MLB Matchups: Predictions, Odds & Betting Trends

Final: 7 – 4
Cleveland Guardians @ Kansas City Royals

Guardians: 0-0 (0.0%) | Ben Lively (R): 0-0 (0.0%)

Royals: 0-0 (0.0%) | Cole Ragans (L): 0-0 (0.0%)

Run line

Team Total

Total

Guardians

+114

+1.5 (-196)

o3.5 (-121)

7.5

Royals

-133

-1.5 (+163)

o4.5 (-109)

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Guardians

+114

+1.5 (-196)

o3.5 (-121)

7.5

Royals

-133

-1.5 (+163)

o4.5 (-109)

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Schedules

Guardians Schedule Follow global filters

Date	Team Starter	Runs		Opponent Starter	Opp Runs	Line	Total
03/30/25 2025	Guardians Tanner Bibee (R)	-	@	Royals Michael Wacha (R)	-	-102	7.0
03/29/25 2025	Guardians Gavin Williams (R)	-	@	Royals Seth Lugo (R)	-	+100	9.0
03/27/25 2025	Guardians Ben Lively (R)	-	@	Royals Cole Ragans (L)	-	+144	8.5
Last season · shown for reference, not in the averages
10/19/24 2024	Guardians Tanner Bibee (R)	2	vs.	Yankees Carlos Rodon (L)	5	-102	7.5
10/18/24 2024	Guardians Gavin Williams (R)	6	vs.	Yankees Luis Gil (R)	8	+102	7.5
10/17/24 2024	Guardians Matthew Boyd (L)	7	vs.	Yankees Clarke Schmidt (R)	5	-100	7.5
10/15/24 2024	Guardians Tanner Bibee (R)	3	@	Yankees Gerrit Cole (R)	6	+144	7.0
10/14/24 2024	Guardians Alex Cobb (R)	2	@	Yankees Carlos Rodon (L)	5	+142	7.5
10/12/24 2024	Guardians Matthew Boyd (L)	7	vs.	Tigers Tarik Skubal (L)	3	+106	6.0
10/10/24 2024	Guardians Tanner Bibee (R)	5	@	Tigers Reese Olson (R)	4	-124	6.5
10/09/24 2024	Guardians Alex Cobb (R)	0	@	Tigers Keider Montero (R)	3	-116	7.5
10/07/24 2024	Guardians Matthew Boyd (L)	0	vs.	Tigers Tarik Skubal (L)	3	+110	6.0
10/05/24 2024	Guardians Tanner Bibee (R)	7	vs.	Tigers Tyler Holton (L)	0	-155	7.0

Royals Schedule Follow global filters

Date	Team Starter	Runs		Opponent Starter	Opp Runs	Line	Total
03/30/25 2025	Royals Michael Wacha (R)	-	vs.	Guardians Tanner Bibee (R)	-	-116	7.0
03/29/25 2025	Royals Seth Lugo (R)	-	vs.	Guardians Gavin Williams (R)	-	-120	9.0
03/27/25 2025	Royals Cole Ragans (L)	-	vs.	Guardians Ben Lively (R)	-	-172	8.5
Last season · shown for reference, not in the averages
10/10/24 2024	Royals Michael Wacha (R)	1	vs.	Yankees Gerrit Cole (R)	3	+128	8.0
10/09/24 2024	Royals Seth Lugo (R)	2	vs.	Yankees Clarke Schmidt (R)	3	-100	8.0
10/07/24 2024	Royals Cole Ragans (L)	4	@	Yankees Carlos Rodon (L)	2	+128	7.5
10/05/24 2024	Royals Michael Wacha (R)	5	@	Yankees Gerrit Cole (R)	6	+170	7.5
10/02/24 2024	Royals Seth Lugo (R)	2	@	Orioles Zach Eflin (R)	1	+136	7.5
10/01/24 2024	Royals Cole Ragans (L)	1	@	Orioles Corbin Burnes (R)	0	+130	6.5
09/29/24 2024	Royals Alec Marsh (R)	4	@	Braves Charlie Morton (R)	2	+176	8.5
09/28/24 2024	Royals Seth Lugo (R)	1	@	Braves Reynaldo Lopez (R)	2	+166	7.5
09/27/24 2024	Royals Brady Singer (R)	0	@	Braves Max Fried (L)	3	+146	7.5
09/26/24 2024	Royals Michael Wacha (R)	7	@	Nationals Patrick Corbin (L)	4	-172	8.5

