Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Guardians AI Sports Picks & Predictions

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Kansas City RoyalsKC

8–3

Final

Cleveland GuardiansCLE

Progressive Field

Team Season Averages

Kansas City RoyalsLeads 9 of 18

Cleveland GuardiansLeads 9 of 18

Batting

4.27Runs per game4.02
0.248Batting average0.236
0.316On-base percentage0.315
0.401Slugging percentage0.369
0.717OPS0.684
1.03Home runs per game0.92
8.30Hits per game7.87
140Home runs124
109Stolen bases129

Pitching

4.65ERA3.73
1.39WHIP1.26
7.46Strikeouts per nine9.46
3.74Walks per nine3.35
4.54Runs allowed per game3.67
0.257Opponent batting average0.236
991Pitching strikeouts1259
56Quality starts49
34Saves40

Highlighted values lead the matchup; for points allowed, turnovers and similar stats, lower is better.

Odds

Sportsbook	Spread (CLE)	Total	KC ML	CLE ML
DDraftKings	-1.5	8	+148	-159
FFanDuel	-1.5	7.5	+146	-158
BBetMGM	-1.5	8	+140	-170
CCaesars	-1.5	7.5	+151	-161
BBetOnline	-1.5	8	+147	-163
BBetRivers	-1.5	7.5	+138	-165
BBetus	-1.5	8	+144	-162
BBovada	-1.5	8	+139	-165
FFanatics	-1.5	8	+140	-170
LLowVig	-1.5	8	+147	-163
MMyBookie	-1.5	8	+140	-165

Game Information

Progressive Field

Stadium

Aug 29, 2026

4:10 PM EDT

Gametime weather

Overcast

Wind 8 mph

82°

Lineups

Starters

CLE

Starters

Rankings

Team	Offense	Defense
KC	21st	24th
CLE	28th	7th

Matchup

KCCLE

61-75Record68-67
44.9%Win %50.4%
36-30Home record31-35
25-45Road record37-32
9-1Last 108-2
2Streak-1
-78Run diff-7
22-22Division19-18
1 (B2B)Rest days1 (B2B)

Scores

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	T
KC	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	2	0	8
CLE	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3

Team Stats

KCStatCLE

8Runs3
12Hits5
2Errors1
1Home runs1
7RBI3
0Stolen bases0
6K (bat)5
5K (pit)6
2BB (pit)2

Player Stats

KC — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Nick Loftin3B	5	2	2	0	0	0
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	5	1	1	0	0	0
Jac CaglianoneRF	5	1	2	0	0	0
Salvador PerezDH	5	0	2	0	1	0
Luke MaileC	4	0	0	0	0	0
Carter JensenC	4	0	0	0	0	1
Isaac CollinsLF	4	0	1	0	2	0
John RaveRF	2	2	1	0	0	0
Josh Rojas3B	2	1	2	1	4	0
Matthew LugoLF	2	0	0	0	0	0
Tyler TolbertSS	1	1	1	0	0	1

KC — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Daniel Lynch IVRP	3.1	3	2	2	2	3
Anthony GoseRP	1.2	0	0	0	0	0
Alex LangeRP	1.0	2	1	1	0	1
Nate PearsonRP	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
Craig KimbrelRP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
John SchreiberRP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0

CLE — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Angel Genao2B	4	0	0	0	0	0
Steven KwanLF	4	0	1	0	0	0
Jose Ramirez3B	4	1	1	0	0	0
Angel MartinezLF	4	1	2	1	3	0
Chase DeLauterRF	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jo AdellRF	3	1	0	0	0	1
Austin HedgesC	3	0	0	0	0	0
Brayan RocchioSS	3	0	0	0	0	0
Nathaniel Lowe1B	2	0	0	0	0	0
David FryRF	1	0	1	0	0	1
Petey HalpinCF	0	0	0	0	0	0

CLE — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Foster GriffinSP	5.0	4	2	2	1	4
Logan AllenRP	2.0	3	2	2	0	2
Matt FestaRP	1.1	0	0	0	0	0
Erik SabrowskiRP	0.1	1	0	0	1	0
Colin HoldermanRP	0.1	4	4	3	0	0

Scoring Summary

95 events · 7 scoring

Inning 1 Top

Top
Jensen grounded out to second.
0-0
Top
Witt Jr. lined out to center.
0-0
Top
Caglianone struck out looking.
0-0

Inning 1 Bottom

Bottom
Kwan safe at first on fielding error by second baseman Collins.
0-0
Bottom
DeLauter struck out swinging.
0-0
Bottom
Ramírez grounded into double play, third to second to first, Kwan out at second.
0-0

Inning 2 Top

Top
Perez doubled to center.
0-0
Top
Loftin flied out to right.
0-0
Top
Tolbert walked.
0-0
Top
Collins grounded into double play, second to first, Tolbert out at second.
0-0

Inning 2 Bottom

Bottom
Adell walked.
0-0
Bottom
Martínez homered to left (381 feet), Adell scored.
0-2
Bottom
Fry walked.
0-2
Bottom
Genao grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Fry safe at second on throwing error by shortstop Witt Jr..
0-2
Bottom
Hedges grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Genao out at second, Fry to third.
0-2
Bottom
Rocchio grounded out to first.
0-2

Inning 3 Top

Top
M. Lugo struck out swinging.
0-2
Top
Maile flied out to left.
0-2
Top
Jensen flied out to left.
0-2

Inning 3 Bottom

Bottom
Kwan reached on bunt single to pitcher.
0-2
Bottom
Kwan to second on wild pitch by Lynch IV.
0-2
Bottom
DeLauter struck out swinging.
0-2
Bottom
Ramírez grounded out to third.
0-2
Bottom
Adell flied out to center.
0-2

