%, of those games.
Kansas City has a record of 25-9 in games when sportsbooks favor them by at least -139 on the moneyline.
The sportsbooks’ moneyline implies a 58.2% chance of a victory for the Royals.
Kansas City’s games have gone over the total in 64 of its 139 chances.
The Royals have an ATS record of 75-64-0 in 139 games with a spread this season.
Seth Lugo (Royals probable starter)
Lugo (14-8) gets the starting nod for the Royals in his 29th start of the season. He has a 3.12 ERA in 179 2/3 innings pitched, with 155 strikeouts.
The righty’s most recent time out was on Saturday against the Houston Astros, when he went seven innings, surrendering one earned run while allowing six hits.
The 34-year-old has put up a 3.12 ERA and 7.8 strikeouts per nine innings in 28 games this season, while allowing a batting average of .232 to opposing hitters.
Lugo has 19 quality starts this year.
Lugo is aiming for his fourth straight outing lasting five or more innings. He averages 6.4 frames per appearance on the mound.
In five of his 28 total appearances this season he has not given up an earned run.
He will face a Guardians offense that ranks 14th in the league with 628 runs while batting .239 as a unit. It has a collective .397 slugging percentage (17th in MLB play) and has hit a total of 160 home runs (12th in MLB).
Lugo has a 3.75 ERA and a 1 WHIP against the Guardians this season in 12 innings pitched, allowing a .217 batting average over two appearances.
This season, the 34-year-old ranks ninth in ERA (3.12), 18th in WHIP (1.117), and 41st in K/9 (7.8) among pitchers who qualify.
Royals batting stats
The Royals rank 15th in Major League Baseball with 156 home runs.
Hitters for Kansas City have a combined .419 slugging percentage this season, which ranks eighth in MLB.
The Royals have a team batting average of .254 this season, which ranks seventh among MLB teams.
Kansas City is among the highest-scoring teams in the majors, ranking seventh with 665 total runs this season.
The Royals have an on-base percentage of .311 this season, which ranks 15th in the league.
Kansas City is one of the most-disciplined teams at the plate this season, ranking second with an average of 6.8 strikeouts per game.
Guardians stats and trends
Guardians betting records
The Guardians have won in 23, or 46%, of the 50 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
Cleveland has a mark of 10-9 in contests where bookmakers favor it by +118 or worse on the moneyline.
The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Guardians have a 45.9% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
Cleveland’s games have gone over the total in 65 of its 138 opportunities.
The Guardians have an against the spread record of 70-67-0 in 137 games with a line this season.
Ben Lively (Guardians probable starter)
Lively (11-8) gets the starting nod for the Guardians in his 25th start of the season. He’s put together a 3.92 ERA in 131 2/3 innings pitched, with 105 strikeouts.
The righty last appeared on Friday against the Pittsburgh Pirates, when he went 4 1/3 innings, allowing six earned runs while giving up nine hits.
The 32-year-old has an ERA of 3.92, with 7.2 strikeouts per nine innings in 24 games this season. Opposing hitters have a .240 batting average against him.
Lively heads into this outing with nine quality starts under his belt this season.
Lively will look to record his 21st outing of five or more innings pitched this season. He averages 5.5 innings per appearance.
In one of his appearances this season he has not surrender an earned run.
He will take the mound against a Royals offense that ranks eighth in the league with 1187 total hits (on a .254 batting average). The team also slugs a collective .419 (eighth in the league) with 156 total home runs (15th in MLB action).
Lively has pitched six innings, giving up two earned runs on six hits while striking out five against the Royals this season.
Guardians batting stats
The Guardians average 1.2 home runs per game to rank 12th in MLB play with 160 total home runs.
So far this year, Cleveland’s .397 slugging percentage is 17th in baseball.
The Guardians have the 21st-ranked batting average in the majors (.239).
Cleveland scores the 14th-most runs in baseball (628 total, 4.6 per game).
The Guardians’ .310 on-base percentage ranks 17th in MLB.
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