The Kansas City Royals are at the Cleveland Guardians on Tuesday. These two teams are in a tight battle in the American League Central for the divisional lead. After sweeping the doubleheader on Monday, the Royals are now a single game back of the Guardians in the division. Kansas City is now 74-58 on the season and 33-30 on the road. Kansas City is also second in the wildcard standings.
For Cleveland, they are 75-57 on the season. Cleveland has dropped back to back games, and 7 out of their last 10 games. The Guardians are 40-23 when playing at home this season. The Guardians come into this game as the favorites at home.
Cleveland is listed at -145 over Kansas City in this game on Tuesday!
Kansas City Royals
Salvador Perez crushed his 24th home run of the season, and it was a grand slam in the sixth inning. Paul DeJong also hit his 22nd of the season in the win. Bobby Witt Jr has been the key offensively for Kansas City. He grabbed another hit in the game, and is now up to .347 on the season.
Michael Lorenzen will get the nod for the Kansas City Royals in this game. The veteran is 7-6 on the season with a 3.48 earned run average. The right hander has struck out 91 batters, and walked 57 on the season. This will be his 23rd start of the 2024 season.
The Royals will end August with a four game series at the Houston Astros. When September begins, the Kansas City Royals will host the Guardians for three games.
Cleveland Guardians
For Cleveland, they will use Gavin Williams. Williams has thrown 47.1 innings this season, and is 2-6 on the season. He comes into the game with a 5.13 earned run average, and struck out 52 batters, and walked 19.
Jose Ramirez is having a big season for Cleveland. He is hitting .274, with 33 home runs on the season. Josh Naylor is providing a big punch in the middle of the order as well, with 28 home runs hit. The Guardians as a team are hitting .237, which is 20th in the league. Cleveland is scoring 4.6 runs per game.
Cleveland will host the Pittsburgh Pirates for a three game weekend series. After that, the Guardians will head to Kansas City, then to Los Angeles to meet the Dodgers and Chicago to battle the White Sox.
Royals Top Guardians
This should be a great game. But, the Royals bats are hot, and Williams is going to struggle to slow them down. The Royals have caught the Guardians in the standings with a win in this game. Our final bet for the game on Tuesday is the Kansas City Royals +120 over the Cleveland Guardians. Enjoy the game and best of luck with all your Major League Baseball betting!
