Royals vs Guardians Picks and Prediction – 4/13/2025

The Kansas City Royals conclude a three-game series on the road Sunday versus the Cleveland Guardians. Kansas City lost the opening game of the series 7-0 to the Guardians on Friday. The Royals were shut out for the second time in the last three games and for the third time this season. Kansas City is 7-7 and third in the American League Central, 1 ½ games behind the first-place Detroit Tigers. Keep up to date with all the MLB action with our MLB picks.

Bobby Witt Jr is batting .308 with 16 hits and an on-base percentage of .393 to lead Kansas City in all three categories. Maikel Garcia has a team-high of two home runs. Vinnie Pasquantino is the leader in RBI with 10. Kansas City is batting .218 with a .314 slugging percentage. On Sunday, Kansas City will send Cole Ragans to the mound. The left-hander is 0-0 with a 2.81 ERA, 24 Ks, and 4 BBs.

The Cleveland Guardians improved to 7-6 with Friday’s shutout victory over Kansas City. Gabriel Arias collected three hits for Cleveland, including a three-run homer, while Angel Martinez also had three hits for the Guardians. Cleveland has won four straight, and the Guardians are second in the AL Central, just one game behind the first-place Tigers.

Steven Kwan is batting .340 with 17 hits and an on-base percentage of .400 to lead Cleveland in each of the three categories. Jose Ramirez is the leader in home runs with four. Kyle Manzardo is the leader in RBI with 11. Cleveland is batting .221 with a .384 slugging percentage. On Sunday, Cleveland will send Ben Lively to the mound. The right-hander is 0-1 with a 4.40 ERA, 11 Ks, and 5 BBs.

Cleveland will win at home on Sunday, but the play here is UNDER. The UNDER has cashed in five of Kansas City's last six and four of Cleveland's last five. Kansas City starter Cole Ragans has had two consecutive strong outings, allowing two runs across 11 innings. Cleveland starter Ben Lively is coming off a strong outing in which the right-hander allowed no runs on two hits across five innings. Final Score Prediction, Cleveland Guardians win but our best play is UNDER 4-2.