Cleveland Guardians vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 9/4/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Wednesday, September 4, 2024

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: Bally Sports Kansas City

Kauffman Stadium is the site where the Kansas City Royals (75-64) will try to beat the Cleveland Guardians (79-59) on Wednesday. The pitchers taking the mound are Ben Lively and Seth Lugo.

The Guardians have accumulated 211 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 160 baseballs out of the park. Cleveland is slugging .397 and have been rung up 1,003 times, while being walked on 404 occasions. As a squad, the Cleveland Guardians are knocking in 4.6 runs per game, which has them sitting at 14th in baseball. They have 591 RBI's and 1,089 hits over the course of the season, while their batting average is .239. They have accumulated 628 runs scored while having a team OBP of .310.

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The Guardians have a team earned run average of 3.82 over the course of the season (8th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 1,188 batters. Guardians pitchers have relinquished 164 home runs and also 554 runs in total (6th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 429 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.15 as a squad on the campaign. Cleveland has allowed 1,062 base hits (7.8 per 9 innings) and also 520 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.77 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.22.

The Guardians have dispatched 505 relievers to the hill so far this season. The relievers have inherited 207 runners over the course of the season and 28.5% of them crossed the plate. They have 46 saves for the season and have blown 15 out of their 61 save chances. The Guardians bullpen have earned a save rate of 75.4% and has stepped onto the mound in 170 save situations. The relief pitchers have notched 107 holds on the campaign (1st in MLB). Guardians bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on 147 times and also have had 182 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Cleveland Guardians have earned 3,672 putouts this season, in addition to 1,213 assists and 71 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .986 which has them ranked 13th in the majors, and have 113 double plays. The Guardians have converted 71.0% of baseballs in play into outs in their 11,016 innings, which has them sitting 5th in the majors.

Lively (19-25 career record) sits with a FIP of 4.54 and he has faced 1,449 hitters in the major leagues. He has allowed 349 hits (9.2 hits per nine innings) and has had 106 free passes. His earned run average is 4.61 (174 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.339. Lively has taken the hill for 340 innings and is sitting with 264 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career.

Kansas City has compiled 156 long balls for the season as well as 647 runs batted in. They have 240 two-baggers, while taking a walk 362 times as well as putting up 665 runs. The Kansas City Royals have accumulated an OBP of .311 in addition to a batting average of .254 on the season. The Royals have a team SLG% of .419 and they earn 4.78 runs per game (9th in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 952 instances (29th in MLB) and have 1,187 base hits.

The Royals are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.270 and have a FIP of 3.88 as a pitching staff on the campaign. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.20 (1,116 strikeouts vs 404 walks). They are currently ranked 21st in MLB as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,147. They have allowed 131 homers and they relinquish 4.23 runs per 9 innings (10th in MLB). The Kansas City pitching staff have yielded 574 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 3.94 (534 earned runs surrendered).

Kansas City has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 55 save chances and they have come away with 34 saves. They are currently ranked 19th in the league with a save rate of 61.8%, and they have sent 432 bullpen pitchers to the mound for the season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 126 times in high leverage situations in addition to 112 occasions with runners on base. Kansas City relievers have an inherited score percentage of 28.6% out of their 196 inherited runners. With 122 save situations, the Royals have accumulated 65 holds and 21 blown saves.

The Kansas City Royals have gotten 109 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .986 (10th in baseball). The Royals have racked up 1,232 assists, 70 errors and have earned a total of 3,664 putouts so far this season. In 10,992 innings on the diamond, the Royals have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.3% (20th in MLB).

During his pro baseball career, Lugo has surrendered 735 base hits while totaling 803 K's in 820 innings pitched. Lugo (54-39 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a 3.41 earned run average while giving up 8.1 hits per 9 innings. He has given up 311 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.161 and a FIP of 3.4. His K/BB ratio is 3.70 and he has gone up against 3,382 opposing batters during his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kansas City

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