On Wednesday, aiming for a series sweep, Jose Ramirez and the Cleveland Guardians (80-59) take on the Kansas City Royals (75-65), with first pitch scheduled for 7:40 ಌp.m. ET at Kauffmaᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚn Stadium.
Keep reading to find out how to watch the Kansas City-Cleveland 🐭matchup b﷽elow.
When is Royals vs. Guardians and when does it start?
Where to watch Royals vs. Guardians
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Royals vs. Guardians Game Preview
These clubs play again after the Guardians’ 7-1 victory over the Royals yesterday. Tanner Bibee (6.0 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 6 K) picked up the win for the Guardians. Brayan Rocchio went 1-for-1 with a home run and four RBI to lead the team on offense. Brady Singer (5.2 IP, 2 R, 5 H, 3 K) was credited with the loss on the mound for the Royals.
Royals Stats, Odds & Insights
The Royals have won 62.3% of the games this season when they we♑re the moneyline favorite (43-26).
Kansas City averages 1.1 home runs peജr game to rank 15th in MLB play with 156 total home runs.
The Royals’ .417 slugging percentage ranks 10th-best in baseball.
Kansas City has the 12th-ranked ꦫteam ERA across all MꦍLB pitching staffs (3.96).
The Royals average baseball’s 18th-ranked WHIP (1.273).
Guardians Stats, Odds & Insights
This season, the Guardians have won 24 out of the 52 games, or 46.2%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
Cleveland has hit 161 homers🦋 this season, which ranks 12th in the majors.
The Guardians are 17th in MLB with a slugging percentage of .397 this seaso𓆏n.
Cleveland has pitched to a 3.81 ERꦅA thi༺s season, which ranks seventh in baseball.
The Gua𝄹rdians have a combined 1.216 WHIP as a pitching staff, fifth-lowest in MLB.
Royals Starter Recent Performance: Seth Lugo
| Opponent | Date | IP | H | R | ER | K | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| at Astros | Aug. 30 | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| vs. Phillies | Aug. 25 | 5.1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| vs. Angels | Aug. 19 | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 |
| at Twins | Aug. 13 | 4.0 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| vs. Red Sox | Aug. 6 | 5.1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Guardians Starter Recent Performance: Ben Lively
| Opponent | Date | IP | H | R | ER | K | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs. Pirates | Aug. 30 | 4.1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| vs. Rangers | Aug. 24 | 6.2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| at Brewers | Aug. 18 | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| vs. Cubs | Aug. 12 | 3.2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| vs. Diamondbacks | Aug. 7 | 5.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
Royals Key Players to Watch
Seth Lugo (14-8) takes the mound for the Royals in his 29th start of the season. He’s put together a 3.12 ERA in 179 2/3 innings pitched, with 155 strikeouts.
His most recent appearance was on Saturday against the Houston Astros, when the righ𝓰t꧒y threw seven innings, surrendering one earned run while giving up six hits.
In 28 games this seaso🃏n, the 34-year-old has amassed a 3.12 ERA and 7.8 strikeouts per nine innings, while giving up a batting average of .232 to his opponents.
Bobby Witt Jr. leads Kansas City in home ru𝓰ns with 30, runs batt⭕ed in with 97 and his batting average of .340 is also best on his team.
Salvador Perez has collected 139 hits this season and has an OBP of .335. He’s slugging .472 on the year.
Maikel Garcia has collected 124 base hits, an OBP of .284ꦉ and a slugging percentage of .342 this season.
Guardians Key Players to Watch
The Guardians’ Ben Lively (11-8) will make his 25th start of the season.
The right-hander gave up six earned runs in 4 1/3 innings pitche♉d on Friday in his last outing, a matchup with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The 32-year-old has pitched in 24 games this season with an ERA of 3.92 and 7.2 strikeouts per nine innings, with an opponent batting ave✤rage of .240.
Ramirez paces the Guard🧜ians 𒐪in home runs (34) and runs batted in (105).
Josh Naylor has 23 doubles, 29 home runs and 52 walks while hitting 🧔.245.
Steven Kwan paces the Guardians with a team-high batting aver♏ag🏅e of .294.
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