Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 8/28/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Wednesday, August 28, 2024

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Great Lakes

Odds/Point Spread: Kansas City (+129) Cleveland (-154)

The Kansas City Royals (74-58) are traveling to Progressive Field on Wednesday where they will attempt to defeat the Cleveland Guardians (75-57). The moneyline on this contest has the Royals at +129 while the Guardians are priced at -154. The betting total comes in at O9.0. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Michael Wacha and Tanner Bibee.

As a unit, the Kansas City Royals are earning 4.9 runs per game, which has them at 8th in the league. They have notched a total of 643 runs scored while having a team OBP of .314. The Royals have hit 232 doubles as a team and have hit 149 baseballs out of the park. They have amassed 626 RBI's and 1,145 hits on the season, while their batting average sits at .258. Kansas City has a slugging rate of .424 and have been called out on strikes 892 times, while drawing a walk on 345 occasions.

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The Royals are sitting with a team ERA of 3.88 for the season (11th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 1,056 hitters. Royals pitchers have yielded 124 home runs and also 541 total runs (8th in the league). They have walked 391 hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.89 as a squad over the course of the season. Kansas City has conceded 1,090 base hits (8.4 per 9 innings) and also 501 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.70 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.27.

The Royals bullpen have a save percentage of 64.2% and has entered the game in 118 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 184 base runners over the course of the season with 27.7% of those players ended up scoring. Royals relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 104 times as well as having 121 appearances in high leverage situations. The Royals have dispatched 408 relievers to the hill this season. The relief pitchers have accumulated 64 holds on the year (17th in MLB). They have accumulated 34 saves on the season and have missed out on 19 of 53 chances to get a save.

The Royals have converted 69.4% of balls hit into play into outs out of 10,464 innings, which has them sitting 20th in professional baseball. The Kansas City Royals have earned a total of 3,488 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,188 assists and 67 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .986 which has them ranked 12th in the majors, and they have turned 107 double plays.

Wacha (99-60 mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.84 while going up against 5,991 hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has conceded 1,372 hits (8.7 hits per 9 innings) and has 451 walks. His ERA is 3.90 (616 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.284. Wacha has taken the mound for 1,420 innings and has earned 1,258 strikeouts during his pro baseball career.

The Cleveland Guardians have accounted for a team OBP of .308 and a team batting average of .237 on the campaign. They have been called out on strikes on 958 occasions (27th in the league) and have earned 1,032 hits. Cleveland has accounted for 151 long balls over the course of the season to go along with 563 runs batted in. The Guardians hold a team SLG% of .394 and they are recording 4.55 runs per contest (13th in the league). They have recorded 201 doubles, while taking a walk 391 times and scoring 600 runs.

The Cleveland pitching staff have conceded 529 runs this season while holding an ERA of 3.82 (496 earned runs relinquished). They have allowed 158 home runs and they surrender 4.07 runs per 9 innings (6th in MLB). The Guardians are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.224 and have a FIP of 4.16 as a pitching staff so far this year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.70 (1,136 strikeouts vs 415 free passes). They sit at 3rd in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,017.

Cleveland has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 58 save chances and they have walked away with 43 saves. They are ranked 1st in baseball with a save rate of 74.1%, and they have dispatched 483 relievers onto the field so far this season. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 170 times in high leverage situations in addition to 139 occasions with runners on. Cleveland relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 28.8% of 191 inherited runners. With 161 save situations, the Guardians have 101 holds in addition to 15 blown saves.

The Cleveland Guardians have gotten 111 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .985 (16th in professional baseball). The Guardians have recorded 1,157 assists, 70 errors and are sitting with 3,510 putouts so far this year. In their 10,530 innings on the field, the Guardians have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 70.9% (5th in baseball).

Bibee (20-10 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 3.21 ERA and has allowed 7.7 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.73 and he has gone up against 1,147 batters thus far in his career. He has given up a total of 100 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.139 and having a FIP of 3.2. In his career, Bibee has allowed 241 base hits while he has earned 291 strikeouts in 280 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Cleveland (-154)

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