Guardians vs. Royals Odds & Betting Predictions - September 19, 2023

Guardians at Royals

11:40 pm • BSKC

Cleveland Guardians

17-13

6 - 7

Kansas City Royals

16-15

pitcher		team	era	w-l
S.Cruz			4.97	0-0
L.Allen			3.81	7-8

MatchupOpenSpreadTotalMoneyline
Guardians 17-13	-1.5-102	o9-115	-164
Royals 16-15	+1.5-118	u9-105	+138

Tuesday 11:40 p.m.

September 19, 2023

Kauffman StadiumKansas City

L.Allen o14.5 Outs-170

KC +142

0.71u

Bet to +133

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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.

Jose Ramirez has an OPS of .855 since last season -- 15th best in MLB-- 87th Percentile. Carlos Hernandez has allowed an OPS of .781 (545 PAs) since last season -- 12th worst among qualified RPs-- sixth Percentile.

MJ Melendez has an OPS of just .703 since last season -- ninth worst in MLB-- eighth Percentile. Sam Hentges has allowed an OPS of just .580 (453 PAs) since last season -- 14th best among qualified RPs-- 92nd Percentile.

Opponents have a groundball rate of 65% (46/71) against Logan Allen's changeup this season -- 5th highest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 59 total IP; League Avg: 51% -- 94th Percentile.

Opponents have a groundball batting average of just .138 (4 GB hits out of 29 GBs) against Logan Allen with runners in scoring position this season -- 5th best in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 59 total IP; League Avg: .250 -- 97th Percentile.

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MLB Public Betting

Royals are 4-1 in their last 5 games.
Royals are 4-1 in their last 5 games against the spread
Royals are 6-9 in their road games against the spread
The totals have gone OVER in 1 of Royals' last 5 games
The totals have gone OVER in 6 of Royals' 16 last games at home

Against the Spread (ATS) History

	overall	home	away	favorite	underdog
Royals	16-15	10-6	6-9	8-5	8-10
Guardians	13-17	7-8	6-9	6-5	7-11

Over/Under History

	overall	home o/u	away o/u	favorite o/u	underdog o/u
Royals	10-20-1	6-10	4-10-1	5-8	5-12-1
Guardians	15-13-2	7-8	8-5-2	6-5	9-7-2

Straight-Up (ML) History

	overall	home	away	favorite	underdog
Royals	16-15	11-5	5-10	9-4	7-11
Guardians	17-13	10-5	7-8	9-2	8-10

date	opponent	score	spread	over/under	moneyline
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
Sep 13th	@CWS	W 7-1	+1.5 W	U 9	KC +130

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Velasquez is out with elbow
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Shane Bieber
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Bieber is out with elbow
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Slade Cecconi
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Cecconi is out with oblique
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John Means
P
Means is out with elbow
Out
Lane Thomas
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Thomas is out with wrist
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David Fry
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Fry is out with elbow
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Kyle Wright
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Wright is out with shoulder
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PITCHER	PC	IP	K	ER
LL.Allen, P	68	3	1	4
RM.Kelly, P	28	1	1	2
RJ.Karinchak, P	21	1	2	0
RE.Morgan, P	12	1	1	0
RX.Curry, P	13	1	0	0
RN.Sandlin, P	16	1	1	0

HITTERS	H-AB	R	HR	RBI
1S.Kwan, LF	2-2	1	0	2
2J.Ramirez, 3B	1-4	1	0	0
3J.Naylor, 1B	1-5	0	0	2
4K. Calhoun, DH	2-5	1	0	0
5R.Laureano, CF	0-5	0	0	0
6A.Gimenez, 2B	2-5	1	0	1
7W.Brennan, RF	0-4	0	0	0
8G.Arias, SS	1-5	0	0	0
9B.Naylor, C	1-2	2	1	1

PITCHER	PC	IP	K	ER
RS.Cruz, P	39	1.2	2	0
RA.Marsh, P	70	4.1	2	3
RT.Clarke, P	28	0.2	1	1
RC.Hernandez, P	25	0.1	0	1
RJ.McArthur, P	16	1	3	0
RC.Snider, P	11	1	0	0

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