Cleveland Guardians vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 6/30/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Sunday, June 30, 2024

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: Bally Sports Kansas City

Odds/Point Spread: Cleveland (+100) Kansas City (-118)

Kauffman Stadium is the site where the Kansas City Royals (46-38) will attempt to beat the Cleveland Guardians (51-29) on Sunday. The odds on this game have the Guardians at +100 while the Royals are coming in at -118. The over/under has been set at 8.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Logan Allen and Seth Lugo.

The Guardians have hit 138 doubles as a unit and have smacked 93 baseballs out of the stadium. Cleveland owns a slugging percentage of .410 and have been called out on strikes 587 times, while drawing a walk on 242 occasions. As a unit, the Cleveland Guardians are earning 5.0 runs per game, which has them sitting at 4th in baseball. They have compiled 369 runs batted in and 651 base knocks for the season, while their team batting average comes in at .245. They are sitting with 398 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .319.

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The Guardians are sitting with a team ERA of 3.58 this year (7th in the league), and the staff has struck out 708 hitters. Guardians pitchers have allowed 92 home runs and also 301 runs in total (4th in the league). They have walked 250 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.03 as a unit this season. Cleveland has given up 609 base hits (7.7 per 9 innings) and also 283 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.83 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.21.

The Guardians have sent 291 relief pitchers to the mound on the campaign. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 109 runners on the campaign with 21.1% of them ended up crossing the plate. They have earned 30 saves over the course of the season and have blown 10 of 40 save opportunities. The Guardians relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 75.0% and has entered the game in 113 save situations. The relievers have a total of 72 holds for the year (1st in the league). Guardians pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 81 times and also have had 108 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Guardians have transformed 70.8% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 6,399 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 8th in MLB. The Cleveland Guardians have earned a total of 2,133 putouts this year, in addition to 698 assists and 39 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .986 which is 8th in MLB, and have accumulated 77 double plays.

Allen (20-21 record in his career) holds a FIP of 4.93 while he has faced 1,321 opposing batters in the majors. He has allowed 336 base knocks (10.1 hits per nine innings) and has had 121 walks. His earned run average is 5.00 (166 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.530. Allen has taken the hill for 299 innings and has accounted for 251 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career.

Kansas City has compiled 83 home runs for the season as well as 372 RBIs. They have 143 two-baggers, while taking a walk 239 times and earning 384 runs. The Kansas City Royals have accumulated a team OBP of .308 as well as a batting average of .245 so far this year. The Royals have a team SLG% of .402 and they earn 4.57 runs per outing (12th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 590 instances (26th in the league) and are sitting with 680 hits.

The Royals hold a team WHIP of 1.259 in addition to having a FIP of 3.84 as a squad over the course of the season. Their K/BB ratio is 8.10 (663 strikeouts against 254 walks). They sit at 19th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 671. They have allowed 74 long balls and they give up 4.02 runs per 9 innings (8th in MLB). The Kansas City pitching staff have conceded 328 runs so far this season while having an ERA of 3.75 (306 earned runs conceded).

Kansas City relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 25.9% out of 112 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 80 times in high leverage situations in addition to 64 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 73 save situations, the Royals have earned 39 holds and 12 blown saves. They are currently ranked 15th in baseball with a save percentage of 63.6%, and they have sent 263 relievers onto the field on the year. Kansas City has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 33 save chances and they have tallied 21 saves.

In 6,615 innings on the field, the Royals have earned a efficiency on defense of 70.0% (14th in MLB). The Kansas City Royals have turned 61 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .986 (12th in the majors). The Royals have recorded 765 assists, 42 errors and have earned a total of 2,205 putouts this year.

In his MLB career, Lugo has allowed 668 base hits while he has earned 743 strikeouts in 751 frames. He has surrendered a total of 277 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.154 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.3. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.73 and he has gone up against 3,091 batters in his MLB career. Lugo (50-33 career record) holds a 3.32 earned run average while surrendering 8.0 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cleveland (+100)

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