Guardians vs. Royals Odds & Betting Predictions - September 20, 2023

Guardians at Royals

6:10 pm • BSKC

Cleveland Guardians

23-16

2 - 6

Kansas City Royals

24-17

pitcher		team	era	w-l
Z. Greinke			5.06	2-15
L.Giolito			7.04	1-4

MatchupOpenSpreadTotalMoneyline
Guardians 23-16	-1.5+111	o8.5-120	-149
Royals 24-17	+1.5-132	u8.5-102	+125

Wednesday 6:10 p.m.

September 20, 2023

Kauffman StadiumKansas City

Over 8.5-120

1.5u

Over 9+100

KC +135

0.68u

Bet to +130

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The Guardians are just 21-21 (.500) when they've scored in the first inning this season -- tied for 3rd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .609.

Steven Kwan has struck out in just 10% of PA's this season -- tied for third lowest in MLB-- 98th Percentile. Zack Greinke has a strikeout rate of just 16% this season -- tied for 14th lowest among starting pitchers with at least 60 total IP-- ninth Percentile.

Jose Ramirez has struck out in just 11% of PA's since last season -- tied for fourth lowest in MLB-- 97th Percentile. Zack Greinke has a strikeout rate of just 11% vs left-handed batters since last season -- lowest among starting pitchers with at least 124 total IP-- first Percentile.

Opponents are hitting just .106 (5-for-47) against Lucas Giolito -- 3rd best in MLB over the last two weeks; League Avg: .236 -- 97th Percentile.

Opponents have a groundball rate of just 38% (65/172) against Lucas Giolito in two-strike counts this season -- 5th lowest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 46% -- 10th Percentile.

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MLB Public Betting

Royals are 4-1 in their last 5 games.
Royals are 2-3 in their last 5 games against the spread
Royals are 9-10 in their road games against the spread
The totals have gone OVER in 2 of Royals' last 5 games
The totals have gone OVER in 8 of Royals' 22 last games at home

Against the Spread (ATS) History

	overall	home	away	favorite	underdog
Royals	22-19	13-9	9-10	10-8	11-11
Guardians	18-21	9-9	9-12	8-7	10-13

Over/Under History

	overall	home o/u	away o/u	favorite o/u	underdog o/u
Royals	14-26-1	8-14	6-12-1	7-11	7-14-1
Guardians	20-16-3	7-10-1	13-6-2	10-5	10-10-3

Straight-Up (ML) History

	overall	home	away	favorite	underdog
Royals	24-17	16-6	8-11	13-5	10-12
Guardians	23-16	12-6	11-10	12-3	11-12

date	opponent	score	spread	over/under	moneyline
Sep 19th	CLE	W 7-6	+1.5 W	O 9	KC +138
Sep 18th	CLE	W 6-4	+1.5 W	O 9.5	KC +110
Sep 17th	HOU	L 1-7	+1.5 L	U 9.5	HOU +202
Sep 16th	HOU	W 10-8	+1.5 W	O 9.5	KC +125
Sep 16th	HOU	W 4-2	+1.5 W	U 10.5	KC +165

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Bieber is out with elbow
Out
Slade Cecconi
P
Cecconi is out with oblique
Out
John Means
P
Means is out with elbow
Out
Lane Thomas
OF
Thomas is out with wrist
Out
David Fry
C
Fry is out with elbow
Out

Kyle Wright
P
Wright is out with shoulder
Out

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PITCHER	PC	IP	K	ER
RL.Giolito, P	105	5.1	6	3
RJ.Karinchak, P	13	0.2	1	0
RM.Kelly, P	29	1	0	1
RE.De Los Santos, P	14	1	2	0

HITTERS	H-AB	R	RBI
1W.Brennan, LF	1-4	0	0
2J.Ramirez, 3B	0-4	0	0
3J.Naylor, DH	2-4	1	0
4K. Calhoun, 1B	0-4	0	0
5R.Laureano, RF	1-4	1	0
6A.Gimenez, 2B	1-4	0	1
7M.Straw, CF	1-3	0	1
8J.Tena, SS	1-2	0	0
8T.Freeman, PH	1-2	0	0
8T.Freeman, SS	1-2	0	0
9C. Gallagher, C	0-2	0	0
9D.Fry, PH	0-1	0	0
9D.Fry, C	0-1	0	0

PITCHER		PC	IP	K	ER
RZ. Greinke, P		57	3.2	5	2
LA.Zerpa, P		78	5.1	4	0

HITTERS	H-AB	R	HR	RBI
1M.Garcia, 3B	1-5	1	0	0
2B.Witt, SS	2-5	2	0	1
3M.Melendez, DH	0-2	1	0	0
4N.Velazquez, RF	1-5	1	1	3
5E.Olivares, LF	1-4	0	0	1
5D.Blanco, LF	0-0	0	0	0
6M.Massey, 2B	1-4	0	0	0
7N.Loftin, 1B	2-4	0	0	0
7N.Pratto, 1B	0-0	0	0	0
8D.Waters, CF	2-3	1	0	0
9L.Porter, C	0-3	0	0	0