The Kansas City Royals (75-63), with Michael Wacha on the hill, host the Cleveland Guardians (78-59) who will hand the ball to Gavin Williams, at 4:10 p.m. ET on Monday in a series opener.
The article below will give you everything you need to watch Kansas City play Cleveland.
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 Kauffman Stadium for this matchup on September 2, and if you would like to see the matchup live, get your tickets now from Vivid Seats!
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Royals Stats, Odds & Insights
The Royals have won 63.2% of the games this season when they were favored on the moneyline (43-25).
Kansas City is 15th in MLB play with 156 home runs. They average 1.1 per game.
The Royals rank seventh in MLB with a .421 slugging percentage.
Kansas City’s 3.94 team ERA ranks 11th among all MLB pitching staffs.
Pitchers for the Royals combine for the 18th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.273).
Guardians Stats, Odds & Insights
The Guardians have won 23, or 45.1%, of the 51 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
Cleveland’s 158 home runs rank 14th in Major League Baseball.
The Guardians are 17th in MLB with a slugging percentage of .396 this season.
Cleveland has the ninth-best ERA (3.84) in the majors this season.
Guardians pitchers have a 1.225 WHIP this season, seventh-best in the majors.
Royals Starter Recent Performance: Michael Wacha
Opponent | Date | IP | H | R | ER | K | BB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
at Guardians | Aug. 28 | 6.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
vs. Phillies | Aug. 23 | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
at Reds | Aug. 17 | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
vs. Cardinals | Aug. 10 | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
at Tigers | Aug. 4 | 6.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Guardians Starter Recent Performance: Gavin Williams
Opponent | Date | IP | H | R | ER | K | BB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
vs. Royals | Aug. 27 | 5.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
at Yankees | Aug. 22 | 4.1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
at Brewers | Aug. 16 | 4.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
at Twins | Aug. 10 | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
vs. Orioles | Aug. 4 | 4.0 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 2 |
Royals Key Players to Watch
Wacha (11-6) takes the mound for the Royals in his 25th start of the season. He’s put together a 3.50 ERA in 139 2/3 innings pitched, with 120 strikeouts.
The right-hander’s last time out was on Wednesday against the Cleveland Guardians, when he threw six innings, surrendering five earned runs while allowing nine hits.
In 24 games this season, the 33-year-old has a 3.50 ERA and 7.8 strikeouts per nine innings, while allowing a batting average of .249 to opposing hitters.
Bobby Witt Jr. is batting .340 with 30 home runs and 97 RBI. All three of those stats are best among Kansas City hitters this season.
Salvador Perez has collected 138 hits this season and has an OBP of .336. He’s slugging .477 on the year.
Maikel Garcia has collected 123 base hits, an OBP of .285 and a slugging percentage of .342 this season.
Guardians Key Players to Watch
The Guardians will hand the ball to Williams (2-7) for his 12th start of the season.
The right-hander last pitched on Tuesday, when he gave up two earned runs and allowed three hits in five innings against the Kansas City Royals.
The 25-year-old has an ERA of 4.99, a 2.76 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.414 in 11 games this season.
Jose Ramirez leads the Guardians with 34 home runs and 105 runs batted in.
Josh Naylor has 22 doubles, 28 home runs and 52 walks while batting .243.
Steven Kwan has a team-high batting average of .298.
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