Cleveland Guardians vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 6/29/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Saturday, June 29, 2024

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: Bally Sports Great Lakes

Odds/Point Spread: Cleveland (-108) Kansas City (-108)

The Cleveland Guardians (51-28) are en route to Kauffman Stadium on Saturday where they will compete against the Kansas City Royals (45-38). The odds on this game have Cleveland at -108 while Kansas City is priced at -108. The total comes in at 10. The pitchers taking the mound are Tanner Bibee and Cole Ragans.

As a team, the Cleveland Guardians are recording 5.0 runs per contest, which puts them at 3rd in the league. They have 395 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .319. The Guardians have accrued 134 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 92 baseballs out of the park. They have 366 RBI's and 643 hits so far this year, and their average at the plate sits at .245. Cleveland is slugging .410 and have struck out 577 times, while being walked on 240 occasions.

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The Guardians have an ERA of 3.50 on the campaign (5th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 704 hitters. Guardians pitchers have yielded 88 long balls in addition to 291 total runs (3rd in baseball). They have walked 242 hitters and their FIP is 3.96 as a squad for the season. Cleveland has surrendered 596 hits (7.6 per 9 innings) and 273 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.91 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.19.

The Guardians have dispatched 289 relievers to the mound this year. The relievers have inherited 106 base runners on the campaign with 20.8% of those players ended up crossing the plate. They have tallied 30 saves on the season and have missed out on 10 of 40 chances to save the game. The Guardians relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 75.0% and has entered the game in 113 save situations. The relief pitchers have racked up 72 holds on the season (1st in the league). Guardians bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 80 times as well as having 108 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Cleveland Guardians have earned a total of 2,109 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 689 assists and 39 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .986 which is 11th in pro baseball, and they have turned 74 double plays. The Guardians have transformed 70.9% of balls in play into outs out of 6,327 innings, ranking them 7th in pro baseball.

Bibee has pitched in 229 frames and has earned 247 strikeouts during his pro baseball career. Bibee (16-6 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.13 and he has faced 947 batters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.18 (81 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.157. He has surrendered 198 base knocks (7.8 hits per nine innings) and has had 67 walks.

Kansas City has knocked in 79 home runs on the season to go along with 363 RBIs. They have recorded 142 two-baggers, while taking a walk 231 times and scoring 374 runs. The Kansas City Royals have compiled an OBP of .305 in addition to a batting average of .243 on the year. The Royals have a team slugging % of .397 and they tally 4.51 runs per contest (13th in the league). They have struck out on 586 occasions (26th in MLB) and have totaled 667 base hits.

The Royals hold a team WHIP of 1.260 with a FIP of 3.85 as a squad for the year. Their K/BB ratio is 8.10 (653 strikeouts vs 252 bases on balls). They rank 19th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 663. They have given up 73 home runs and they allow 4.03 runs per 9 innings (8th in baseball). The Kansas City pitching staff have surrendered 325 runs for the year while holding an ERA of 3.77 (304 earned runs conceded).

Kansas City has called on relief pitchers to enter the game in 33 save chances and they have recorded 21 saves. They are currently ranked 15th in MLB with a save rate of 63.6%, and they have sent 260 relievers to the mound over the course of the season. Their relief pitchers have come in 80 times in high leverage situations and also on 64 occasions with runners on. Kansas City bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 25.9% out of their 112 inherited base runners. Sitting with 73 save situations, the Royals have tallied 39 holds and 12 blown saves.

The Kansas City Royals have turned 58 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .986 (12th in MLB). The Royals have racked up 753 assists, 41 errors and have accumulated 2,178 putouts over the course of the season. Out of their 6,534 innings played, the Royals are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 70.0% (15th in the majors).

Ragans (12-13 career record) holds a 3.54 ERA while allowing 7.4 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 2.89 and he has faced 968 batters in his career. He has given up 92 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.209 and a FIP of 3.5. During his MLB career, Ragans has conceded 193 base knocks while he has tallied 260 punch outs in 234 frames.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kansas City (-108)

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