Guardians vs Royals Picks and Prediction – 9/3/2024

Last Updated: 09/02/2024 at 8:32 PM ET

Cleveland Guardians at Kansas City Royals 09/03/24 - MLB Picks & Predictions

Game Start: 9/3/2024, 11:40 PM UTC

Latest Odds: CLE -121 ; O/U 8

Guardians vs Royals Prediction

The Cleveland Guardians will be on the road Tuesday night for game two of three in Kansas City against the Royals. Cleveland comes into Tuesday 20 games above 500 currently the top team in the American League Central having won four of the last five including Game 1 of this set. Offensively Cleveland has been mediocre this season with a .239 team batting average. The Guardians have scored 624 runs on 1080 hits as a team. The Cleveland pitching has done well this season with a 3.84 team era. Stay up to date with our MLB Picks.

Tanner Bibee will make his 27th start of the year Tuesday for Cleveland. Bibee is 10-6 on the year with a 3.65 ERA. In 143 innings Tanner has allowed 61 total runs on 127 hits overall. Last time out Bibee took a no decision after giving up five runs on eight hits across 5 innings against this Kansas City team.

The Kansas City Royals will be on their home field Tuesday 11 games above .500 riding a long losing streak coming into this matchup. Kansas City has dropped six games in a row and must get back on the horse to make the playoffs. The Royals have a .255 team average and have scored 663 runs on 1185 hits. The Kansas City pitching has been a huge strength of the team with a 3.93 team ERA.

Bobby Witt Jr. leads Kansas City offense this season as he is having an MVP caliber year. Witt has a .338 batting average to go along with thirty home runs and 97 RBIs. Maikel Garcia has a .238 batting average to go along with 54 RBIs. Salvador Perez has 25 RBIs in 94 runs batted in on the year. MJ Melendez has just a .215 batting average but has compiled seventeen home runs and 43 RBIs in 116 games.

Guardians vs Royals Pick Analysis

The Kansas City Royals come into Tuesday struggling immensely and must get back on track. Kansas City had walked down Cleveland and taken the lead in the division. Look for Kansas City to do the work to end their recent skid. Take Kansas City to cash in the plus money Tuesday night at home with a win against Cleveland. Final Score Prediction, Kansas City Royals win 6-3.