The Kansas City Royals (72-58), led by Bobby Witt Jr., visit Jose Ramirez and the Cleveland Guardians (75-55) at 1:10 p.m. ET on Monday in a series opener.
If you’re planning on watching this game, keep reading for streaming and TV options for the Kansas City-Cleveland matchup.
When is Royals vs. Guardians and when does it start?
Where to watch Royals vs. Guardians
The Royals and Guardians will take to the field at Progressive Field for this matchup on August 26, and if you want to catch the game live, get your tickets now from Vivid Seats!
What channel is the game on?
You can catch this game live on BSGL.
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Royals Stats, Odds & Insights
The Royals have put together a 42-25 record in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 62.7% of those games).
Kansas City averages 1.1 home runs per game to rank 15th in MLB action with 144 total home runs.
The Royals rank seventh in baseball, slugging .422.
Kansas City has the 11th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.91).
The Royals average baseball’s 18th-ranked WHIP (1.275).
Guardians Stats, Odds & Insights
The Guardians have been underdogs in 50 games this season and won 23 (46%) of those contests.
Cleveland’s 150 home runs rank 14th in Major League Baseball.
Fueled by 363 extra-base hits, the Guardians rank 17th in MLB with a .395 slugging percentage this season.
Cleveland has the eighth-best ERA (3.78) in the majors this season.
The Guardians have a combined 1.219 WHIP as a pitching staff, sixth-lowest in MLB.
Royals Starter Recent Performance: Cole Ragans
Opponent | Date | IP | H | R | ER | K | BB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
vs. Angels | Aug. 20 | 5.0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3 |
at Twins | Aug. 14 | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
vs. Red Sox | Aug. 7 | 6.1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
at Tigers | Aug. 2 | 5.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
vs. Cubs | July 28 | 5.2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
Guardians Starter Recent Performance: Nick Sandlin
Opponent | Date | IP | H | R | ER | K | BB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
at Yankees | Aug. 22 | 0.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
at Yankees | Aug. 20 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Brewers | Aug. 17 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
vs. Cubs | Aug. 14 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
vs. Cubs | Aug. 12 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Royals Key Players to Watch
Cole Ragans (10-8) gets the starting nod for the Royals in his 27th start of the season. He has a 3.31 ERA in 152 1/3 innings pitched, with 183 strikeouts.
In his most recent appearance on Wednesday against the Los Angeles Angels, the lefty tossed five innings, allowing four earned runs while surrendering three hits.
In 26 games this season, the 26-year-old has an ERA of 3.31, with 10.8 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .220 against him.
Witt is batting .347 this season with 26 home runs, both best among Kansas City hitters.
Vinnie Pasquantino leads Kansas City in runs batted in with 96 while batting .266 with 18 homers.
Salvador Perez has collected 130 base hits, an OBP of .333 and a slugging percentage of .473 this season.
Guardians Key Players to Watch
Nick Sandlin has been named the starter for the Guardians and will make his first start this season.
The 27-year-old righty will start for the first time this year after pitching in relief 56 times.
He has pitched in 56 games this season with an ERA of 3.88, a 2.65 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.165.
Ramirez has accumulated a team-high 33 home runs and 103 runs batted in.
Josh Naylor is hitting .236 with 19 doubles, 28 home runs and 49 walks.
Steven Kwan paces the Guardians with a team-best batting average of .304.
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