Guardians vs. Royals Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – June 28, 2024

The Cleveland Guardians will take the field against the Kansas City Royals (45-38) on Friday. The game begins at 8:10 PM ET on BSGL, with the Guardians listed as -123 favorites on the moneyline. Cleveland’s Triston McKenzie and Kansas City’s Alec Marsh have been named the starters for this contest.

Take a look at our betting primer for this tilt, and find all of our expert MLB picks, too!

Guardians vs. Royals Betting Lines

• Favorite: Guardians (-123)
• Underdog: Royals (+102)
• Over/under: 10

Guardians vs. Royals Betting Insights

• The Guardians have come away with 36 wins in the 52 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
• This season Cleveland has come away with a win 26 times in 37 chances when named as a favorite of at least -123 on the moneyline.
• The Guardians have an implied victory probability of 55.2% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
• The Royals have a 23-27 record in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 46% of those games).
• Kansas City is 17-22 (winning 43.6% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of +102 or longer.
• Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Royals have an implied win probability of 49.5%.

Guardians vs. Royals Hitting Leaders

• Jose Ramirez leads Cleveland in home runs with 21, runs batted in with 72 and his batting average of .278 is also best on his team.
• Including all hitters in Major League Baseball, Ramirez is fourth in home runs and second in RBI.
• Josh Naylor is batting .237 with an OBP of .317 and a slugging percentage of .496 this season.
• Bobby Witt Jr. paces the Royals in home runs (12), runs batted in (53) and has accumulated a team-best batting average of .310.
• Witt is 41st in homers and 14th in RBI among all hitters in the big leagues.
• Maikel Garcia is hitting .232 with 14 doubles, four triples, five home runs and 26 walks.

Guardians vs. Royals Pitching Rankings

• The Guardians strike out nine batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, third-best in MLB.
• The Guardians have the fifth-best ERA (3.50) in the majors this season.
• Guardians pitchers have a 1.193 WHIP this season, sixth-best in the majors.
• The pitching staff for the Royals has a collective 8.1 K/9, which ranks 23rd in MLB.
• Kansas City’s 3.77 team ERA ranks 10th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Royals have the 14th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.262).