Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Guardians 05/30/2022 – On Monday evening, the Kansas City Royals will be taking on the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field. The Kansas City Royals are in the fifth position of the AL Central with a record of 16-30, four spots below the ruling Minnesota Twins. The Cleveland Guardians are in the third position of the division with a record of 19-24. The Royals will try to make amends for their loss against the Twins in their last matchup. However, the MLB picks today are predicting the Cleveland Guardians to win in this game.
Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Guardians 05/30/2022
| When: | Monday, May 30, 6:10 PM ET |
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| Where: | Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio |
| TV: | ESPN+ |
| Stream: | MLB.TV |
Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Guardians 05/30/2022
| Team | RL | TOTAL | ML | |
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| Kansas City Royals | +1.5 (-154) | 9 o (-111) | +135 |  |
| Cleveland Guardians | -1.5 (+111) | 9 u (-122) | -185 | |
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Kansas City Royals
The Kansas City Royals are coming into this series after losing eight games out of their last ten played and have scored 17 runs in their last three games. The Kansas City offense is led by Andrew Benintendi who has posted 55 hits and 19 RBIs in this baseball season. Hunter Dozier and Bobby Witt Jr. have a combo score of 86 hits and 41 ribbies so far. On the mound against the Cleveland Guardians, the Kansas City Royals will be posting Jonathan Heasley. Heasley is currently 0-2 with a 4.73 ERA.
Players to watch: Whit Merrifield 2B (GP 46, AB 189, R 22, H 41, 2B 9, 3B 0, HR 3, RBI 22, TB 59, BB 12, SO 29, SB 7, AVG 0.217, OBP 0.257, SLG 0.312, OPS 0.569, WAR -0.1), Bobby Witt Jr. SS (GP 45, AB 171, R 23, H 41, 2B 13, 3B 3, HR 6, RBI 24, TB 78, BB 7, SO 44, SB 7, AVG 0.24, OBP 0.276, SLG 0.456, OPS 0.732, WAR 0.5).
Cleveland Guardians
The Cleveland Guardians are coming into this game after losing eight games out of their last 11 played and have scored 12 runs in their last three games. The Cleveland offense is led by Jose Ramirez who has posted 47 hits so far, along with 48 RBIs. Myles Straw and Owen Miller have a combo of 75 hits and 25 RBIs in this baseball season. The Cleveland Guardians will be handing the ball to Zach Plesac in this game. Plesac is currently 1-4 with a 5.40 ERA in this baseball season.
Players to watch: Myles Straw CF (GP 43, AB 161, R 32, H 38, 2B 9, 3B 1, HR 0, RBI 6, TB 49, BB 25, SO 29, SB 9, AVG 0.236, OBP 0.335, SLG 0.304, OPS 0.639, WAR 1.3), Jose Ramirez 3B (GP 43, AB 161, R 27, H 47, 2B 11, 3B 4, HR 12, RBI 48, TB 102, BB 25, SO 15, SB 6, AVG 0.292, OBP 0.388, SLG 0.634, OPS 1.022, WAR 2.4).
Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Guardians Betting Numbers
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Kansas City Royals
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Kansas City’s last 10 games.
Kansas City are 2-8 SU in their last 10 games.
Kansas City are 6-14 SU in their last 20 games against Cleveland.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Kansas City’s last 9 games on the road.
Kansas City are 2-6 SU in their last 8 games when playing on the road against Cleveland.
Cleveland Guardians
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Cleveland’s last 12 games.
Cleveland are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland’s last 5 games at home.
Cleveland are 6-2 SU in their last 8 games when playing at home against Kansas City.
Cleveland are 2-5 SU in their last 7 games against an opponent in the American League.
Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Guardians Betting Picks
The Kansas City Royals are not only facing a tough time on the road as of late but are struggling on the mound as well. The Cleveland Guardians are doing much better, especially on the plate, and thus they are the winners in this game as per the top baseball betting websites.
Score Prediction: Guardians 7, Royals 3.
