Cleveland Guardians vs Kansas City Royals Prediction & Picks - MLB

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Cleveland Guardians
4/12/25 18:10
Kansas City Royals

Prediction:

 

Royals ML.

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 by Carlos Zabala in MLB Picks

The Guardians played an excellent first game of their weekend series against the Royals in Cleveland on Friday. A superb bullpen, timely hitting, and strong defense, including a diving grab by the CF to close out the game, led to a 7-0 victory against the Royals in a game where the Guardians had started as the -125 favorite.

Bibee didn't allow the Royals any runs in 4.2 innings, but he filled the pitches with four walks, and the relievers served as firefighters, starting with Herrin, who earned his second win of the season, followed by Smith, Gaddis, and McKenzie, who got the rest of the outs. The Guardians' bullpen is now in the top five in MLB.

Meanwhile, the Royals, with strong performances from some of their starters, have a 7-7 record to start the 2025 season but are struggling to produce runs. Just two days before the loss to the Guardians in Kansas, the Twins were also dominated and shut out by Ryan, and the Royals have not scored five or more runs since April 5.

Cleveland Guardians vs Kansas City Royals Form

Table

Teams Pts P W L
10 Cleveland Guardians
0.543 162 88 74
15 Kansas City Royals
0.506 162 82 80

Cleveland Guardians and Kansas City Royals Latest Matches

Cleveland Guardians
Cleveland Guardians Latest matches
L L W W W W
Victories

4/6 (67%)

Defeats

2/6 (33%)

Apr 11, 2025 - MLB

Cleveland Guardians
7 :  0
Kansas City Royals

Apr 10, 2025 - MLB

Cleveland Guardians
6 :  1
Chicago White Sox

Apr 9, 2025 - MLB

Cleveland Guardians
3 :  2
Chicago White Sox

Apr 8, 2025 - MLB

Cleveland Guardians
1 :  0
Chicago White Sox

Apr 6, 2025 - MLB

Los Angeles Angels
6 :  2
Cleveland Guardians

Apr 5, 2025 - MLB

Los Angeles Angels
10 :  4
Cleveland Guardians
L L W W W W
Victories

4/6 (67%)

Defeats

2/6 (33%)

Apr 11, 2025 - MLB

Cleveland Guardians
7 :  0
Kansas City Royals

Apr 10, 2025 - MLB

Cleveland Guardians
6 :  1
Chicago White Sox

Apr 9, 2025 - MLB

Cleveland Guardians
3 :  2
Chicago White Sox

Apr 8, 2025 - MLB

Cleveland Guardians
1 :  0
Chicago White Sox

Oct 19, 2024 - MLB

Cleveland Guardians
2 :  5
New York Yankees

Oct 18, 2024 - MLB

Cleveland Guardians
6 :  8
New York Yankees
L L L W L L
Victories

1/6 (17%)

Defeats

5/6 (83%)

Apr 6, 2025 - MLB

Los Angeles Angels
6 :  2
Cleveland Guardians

Apr 5, 2025 - MLB

Los Angeles Angels
10 :  4
Cleveland Guardians

Apr 4, 2025 - MLB

Los Angeles Angels
6 :  8
Cleveland Guardians

Apr 2, 2025 - MLB

San Diego Padres
5 :  2
Cleveland Guardians

Apr 1, 2025 - MLB

San Diego Padres
7 :  0
Cleveland Guardians

Mar 31, 2025 - MLB

San Diego Padres
7 :  2
Cleveland Guardians
Kansas City Royals
Kansas City Royals Latest matches
W W W L W L
Victories

4/6 (67%)

Defeats

2/6 (33%)

Apr 11, 2025 - MLB

Cleveland Guardians
7 :  0
Kansas City Royals

Apr 10, 2025 - MLB

Kansas City Royals
3 :  2
Minnesota Twins

Apr 9, 2025 - MLB

Kansas City Royals
0 :  4
Minnesota Twins

Apr 8, 2025 - MLB

Kansas City Royals
2 :  1
Minnesota Twins

Apr 7, 2025 - MLB

Kansas City Royals
4 :  2
Minnesota Twins

Apr 6, 2025 - MLB

Kansas City Royals
4 :  1
Baltimore Orioles
L W W W L W
Victories

4/6 (67%)

Defeats

2/6 (33%)

Apr 10, 2025 - MLB

Kansas City Royals
3 :  2
Minnesota Twins

Apr 9, 2025 - MLB

Kansas City Royals
0 :  4
Minnesota Twins

Apr 8, 2025 - MLB

Kansas City Royals
2 :  1
Minnesota Twins

Apr 7, 2025 - MLB

Kansas City Royals
4 :  2
Minnesota Twins

Apr 6, 2025 - MLB

Kansas City Royals
4 :  1
Baltimore Orioles

Apr 5, 2025 - MLB

Kansas City Royals
1 :  8
Baltimore Orioles
L W W L L L
Victories

2/6 (33%)

Defeats

4/6 (67%)

Apr 11, 2025 - MLB

Cleveland Guardians
7 :  0
Kansas City Royals

Apr 2, 2025 - MLB

Milwaukee Brewers
3 :  2
Kansas City Royals

Apr 1, 2025 - MLB

Milwaukee Brewers
5 :  0
Kansas City Royals

Mar 31, 2025 - MLB

Milwaukee Brewers
1 :  11
Kansas City Royals

Oct 7, 2024 - MLB

New York Yankees
2 :  4
Kansas City Royals

Oct 5, 2024 - MLB

New York Yankees
6 :  5
Kansas City Royals

Cleveland Guardians against Kansas City Royals : Head to Head (H2H)

Cleveland Guardians

67 %

Kansas City Royals

33 %

Apr 11, 2025 - MLB

Cleveland Guardians
7 :  0
Kansas City Royals

Mar 30, 2025 - MLB

Kansas City Royals
2 :  6
Cleveland Guardians

Mar 29, 2025 - MLB

Kansas City Royals
4 :  3
Cleveland Guardians

Mar 27, 2025 - MLB

Kansas City Royals
4 :  7
Cleveland Guardians

Sep 4, 2024 - MLB

Kansas City Royals
4 :  1
Cleveland Guardians

Sep 3, 2024 - MLB

Kansas City Royals
1 :  7
Cleveland Guardians

Cleveland Guardians - Kansas City Royals Key Points

  1. Guardians Bullpen ERA is 2.17
  2. Royals starter Michael Lorenzen for Game 2 allowed the Guardians just one ER the last three times he pitched against them
  3. There was only one home run in the first Game 1 of the Guardians-Royals game
  4. The Guardians scored six or more runs in the last four wins over the Royals

Our Cleveland Guardians vs Kansas City Royals Prediction

Bookmakers set the Game Total line for Game 1 at Progressive Field as low as 6.5, and the Guardians ended up scoring seven runs even though the game was 3-0 through the eighth inning. Lorenzen's numbers against the Guardians aren't bad, while Ortiz has an 8.44 ERA. In the second series of the season alone, the Royals lost two straight games out of the 14 they had already played. Our prediction for Royals vs Guardians is: Royals ML.

Prediction:

 

Royals ML.

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