Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 4/13/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Sunday, April 13, 2025

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: CLEGuardians.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Kansas City (-210) Cleveland (+172)

Progressive Field is the location where the Cleveland Guardians (6-6) will take on the Kansas City Royals (7-6) on Sunday. The odds on this game have the Royals at -210 while the Guardians are at +172. The over/under has been set at 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are Cole Ragans and Ben Lively.

Kansas City has a slugging percentage of .324 and have struck out 94 times, while being walked on 33 occasions. They have 45 runs batted in as well as 94 base knocks this season, while their average at the plate is at .221. The Royals have earned 24 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 6 baseballs out of the stadium. They are sitting with 45 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .287. As a team, the Kansas City Royals are earning 3.5 runs per outing, which is 22nd in baseball.

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They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.52 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.18. Royals pitchers have yielded 11 home runs and 45 runs in total (6th in the league). Kansas City has yielded 95 hits (7.2 per 9 innings) and also 39 earned runs. The Royals have a team ERA of 2.97 on the season (3rd in the league), and they have struck out 111 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 44 opposing players and their FIP sits at 3.55 as a unit on the season.

The Royals relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 71.4% and stepped onto the hill in 15 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 12 base runners so far this year and 41.7% of those players ended up crossing the plate. Royals relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 10 times as well as having 17 appearances in high leverage situations. The Royals have sent 44 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season. The relievers have 8 holds on the campaign (13th in baseball). They have accumulated 5 saves on the year and have blown 2 of their 7 chances to save the game.

The Royals have converted 72.0% of balls hit into play into outs out of 1,065 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 13th in the majors. The Houston Astros have accumulated 355 putouts on the year, as well as 132 assists and 5 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .990 which ranks 4th in pro baseball, and have a total of 13 double plays.

Ragans has thrown 338 innings and has accounted for 387 strikeouts in his career. Ragans (18-17 mark in his career) holds a FIP of 3.38 while going up against 1,395 batters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.43 (129 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.186. He has surrendered 273 hits (7.3 hits per 9 innings) and has 128 walks.

Cleveland is sitting with 16 home runs on the campaign as well as 43 RBIs. They have put up 12 two-baggers, while taking a walk 47 times as well as recording 44 runs. The Cleveland Guardians have recorded an on-base percentage of .304 as well as a batting average of .212 so far this season. The Guardians have a team slugging % of .377 and they score 3.67 runs per game (19th in baseball). They have struck out on 100 occasions (21st in MLB) and have 80 base hits.

The Guardians have a WHIP of 1.417 with a FIP of 4.39 as a staff over the course of the season. They have a ranking of 19th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 101. The Cleveland pitching staff have conceded 54 runs for the year while having a team ERA of 3.93 (45 earned runs yielded). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.10 (93 strikeouts vs 45 bases on balls). They have relinquished 14 HR's and they allow 4.72 runs per 9 innings (22nd in the league).

Cleveland has called on relievers to enter the game in 4 save chances and they have recorded 2 saves. They are currently ranked 20th in MLB holding a save rate of 50.0%, and they have dispatched 43 relievers onto the diamond for the year. Their relievers have come in 13 times in high leverage situations in addition to 12 occasions with runners on. Cleveland relievers have an inherited score percentage of 22.2% out of their 18 inherited base runners. With 15 save situations, the Guardians have amassed 11 holds in addition to 2 blown saves.

In 927 innings on the field, the Guardians are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 68.0% (24th in MLB). The Cleveland Guardians have gotten 10 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .973 (30th in the majors). The Guardians have accrued 88 assists, 11 errors and have accumulated 309 putouts on the campaign.

In his career, Lively has conceded 382 base hits while he has tallied 288 punch outs in 373 innings pitched. He has given up 188 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.339 and a FIP of 4.5. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.44 and he has gone up against 1,595 hitters so far in his MLB career. Lively (21-28 career win-loss record) has a 4.53 earned run average while allowing 9.2 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cleveland (+172)

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