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Records

Pitch Mix vs. Bats

Ben Lively's mix vs. KCR bats

Ben Lively's pitches			KCR hitters vs. that pitch type, from all pitchers
Pitch	Usage	Velo	Whiff%	Chase%	BA	xBA	xwOBA	xSLG	xISO	Hard%	Barrel%	Avg EV
4-Seam Fastball	33.1%	89.8	18.9% 3rd	23.0% 11th	.247 19th	.327 22nd	.341 18th	.585 24th	.258 23rd	47.7% 17th	10.6% 22nd	91.0 18th
Sinker	24.3%	90.4	11.7% 2nd	22.7% 6th	.246 30th	.298 30th	.326 26th	.444 30th	.146 27th	45.6% 13th	5.0% 29th	89.3 15th
Sweeper	10.8%	78.5	28.7% 6th	31.7% 23rd	.259 2nd	.337 2nd	.296 5th	.592 5th	.255 5th	37.4% 5th	10.8% 4th	86.8 11th
Slider	8.8%	82.7	27.1% 3rd	31.2% 9th	.258 2nd	.332 6th	.312 6th	.544 20th	.212 22nd	38.6% 14th	8.2% 20th	88.2 12th
Cutter	8.1%	84.4	20.0% 9th	27.3% 19th	.279 15th	.335 10th	.363 9th	.544 23rd	.209 25th	40.1% 16th	8.9% 18th	88.2 18th
Changeup	7.8%	84.8	26.3% 4th	33.6% 16th	.217 20th	.301 24th	.283 19th	.468 25th	.167 24th	32.8% 21st	6.9% 18th	86.6 14th
Curveball	7.1%	77.3	26.3% 4th	29.9% 22nd	.280 1st	.338 10th	.308 4th	.561 13th	.223 14th	40.7% 7th	8.2% 13th	87.2 20th
Whole mix, by usage			20.1% 3rd	26.3% 15th	.252 17th	.321 21st	.325 17th	.534 23rd	.213 24th	43.0% 11th	8.5% 22nd	89.0 18th

2025 season totals. Usage and Velo are Ben Lively's; every other column is KCR's active hitters against that pitch type from every pitcher, not against him. (n) is KCR's place among the 30 clubs: 1 and green hit the pitch best, red is good for the pitcher.

Cole Ragans's mix vs. CLE bats

Cole Ragans's pitches			CLE hitters vs. that pitch type, from all pitchers
Pitch	Usage	Velo	Whiff%	Chase%	BA	xBA	xwOBA	xSLG	xISO	Hard%	Barrel%	Avg EV
4-Seam Fastball	49.5%	95.3	19.5% 7th	22.8% 10th	.248 18th	.332 19th	.333 26th	.584 25th	.252 25th	42.2% 29th	9.3% 27th	90.4 24th
Changeup	19.2%	84.4	29.2% 9th	33.5% 15th	.221 19th	.296 28th	.265 25th	.447 29th	.151 27th	31.2% 26th	5.1% 28th	85.7 22nd
Slider	13.8%	84.7	33.1% 15th	33.2% 25th	.229 15th	.314 25th	.290 19th	.565 13th	.251 10th	40.9% 9th	9.0% 15th	88.4 10th
Knuckle Curve	12.8%	80.1	27.1% 2nd	32.8% 15th	.208 17th	.327 19th	.307 5th	.708 4th	.381 2nd	39.2% 21st	17.4% 2nd	88.6 17th
Cutter	4.7%	89.9	19.0% 6th	24.8% 5th	.243 29th	.320 23rd	.339 22nd	.571 15th	.251 12th	40.6% 14th	9.9% 12th	87.8 22nd
Whole mix, by usage			24.2% 5th	27.7% 16th	.235 20th	.321 25th	.311 21st	.570 19th	.249 14th	39.4% 28th	9.5% 18th	88.9 23rd

2025 season totals. Usage and Velo are Cole Ragans's; every other column is CLE's active hitters against that pitch type from every pitcher, not against him. (n) is CLE's place among the 30 clubs: 1 and green hit the pitch best, red is good for the pitcher.