Inning 4 Top

Top
Witt Jr. flied out to center.
0-2
Top
Caglianone flied out to left.
0-2
Top
Perez lined out to first.
0-2

Inning 4 Bottom

Bottom
Martínez struck out swinging.
0-2
Bottom
Fry doubled to left.
0-2
Bottom
Gose relieved Lynch IV
0-2
Bottom
Genao flied out to left.
0-2
Bottom
Hedges fouled out to third.
0-2

Inning 5 Top

Top
Loftin doubled to center.
0-2
Top
Tolbert reached on infield single to shortstop, Loftin to third.
0-2
Top
Collins doubled to left, Loftin scored and Tolbert scored.
2-2
Top
M. Lugo struck out looking.
2-2
Top
Maile flied out to center.
2-2
Top
Jensen struck out swinging.
2-2

Inning 5 Bottom

Bottom
Rocchio lined out to left.
2-2
Bottom
Kwan lined out to center.
2-2
Bottom
DeLauter fouled out to third.
2-2

Inning 6 Top

Top
Holderman relieved Griffin
2-2
Top
Witt Jr. singled to center.
2-2
Top
Caglianone singled to right, Witt Jr. to third.
2-2
Top
Perez doubled to center, Witt Jr. scored, Caglianone to third.
3-2
Top
Loftin reached on infield single to shortstop.
3-2
Top
Rave hit for Tolbert
3-2
Top
Rave grounded into fielder's choice to third, Caglianone scored on fielding error by third baseman Ramírez, Loftin to second, Perez to third.
4-2
Top
Collins grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Rave to second, Loftin to third, Perez out at home.
4-2
Top
Rojas hit for M. Lugo
4-2
Top
Sabrowski relieved Holderman
4-2
Top
Rojas singled to left, Loftin scored and Rave scored, Collins to second.
6-2
Top
Maile flied out to left.
6-2
Top
Jensen walked, Rojas to second, Collins to third.
6-2
Top
Festa relieved Sabrowski
6-2
Top
Witt Jr. flied out to right.
6-2

Inning 6 Bottom

Bottom
Loftin at second base.
6-2
Bottom
Rave in center field.
6-2
Bottom
Collins in left field.
6-2
Bottom
Rojas at third base.
6-2
Bottom
Kimbrel relieved Gose
6-2
Bottom
Ramírez fouled out to third.
6-2
Bottom
Adell grounded out to third.
6-2
Bottom
Martínez flied out to left.
6-2

Inning 7 Top

Top
Caglianone flied out to right.
6-2
Top
Perez flied out to center.
6-2
Top
Loftin grounded out to third.
6-2

Inning 7 Bottom

Bottom
Schreiber relieved Kimbrel
6-2
Bottom
Lowe hit for Fry
6-2
Bottom
Lowe grounded out to second.
6-2
Bottom
Genao flied out to left.
6-2
Bottom
Hedges grounded out to third.
6-2

Inning 8 Top

Top
Lowe at first base.
6-2
Top
Allen relieved Festa
6-2
Top
Rave singled to center.
6-2
Top
Collins struck out swinging.
6-2
Top
Rojas homered to right (360 feet), Rave scored.
8-2
Top
Maile grounded out to shortstop.
8-2
Top
Jensen flied out to center.
8-2

Inning 8 Bottom

Bottom
Pearson relieved Schreiber
8-2
Bottom
Rocchio flied out to center.
8-2
Bottom
Kwan struck out looking.
8-2
Bottom
DeLauter flied out to left.
8-2

Inning 9 Top

Top
Halpin in center field.
8-2
Top
Witt Jr. popped out to third.
8-2
Top
Caglianone singled to right.
8-2
Top
Perez struck out swinging.
8-2
Top
Loftin grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Caglianone out at second.
8-2

Inning 9 Bottom

Bottom
Lange relieved Pearson
8-2
Bottom
Ramírez doubled to right.
8-2
Bottom
Adell grounded out to shortstop.
8-2
Bottom
Martínez singled to center, Ramírez scored.
8-3
Bottom
Lowe struck out swinging.
8-3
Bottom
Martínez to second on fielder's indifference.
8-3
Bottom
Genao grounded out to first.
8-3

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Player props

Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Guardians Player Props

Prop lines and results for the players in this game, by market.

Kyle Isbel
Home Runs: 0/19 over · last line 0.5
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John Rave
Home Runs: 2/18 over · last line 0.5
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Maikel Garcia
Home Runs: 0/18 over · last line 0.5
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Noah Cameron
Outs: 8/18 over · last line 17.5
Noah Cameron Outs props Noah Cameron Strikeouts props Noah Cameron Hits Allowed props
Seth Lugo
ER: 11/18 over · last line 1.5
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Michael Wacha
Outs: 13/17 over · last line 17.5
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Nathaniel Lowe
Home Runs: 1/17 over · last line 0.5
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Rhys Hoskins
Home Runs: 2/17 over · last line 0.5
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Gavin Williams
Strikeouts: 9/16 over · last line 6.5
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Parker Messick
Hits Allowed: 9/16 over · last line 4.5
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Austin Hedges
Home Runs: 2/14 over · last line 0.5
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Foster Griffin
Strikeouts: 6/13 over · last line 3.5
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Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Guardians: Final Score & Recap

The Kansas City Royals beat the Cleveland Guardians 8-3 in this MLB game at Progressive Field on Saturday, August 29, 2026. The line score, team and player box scores, and scoring summary are in the Game Stats tab.

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Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Guardians Odds

DraftKings lists the Cleveland Guardians at CLE -1.5 on the run line, with the total set at 8. Moneylines are Kansas City Royals +148 and Cleveland Guardians -159. Those are the closing numbers; the odds table above compares every book we track.

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