Cleveland Guardians vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 6/27/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Thursday, June 27, 2024

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: Bally Sports Kansas City

The Cleveland Guardians (51-26) are headed to Kauffman Stadium on Thursday where they will go up against the Kansas City Royals (43-38). The starting pitchers will be Ben Lively and Michael Wacha.

The Guardians have tallied 131 doubles as a squad and have hit 90 baseballs out of the park. Cleveland has a slugging rate of .411 and have struck out 559 times, while drawing a walk on 236 occasions. As a unit, the Cleveland Guardians are knocking in 5.1 runs per game, which has them sitting at 2nd in the league. They have accrued 363 runs batted in and 631 hits this year, and their average at the plate comes in at .246. They have accumulated 392 runs and hold an OBP of .321.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1439.89 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 2.37. Guardians pitchers have surrendered 0 home runs in addition to 0 total runs (17th in the league). Cleveland has surrendered 559 base hits (21.3 per 9 innings) and 0 earned runs. The Guardians have a team ERA of 392.00 so far this season (26th in the league), and the staff has struck out 1,054 batters. They have walked 1 opposing batters and their FIP is 461.00 as a team over the course of the season.

The Guardians bullpen have a save percentage of 75.0% and has entered the game in 113 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 106 runners over the course of the season with 20.8% of them crossed home plate. Guardians bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with opponents on base 80 times in addition to having 108 appearances in high leverage situations. The Guardians have sent 286 relievers to the hill for the season. The bullpen are sitting with 72 holds this year (1st in baseball). They have accumulated 30 saves so far this year and have not converted 10 of 40 chances to get a save.

The Guardians have converted 70.8% of balls in play into outs out of their 6,183 innings on the field, ranking them 7th in pro baseball. The Cleveland Guardians have a tally of 2,061 putouts this season, in addition to 676 assists and 39 errors. Their fielding rate is at .986 which is 11th in MLB, and they have turned 72 double plays.

Lively (15-20 record in his career) has a FIP of 4.50 while he has faced 1,168 hitters in the majors. He has given up 286 hits (9.4 hits per nine innings) and has 84 free passes. His ERA is 4.57 (139 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.350. Lively has taken the ball for 274 frames and has tallied 215 strikeouts in his pro baseball career.

The Kansas City Royals have an OBP of .305 and a team batting average of .242 for the season. They have been called out on strikes on 570 occasions (26th in the league) and have accounted for 651 base hits. Kansas City has accumulated 79 home runs on the year as well as 356 runs batted in. The Royals have a team SLG% of .397 and they have an average of 4.53 runs per contest (13th in MLB). They have 139 two-baggers, while walking 229 times and putting up 367 runs.

The Kansas City pitching staff have allowed 0 runs on the year and come in with a team ERA of 0.01 (0 earned runs yielded). They have given up 0 home runs and they give up 0.01 runs per 9 innings (24th in the league). The Royals are sitting with a team WHIP of 2.492 and have a FIP of 493.00 as a team on the campaign. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.10 (1,065 strikeouts against 1 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 5th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 570.

With 71 save situations, the Royals have earned 38 holds and also 12 blown saves. Kansas City has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 32 save opportunities and they have tallied 20 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 77 times in high leverage situations and also on 63 occasions with base runners. Kansas City relievers hold an inherited score rate of 26.4% of 110 inherited runners. They sit at 17th in the league with a save percentage of 62.5%, and they have dispatched 255 relief pitchers onto the field for the year.

Out of their 6,372 innings played, the Royals are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.9% (16th in professional baseball). The Kansas City Royals have gotten 58 double plays and have a fielding rate of .986 (12th in pro baseball). The Royals have 729 assists, 41 errors and have a total of 2,124 putouts so far this season.

During his career, Wacha has given up 1,319 base knocks while he has totaled 1,206 punch outs in 1,360 innings pitched. Wacha (92-60 career record) holds a 3.97 ERA while conceding 8.7 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 600 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.289 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.9. His K/BB ratio is 2.78 and he has gone up against 5,747 hitters in his pro baseball career.

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