Cleveland Guardians vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 9/2/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Monday, September 2, 2024

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: Bally Sports Great Lakes

The Cleveland Guardians (76-58) are en route to Kauffman Stadium on Monday where they will take on the Kansas City Royals (75-60). The pitchers who are expected to start will be Tanner Bibee and Michael Wacha.

Cleveland has a slugging rate of .393 and have struck out 974 times, while being walked on 394 occasions. They have earned 571 RBI's and 1,049 base knocks this year, while their average at the plate comes in at .237. The Guardians have accumulated 203 two-baggers as a team and have hit 152 balls out of the stadium. They have earned 608 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .309. As a team, the Cleveland Guardians are notching 4.5 runs/g, which is 13th in the league.

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Their K/BB ratio is 2.75 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.23. Guardians pitchers have given up 162 long balls and also 540 runs in total (5th in the league). Cleveland has conceded 1,037 base hits (7.9 per 9 innings) as well as 507 earned runs. The Guardians are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.84 on the campaign (10th in MLB), and they have struck out 1,155 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 420 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.18 as a unit this year.

The Guardians have sent 491 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 196 runners for the year with 28.6% of them earned a run for their team. They have tallied 44 saves so far this year and have missed out on 15 of 59 save chances. The Guardians relief pitchers have a save rate of 74.6% and has stepped onto the mound in 163 save situations. The bullpen have racked up 102 holds on the season (1st in baseball). Guardians relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 142 times and also have had 175 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Guardians have converted 70.9% of balls in play into outs in their 10,692 innings, ranking them 6th in the majors. The Cleveland Guardians have earned a total of 3,564 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,176 assists and 70 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .985 which puts them in 15th in pro baseball, and have 112 double plays.

Bibee has thrown 285 frames and is sitting with 297 strikeouts during his career. Bibee (20-10 win-loss record in his career) has a FIP of 3.27 while he has faced 1,172 opposing batters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 3.32 (105 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.154. He has given up 249 hits (7.9 hits per 9 innings) and has 80 free passes.

Kansas City has compiled 153 HRs for the year and 639 runs batted in. They have tallied 236 two-baggers, while taking a walk 352 times and putting up 657 runs. The Kansas City Royals have earned an on-base percentage of .313 in addition to a batting average of .257 on the season. The Royals hold a team slugging % of .424 and they score 4.87 runs per outing (5th in the league). They have struck out on 918 instances (29th in the league) and have accounted for 1,169 base knocks.

The Royals have a team WHIP of 1.274 and have a FIP of 3.87 as a squad over the course of the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.20 (1,081 strikeouts against 398 free passes). They are sitting at 19th in MLB as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,114. They have yielded 125 homers and they relinquish 4.21 runs per 9 innings (10th in the league). The Kansas City pitching staff have relinquished 555 runs for the season while holding an ERA of 3.90 (515 earned runs given up).

Kansas City relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 28.5% out of their 193 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 125 times in high leverage situations and also on 109 occasions with runners on base. With 122 save situations, the Royals have earned 65 holds in addition to 21 blown saves. They are currently ranked 19th in MLB holding a save rate of 61.8%, and they have dispatched 419 relievers onto the diamond for the season. Kansas City has called on relief pitchers to take the mound in 55 save chances and they have come away with 34 saves.

In 10,689 innings played, the Royals have a defensive efficiency of 69.3% (20th in professional baseball). The Kansas City Royals have turned 107 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .986 (13th in the majors). The Royals have 1,210 assists, 70 errors and have amassed 3,563 putouts for the season.

During his career, Wacha has allowed 1,381 base knocks while he has tallied 1,265 punch outs in 1,426 innings. He has given up a total of 621 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.284 and having a FIP of 3.9. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.80 and he has gone up against 6,020 opposing batters during his pro baseball career. Wacha (99-60 career win-loss record) has earned a 3.92 earned run average while giving up 8.7 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cleveland

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