Cleveland Guardians vs Kansas City Royals Prediction 7-6-23 MLB Picks
The Kansas City Royals and Cleveland Guardians meet Thursday in MLB action at Progressive Field. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
Kansas City Royals Betting Preview
The Kansas City Royals have scored 7 runs in their last 3 games and 3 or fewer runs in 6 of their last 10 games. The Royals have lost 7 straight games when scoring 3 or fewer runs. Bobby Witt Jr. leads the Royals with 87 hits and 45 RBI, while Salvador Perez and MJ Melendez have combined for 135 hits and 71 RBI. Jordan Lyles gets the ball, and he is 1-11 with a 6.68 ERA and 64 strikeouts this season. Lyles is 2-1 with a 4.67 ERA and 13 strikeouts in his career against the Guardians.
Cleveland Guardians Betting Preview
The Cleveland Guardians have scored 9 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 5 of their last 10 games. The Guardians have won 4 straight games when scoring 4 or more runs. Steven Kwan leads the Guardians with 92 hits and 26 RBI, while Jose Ramirez and Amed Rosario have combined for 177 hits and 85 RBI. Tanner Bibee gets the ball, and he is 5-2 with a 3.46 ERA and 67 strikeouts this season. This will be Bibee’s first career game against the Royals.
Trends
The Royals are 21-59 in their last 80 road games and 25-63 in their last 88 overall. The Guardians are 9-4 in their last 13 home games and 2-5 in their last 7 during game 1 of a series. The over is 5-0 in Royals last 5 overall. The under is 24-10-2 in Guardians last 36 home games. The Royals are 18-43 in the last 61 meetings in Cleveland and 21-44 in the last 65 meetings.
Randy’s Pick
The Kansas City Royals still can't string together offense and Jordan Lyles has been an absolute mess. Lyles is 1-11 with his record, and he has a 6.68 ERA and 1.30 WHIP. Just absolutely gross. The Cleveland Guardians have their issues as well, but they're at least at home, and Tanner Bibee has been respectable with his 3.46 ERA and 1.26 WHIP. Give me the Guardians and the RL for max betting value.
