The Cleveland Guardian (79-59) and Kansas City Royals (75-64) will play the middle game of a 3-game series on Tuesday. First pitch from Kauffman Stadium is scheduled for 7:40 p.m. ET. Let’s check out FanDuel Sportsbook’s odds around the Guardians vs Royals Opportunities and place your best bets with our expert MLB tips and predictions.
Season series: Royals lead 7-4
The Guardians fell behind 0-1 at the end of the 2nd inning, but scored 2 runs at the beginning of the 5th and 6th innings to take a lead that they would never relinquish. Cleveland won 4-2, taking the win for the favorite (-120) and the under (8).
Minnesota’s 5-4 win at Tampa Bay dropped Kansas City to third place in the AL Central Division, 4 1/2 games behind the first-place Guardians, while the Twins are 3 1/2 games back.
Cleveland has won 4 of its last five games to get back on track after slipping to first place following losses in the first three games of a 4-game series against Kansas City on August 26 and 27. The under has won in each of its last three games.
Since the Royals won 3 straight at Progressive Field to start the Guardians series, Kansas City has won 6 straight, going 32-16. The Under has won 3 of their last 4 games.
Guardians at the Royals: expected starters
RHP Tanner Bibee against RHP
Bibee (10-7, 3.65 ERA) makes his 27th start. He has a WHIP of 1.13, 2.2 BB/9 and 9.8 K/9 in 143 IP.
- Last start: No decision, 5 IP, 5 ER, 8 H (3 HR), 2 BB, 6 K in the 7-5 home win against the Royals on Wednesday
- 2024 Road Splits: 6-3, 2.81 ERA (73 2/3 IP, 23 ER), 1.05 WHIP, .224 opposing batting average (OBA), 16 BB, 78 K in 13 starts
- 2024 vs. Royals: 1-0, 5.06 ERA (16 IP, 9 ER), 5 HR, 3 BB, 16 K, .277 OBA in 3 starts
- Career vs. Royals: 1-0, 4.29 ERA (21 IP, 10 ER), 5 HR, 1.38 WHIP, 8.6 K/9 in 4 starts
Singer (9-9, 3.36 ERA) makes his 28th start. He has a WHIP of 1.24, 2.4 BB/9 and 8.7 K/9 in 152 2/3 IP.
- Last start: No decision, 6 IP, 2 ER, 5 H, 1 BB, 6 K in 6-3 road loss to Houston Astros on Thursday
- 2024 Home Splits: 6-5, 2.88 ERA (84 1/3 IP, 27 ER), 1.10 WHIP, .230 OBA, 20 BB, 82 K in 14 starts
- Career vs. Guardians: 2-2, 4.98 ERA (68 2/3 IP, 38 ER), 1.38 WHIP, 6.8 K/9 in 13 appearances (12 starts)
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Guardians at Royals odds
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- Moneyline (ML): Guardians -116 (bet $116 to win $100) | Royals -102 (bet $102 to win $100)
- Running Line (RL)/Against the Spread (ATS): Guardians -1.5 (+136) | Royals +1.5 (-164)
- Over/Under (O/U): 8 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Tips and predictions for Guardians at Royals
forecast
Royals 4, Guardians 3
Money line
The ROYAL (-102) are worth playing in the middle game of this series as they look to end a 6-game losing streak and get back on track. Kansas City was playing good baseball just a week ago and was tied for 1st place. It’s all fallen apart, but things aren’t out of reach and Kansas City needs to get going quickly.
Singer is a solid pitcher with a good 2.88 ERA at home this season and he has a long history against Cleveland.
Running Line/Against the Spread
If you are a little more conservative and can’t bring yourself to fully support Kansas City, try ROYALS +1.5 (-164) on the run line as an outsider for a bit of security.
Despite this loss, Kansas City is still 9-4 on the run line with 7 clear wins.
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Over/Under
Under 8 years (-110) is a strong play in this game. We only had 6 total runs on the board in the series opener, and the total has been low in 3 of the last 4 games for Kansas City, with the Royals scoring exactly 2 runs on offense in each of the previous 4 games.
Cleveland has three under-scoring games in a row and is also 4-2 in its last six away games.
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