Cleveland Guardians vs. Kansas City Royals - August 29, 2026

04:10pmon CLEG

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Progressive FieldCleveland, OH

StartersKC: D. Lynch (4-4, 2.93 ERA), CLE: F. Griffin (15-4, 3.19 ERA)

Injuries

C. EstévezRP

Foot

IL60

C. RagansSP

Elbow

IL60

C. SeaboldRP

Lat

IL60

J. IndiaSB

Shoulder

IL60

L. AvilaSP

Forearm

IL60

M. GarciaTB

Hamstring

IL10

M. MasseySB

Head

IL7

N. MearsRP

Shoulder

IL60

S. KolekSP

Flexor

IL60

Injuries

R. HoskinsFB

Back

IL10

S. ArmstrongRP

Leg

IL60

C. DeLauterRF

Hamstring

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Live Odds	Spread	O/U	Moneyline
KC Royals	+1.5 -176	O 7.5 -122	+132
Cleveland Guardians	-1.5 +146	U 7.5 +100	-142

Team Comparison

KC

CLE

61-75

SEASON RECORD

68-67

25-45 (A)

HOME/AWAY

31-35 (H)

W2

TEAM STREAK

L1

9-1

LAST 10

8-2

MLB Rankings

KC

CLE

12th(.246)

AVG

25th(.236)

21st(581)

RUNS

28th(543)

12th(1124)

HITS

24th(1061)

22nd(140)

HR

29th(124)

19th(.315)

OBP

21st(.314)

16th(.400)

SLG

30th(.369)

25th(4.63)

ERA

7th(3.74)

27th(1.39)

WHIP

11th(1.26)

22nd(496)

BB

14th(445)

28th(991)

K's

3rd(1259)

28th(.256)

BAA

9th(.236)

26th(659)

RUNS AGAINST

7th(550)

Season Leaders

KC

CLE

J. Caglianone23 HR

HOME RUNS

K. Manzardo13 HR

B. Witt.286 AVG

BATTING AVG

C. DeLauter.289 AVG

J. Caglianone66 RBI

RBI

C. DeLauter59 RBI

M. Wacha3.32 ERA

ERA

P. Messick2.50 ERA

M. Wacha136 K

STRIKEOUTS

G. Williams204 K

L. Erceg12 Saves

SAVES

C. Smith35 Saves

Moneyline

Who will win the game?

KC Royals

Cleveland Guardians

+132

-142

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Total Runs

How many runs will both teams score, combined?

KC Royals

Cleveland Guardians

O 7.5

-122

U 7.5

+100

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Run Line

Will CLE win by 2 or more runs? Or, will KC avoid losing by 2 or more runs?

KC Royals

Cleveland Guardians

+1.5

-176

-1.5

+146

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