Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, Preview and Odds - 05/31/2022

Game Time: 6:10 pm ET, Tuesday, May 31, 2022

Venue:  Progressive Field, Cleveland, OH

Where to Watch:  BSGL

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Royals +125, Guardians -145; Over/Under:  8.5 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Royals +125, Guardians -145; Over/Under:  8.5 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Royals +125, Guardians -145; Over/Under:  8.5 runs

 

Kansas City Royals:  16-30 (5th place, AL Central)

Cleveland Guardians:  19-24 (3rd place, AL Central)

 

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Kansas City Royals:  2-8 last 10

Cleveland Guardians:  3-7 last 10

 

 

 

The Royals are coming into this game with a 16-30 record overall and they are 8-15 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 2 of their last 3 games and are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game. They just split their 4-game series against the Minnesota Twins 2-2 and they are playing the 2nd game of a 3-game series with the Guardians on Tuesday. This will be the 2nd game of the series on Tuesday with the series opener still to be played on Monday. Jonathan Heasley is the starting pitcher for them on Monday while Daniel Lynch will be on the mound for them here on Tuesday. He is 2-3 with a 3.92 ERA this season. His team won 2 of their last 3 games this season with him starting. In his last start, he allowed 2 ER, 0 HRs, and 2 BB with 6 Ks on 7 hits in 5.1 IP against the Minnesota Twins. They scored 20 runs in their last series averaging 5 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 22 runs against them averaging just over 5 runs allowed per game.

 

The Guardians are coming into this game with a 19-24 record overall and they are 8-8 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 4 of their last 5 games and are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game. They just lost their 3-game series against the Detroit Tigers 2-1 and they are playing the 2nd game of a 3-game series with the Royals on Tuesday. This will be the 2nd game of the series on Tuesday with the series opener still to be played on Monday. Zach Plesac is the starting pitcher for them on Monday while Cal Quantrill will be on the mound for them here on Tuesday. He is 1-3 with a 3.42 ERA this season. His team lost 6 of their last 7 games this season with him as a starter. In his last start, he allowed 2 earned runs, 0 homers, and 4 BB with 3 strikeouts on 6 hits in 6 innings played against the Houston Astros. They scored 12 runs in their last series averaging 4 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 7 runs against them averaging just over 2 runs allowed per game.

 

The Guardians are coming into this game as a favorite with the current betting odds. They have not been playing well in their recent games but they are back at home for this series where they play their best and they are catching a break here with a bad Royals team coming into town. The Royals have one of the worst records in the MLB and have not been playing well for most of the season. They have also struggled on the road and the Guardians have played their best at home. Both of these starters have been good this season but not great and it will likely be a very close game in the end but the Guardians will be hungry to win here after a bad road series against the Tigers and they should be the ones to prevail here. The best bet here is on the Guardians to win this game.

 

Royals Guardians Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Tuesday, May 31, 2022 (6:10 pm ET start time) is Guardians 3 Royals 1.

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Kansas City Royals: 116-152 (-10.3 Units) ML in all games. 39-54 (-8.1 Units) ML when the total is 8 to 8.5. 14-7 OVER as a road underdog of +100 or higher.

Cleveland Guardians: 49-20 (+20.4 Units) ML as a favorite of -125 to -175. 73-69 (+5.1 Units) ML when the total is 8.5 to 10. 35-25 OVER at home when the total is 7 to 8.5.

 

 

Kansas City Royals:  M. Taylor (CF) Out indefinitely - Illness. A. Mondesi (SS) out for season - Knee. C. Gallagher (C) Out indefinitely - Hamstring.

Cleveland Guardians:  A. Civale (SP) Mid June - Buttocks. F. Reyes (RF) Early June - Hamstring. C. Morris (SP) Early June - Shoulder.

 

 

 

"When he came out, we didn't know he had some issue in his forearm. So that's probably something that may have been with him from the beginning that we weren't aware of. But unfortunately, the elbow area, the flexor area wasn't feeling great." - Mike Matheny after his team’s loss against the Twins on Sunday.

 

 

"We've got to make our chances – we didn't have many opportunities. Those are things we will continue to preach to these guys that we have to do." - Terry Francona after his team’s loss against the Tigers on Sunday.

 

 

 

Whit Merrifield (R) CF

Andrew Benintendi (L) LF

Bobby Witt Jr. (R) SS

Salvador Perez (R) C

MJ Melendez (L) RF

Hunter Dozier (R) 1B

Carlos Santana (S) DH

Emmanuel Rivera (R) 3B

Nicky Lopez (L) 2B

 

Myles Straw (R) CF

Amed Rosario (R) SS

Jose Ramirez (S) 3B

Owen Miller (R) 1B

Josh Naylor (L) DH

Oscar Gonzalez (R) RF

Andres Gimenez (L) 2B

Steven Kwan (L) LF

Austin Hedges (R) C

 

 

Batting Average:  Edward Olivares (.371)

Hits:  Andrew Benintendi (55)

Home Runs:  Salvador Perez (6)

RBI:  Bobby Witt (24)

Stolen Bases:  Whit Merrifield (7)

Wins:  Collin Snider (3)

Saves:  Scott Barlow (5)

ERA:  Matt Peacock (0.00)

 

Batting Average:  Oscar Gonzalez (.417)

Hits:  Jose Ramirez (47)

Home Runs:  Jose Ramirez (12)

RBI:  Jose Ramirez (48)

Stolen Bases:  Myles Straw (9)

Wins:  Nick Sandlin (3)

Saves:  Emmanuel Clase (7)

ERA:  Sam Hentges (1.17)

 

Managers:

Kansas City Royals: Mike Matheny (3rd season)

Cleveland Guardians: Terry Francona (10th season)