Game Preview
The Kansas Royals take on the Cleveland Rangers in the Central Division finale at Progressive Field in Cleveland. Kansas City is currently in 5th place with a 65-96 record in the Central Division of the American League. The Royals come into this game having lost 3 of 5 games against the Guardians, including Tuesday’s tight 3-5 loss. Nate Eaton drove in two runs for the Royals, while Daniel Lynch, despite striking out two Cleveland batters, gave up 8 hits, 5 runs and 2 walks.
Salvador Perez hit 23 long balls and Melendez contributed a .3 on-base percentage for the Royals. Right-hander Jonathan Heasley will start for Kansas in this final elimination game. Heasley has a 5 ERA while issuing 45 walks and striking out 66 batters this season.
The Guardians will look to win the series by beating the Royals in game six to put the overall score at 4-2. Cleveland holds the American League Central Division title with a .565 team fielding percentage after scoring 689 runs while giving up 632.
Leading the way in home runs was none other than Jose Ramirez with 29 and in RBIs with 122.
Cleveland shortstop Amed Rosario got a hit on three hits in four at-bats, while Cal Quantruill controlled the swing of the Kansas bats with just four hits and one run allowed. Leading the Guardians hitters is Steven Kwan, with a team on-base percentage of .375 and batting .301 this season.
The MLB pick for this game is Cleveland -175. The Guardians have won 22 of their last 28 home games and the team dominates this matchup on their home field.
Cleveland took a 3-2 lead in a six-game series in the finals, so all predictions call for Cleveland to win.
Let’s check the latest MLB picks, news, stats and MLB expert picks for Royals vs Guardians. We’ve plenty of MLB predictions for you to consider.
Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Guardians Game Information
- Date: 10/05/2022
- Time: 04:10 PM ET
- Location: Progressive Field, Cleveland, OH
- How to Watch: Royals vs Guardians: MASN
- Live Stream: MLB.TV
Royals vs Guardians Betting Lines
Guardians are –165 according to our Vegas MLB Lines. This means that if you wager $100 you have the chance to win $60.61. On the other side, Royals are +145 according to the Vegas MLB Lines. This means that if you wager $100 you have the chance to win $145.
The implied probability for these two teams attached to the betting lines have Guardians at a 62.26% chance of winning the game, meanwhile Royals have 40.82% probability of finishing the game with the W.
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