Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction & Picks - MLB
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The Cleveland Guardians eye their 8th win in 9 games against the Kansas City Royals in Game 1 of this series.
Posted at +117 to cover -1.5 runs, the Guardians are 4-1 in Gavin Williams’ last five starts.
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The Kansas City Royals have lost 6 of their last 7 games, dropping to 68-91 on the season. The Royals’ regular-season ERA has bloated to 4.74 after posting a horrendous 7.33 ERA over their last five games.
Meanwhile, the Cleveland Guardians have inched closer to locking up the AL Central division title after claiming their 7th win in 8 games. Despite averaging 3.6 runs per game over the last five games, the Guardians have demonstrated elite pitching with a 1.84 ERA during this five-game stretch.
Starting Pitchers: Royals LHP Noah Cameron (9-8, 3.92 ERA) vs. Guardians RHP Gavin Williams (14-8, 3.63 ERA).
The Matchup: The Guardians have won and covered -1.5 runs in 3 of their last 5 meetings with the Royals, including an 11-1 win on August 30.
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Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Guardians Form
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| Teams | Pts | P | W | L |
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0.428 | 159 | 68 | 91 |
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Kansas City Royals against Cleveland Guardians : Head to Head (H2H)
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Kansas City Royals - Cleveland Guardians Key Points
- The Guardians are two wins away from locking up the AL Central title
- The Guardians are 8-2 in their last 10 games
- The Royals are last in the AL Central division.
- The Royals are 1-6 in their last 7 games.
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Our Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction
Key Stats: The Guardians are 4-1 in Gavin Williams’ last five starts. Williams has registered a 3.08 ERA over his last five mound appearances. He also threw seven scoreless innings in a 1-0 win over the Athletics in his last start on September 20.
Meanwhile, the Royals have lost in Noah Cameron’s last four starts. Cameron should tighten up his pitching as he takes on a Guardians batting lineup that is averaging 5.3 runs per game against left-handed pitchers over the last five games.
Fearless Forecast: The Guardians 7, the Royals 3
Our betting prediction for the Cleveland Guardians vs. the Kansas City Royals: The Guardians -1.5 Runs
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