Starting Pitchers Recent Performance

Ben Lively Last 5 Starts

	H	A	Line	Total	IP	NP	K	BB	Hits	HR	ER	Runs	Opp Starter
9/28	CLE [ 3 ]	HOU [ 4 ]	-120	8.5	4	92	4	4	5	0	2	4	Justin Verlander (R)
9/20	STL [ 1 ]	CLE [ 5 ]	-102	8	5	68	2	1	3	0	1	1	Kyle Gibson (R)
9/15	CLE [ 2 ]	TBR [ 0 ]	-124	8	5	59	2	1	4	0	0	0	Taj Bradley (R)
9/10	CHW [ 0 ]	CLE [ 5 ]	-235	8	2	28	2	0	1	0	0	0	Jonathan Cannon (R)
9/4	KCR [ 4 ]	CLE [ 1 ]	+112	8.5	4	78	3	1	7	1	4	4	Seth Lugo (R)
Averages:					4	65	2.6	1.4	4	0.2	1.4	1.8

Cole Ragans Last 5 Starts

	H	A	Line	Total	IP	NP	K	BB	Hits	HR	ER	Runs	Opp Starter
10/7	NYY [ 2 ]	KCR [ 4 ]	+128	7.5	4	87	5	4	3	0	1	1	Carlos Rodon (L)
10/1	BAL [ 0 ]	KCR [ 1 ]	+130	6.5	6	80	8	0	4	0	0	0	Corbin Burnes (R)
9/24	WSN [ 0 ]	KCR [ 1 ]	-178	7.5	6	89	6	3	3	0	0	0	Mitchell Parker (L)
9/17	KCR [ 1 ]	DET [ 3 ]	-158	8	7	105	6	4	4	0	1	1	Casey Mize (R)
9/11	NYY [ 4 ]	KCR [ 3 ]	+128	8	6	100	7	3	3	1	2	2	Luis Gil (R)
Averages:					5.8	92.2	6.4	2.8	3.4	0.2	0.8	0.8

Bullpen Usage (Last 3 Days)

Guardians Bullpen — Last 3 Days

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Notable Trends

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The Guardians are 71.1% (32-13-3) to the under as an away dog

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Royals (Home)

The Royals are 52.7% (89-80) on the moneyline

The Royals are 58% (29-21) on the moneyline as a home fav

The Royals are 56% (93-73-3) to the under

The Royals are 54% (27-23) to the under as a home fav

The Royals are 0% (0-1) (L30 days) on the moneyline

The Royals are 0% (0-1) (L30 days) on the moneyline as a home fav

The Royals are 100% (1-0) (L30 days) to the over

The Royals are 100% (1-0) (L30 days) to the over as a home fav

Guardians (Away)

The Guardians are 56.4% (97-75) on the moneyline

The Guardians are 43.8% (21-27) on the moneyline as an away dog

The Guardians are 53.4% (86-75-11) to the under

The Guardians are 71.1% (32-13-3) to the under as an away dog

The Guardians are 100% (1-0) (L30 days) on the moneyline

The Guardians are 100% (1-0) (L30 days) on the moneyline as an away dog

The Guardians are 100% (1-0) (L30 days) to the over

The Guardians are 100% (1-0) (L30 days) to the over as an away dog

Past Matchups (Last 7) Follow global filters

Date	Team Starter	Runs		Opponent Starter	Opp Runs	Line	Total	Margin	Act Total
09/04/24 2024	Royals Seth Lugo (R)	4	vs.	Guardians Ben Lively (R)	1	-132	8.5	-3	U 5 -3.5
09/03/24 2024	Royals Brady Singer (R)	1	vs.	Guardians Tanner Bibee (R)	7	+114	8.0	+6	P 8 0.0
09/02/24 2024	Royals Michael Wacha (R)	2	vs.	Guardians Gavin Williams (R)	4	-116	8.0	+2	U 6 -2.0
08/28/24 2024	Royals Michael Wacha (R)	5	@	Guardians Tanner Bibee (R)	7	+118	8.0	+2	O 12 +4.0
08/27/24 2024	Royals Michael Lorenzen (R)	6	@	Guardians Gavin Williams (R)	1	+136	9.0	-5	U 7 -2.0
08/26/24 2024	Royals Cole Ragans (R)	4	@	Guardians Nick Sandlin (L)	3	-126	8.5	-1	U 7 -1.5
08/26/24 2024	Royals Alec Marsh (L)	9	@	Guardians Logan Allen (R)	4	+120	9.0	-5	O 13 +4.0

Royals as Home (3 games)		2.3	-	-	4.0	-110	8.2	+1.7	U 6.3 -1.8

All Games Avg (7 games)		4.4	-	-	3.9	+102	8.4	-0.6	U 8.3 -0.1

MLB Matchups: Predictions, Odds & Betting Trends

Final: 7 – 4 Cleveland Guardians @ Kansas City Royals window.TMB_PAGE_CONTEXT = { page: 'matchup', sport: "mlb", away_team: "Cleveland Guardians", home_team: "Kansas City Royals", game_date: "2025-03-27" };

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Pitch Mix vs. Bats

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Final: 7 – 4
Cleveland Guardians @ Kansas City Royals