Guardians vs Royals Picks and Prediction – 9/4/2024

The Cleveland Guardians remain on the road Wednesday night for game three of three in Kansas City against the Royals. Cleveland is 20 games above .500 having won for the last five currently the top team in the American League Central. Offensively Cleveland has done the bare minimum with a .239 batting average as the Guardians have scored 628 1089 hits. The Cleveland pitching has been top tier however with a 3.82 ERA and have allowed just three total runs over their last two victories. For other MLB news see our MLB Picks.

Steven Kwan is the offensive leader this season for Cleveland with a .295 batting average and a .361 OBP. Andres Gimenez has a .251 batting average to go along with 54 RBIs. Josh Naylor has compiled 29 home runs and 100 RBIs in 130 games. Jose Ramirez leads the team with 30 four home runs and 105 RBIs.

The Kansas City Royals come into Wednesday 11 games above .500 riding a 6 game skid following their loss in Game 1 of this set. Offensively Kansas City is one of the better teams in baseball with a .254 batting average to go along with 665 runs on 1187 hits. The Kansas City power has been phenomenal as well with 156 home runs and a .419 OBP. The Kansas City pitching has fared well this season with a 3.94 ERA, but the Royals have allowed 25 runs over their last five losses.

Michael Wacha got the start and took the loss for Kansas City in game 1 of this series after giving up two runs on five hits across 5 innings. The Kansas City bullpen struggled as well giving up two more runs on four hits over the final four innings. Offensively Kansas City was terrible with just two hits in 28 at bass to score two runs in the game. Kyle Isbel and Maikel Garcia  led the way for the Kansas City offense driving in one run each.

Both teams come into this matchup chasing playoff burst but Kansas City is in the more important spot. The Royals have the better pitcher and offense in this matchup. Look for Kansas City to do the work Wednesday night as they end their recent skid with an important home win against Cleveland. Final Score Prediction, Kansas City Royals win 6-2.