Cleveland Guardians vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 9/3/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Tuesday, September 3, 2024

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: Bally Sports Great Lakes

The Kansas City Royals (75-63) are hosting the Cleveland Guardians (78-59) at Kauffman Stadium on Tuesday. The men taking the mound will be Tanner Bibee and Brady Singer.

The Guardians have accumulated 208 doubles as a unit and have smacked 158 balls out of the park. Cleveland has a slugging percentage of .396 and have been called out on strikes 998 times, while drawing a walk on 403 occasions. As a unit, the Cleveland Guardians are putting up 4.6 runs per game, which puts them at 14th in baseball. They have 587 RBI's as well as 1,080 hits on the season, and their batting average comes in at .239. They have accounted for 624 runs while holding a team OBP of .310.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.77 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.22. Guardians pitchers have surrendered 164 home runs and 552 total runs (6th in MLB). Cleveland has given up 1,060 hits (7.9 per 9 innings) as well as 518 earned runs. The Guardians have compiled a team ERA of 3.84 on the year (9th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 1,182 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 427 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.16 as a unit so far this season.

The Guardians have sent 503 relief pitchers to the mound for the year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 207 runners over the course of the season with 28.5% of them earned a run for their team. They have accumulated 45 saves this season and have not converted 15 of 60 chances to save the game. The Guardians bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 75.0% and has entered the game in 168 save situations. The bullpen have a total of 106 holds for the season (1st in MLB). Guardians pitchers have come into the game with players on base 147 times in addition to having 181 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Guardians have turned 70.9% of balls hit into play into outs in their 10,935 innings on the field, which has them sitting 6th in pro baseball. The Cleveland Guardians have earned a total of 3,645 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,203 assists and 71 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .986 which is 13th in professional baseball, and they have turned 113 double plays.

Bibee has taken the mound for 285 frames and is sitting with 297 strikeouts in his career. His ERA is 3.32 (105 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.154. He has given up 249 base knocks (7.9 hits per 9 innings) and has had 80 walks. Bibee (20-10 career win-loss mark) has a FIP of 3.27 while going up against 1,172 hitters in the majors.

The Kansas City Royals have earned a team on-base percentage of .312 and a team batting average of .255 on the year. They have been rung up on 946 occasions (29th in the league) and have earned 1,185 base hits. Kansas City has hit 156 home runs this year as well as 645 RBIs. The Royals hold a slugging percentage of .421 and they are scoring 4.80 runs per game (8th in baseball). They have put up 238 doubles, while walking 360 times as well as racking up 663 runs.

The Kansas City pitching staff have conceded 570 runs on the season while holding a team ERA of 3.94 (530 earned runs relinquished). They have surrendered 129 homers and they concede 4.23 runs per 9 innings (10th in the league). The Royals hold a team WHIP of 1.271 with a FIP of 3.87 as a squad on the campaign. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.20 (1,111 strikeouts against 403 free passes). They have a ranking of 19th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,138.

Kansas City relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 28.6% of 196 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 126 times in high leverage situations and on 112 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 122 save situations, the Royals have compiled 65 holds and 21 blown saves. They sit at 19th in the league with a save rate of 61.8%, and they have dispatched 428 bullpen pitchers to the hill over the course of the season. Kansas City has called on relievers to enter the contest in 55 save opportunities and they have walked away with 34 saves.

The Kansas City Royals have gotten 108 double plays and have a fielding rate of .986 (11th in baseball). The Royals have 1,227 assists, 70 errors and are sitting with 3,637 putouts on the season. In 10,911 innings played, the Royals are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.3% (20th in MLB).

In his pro baseball career, Singer has allowed 668 base knocks while he has accumulated 622 strikeouts in 657 innings. He has given up 309 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.323 and having a FIP of 4.2. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.09 and he has gone up against 2,813 hitters during his career. Singer (36-40 win-loss record in his career) holds a 4.23 earned run average and has conceded 9.2 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kansas City

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