Cleveland Guardians vs. Kansas City Royals MLB Betting Preview | September 30

Nicky Lopez is just one hit away from his 100th of the season as his Kansas City Royals (63-92) ready for a matchup against the Cleveland Guardians (88-68) on Friday at 7:10 PM ET. The Royals are underdogs (+108) against the Guardians (-129). Cleveland’s Zach Plesac and Kansas City’s Brady Singer will start this matchup.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for Guardians vs. Royals

• Game Day: Friday, September 30, 2022
• Game Time: 7:10 PM ET
• Location: Cleveland, Ohio
• Stadium: Progressive Field

Guardians Stats & Trends

Guardians Batting

• The Guardians have hit 123 home runs this season, the second-lowest total in MLB play.
• The Guardians are ninth in the majors with a .252 batting average.
• The Guardians’ .315 on-base percentage is 14th in baseball.
• The Guardians strike out the least in baseball, averaging 6.9 per game.
• The Guardians average 0.6 homers per home game this season (46 total at home).
• The Guardians are slugging .361 with 2.3 extra-base hits per game at home.
• The team is batting .249 with 620 hits (8.3 per game) at home this season.

Guardians Key Batters

• Jose Ramirez leads Cleveland with 158 hits, batting .272 this season with 75 extra-base hits.
• Among qualified batters, Ramirez ranks 40th in batting average, his on-base percentage ranks 31st, and he is 13th in slugging.
• Steven Kwan leads Cleveland with an OBP of .376 this season while batting .302 with 61 walks and 87 runs scored.
• Among all qualifying hitters, Kwan is 10th in batting average, 11th in on-base percentage and 90th in slugging percentage.
• Kwan brings a four-game streak with at least one hit into this contest. During his last five outings he is batting .450 with a double, a home run, two walks and seven RBI.
• Amed Rosario has an OPS of .718, fueled by an OBP of .312 and a team-best slugging percentage of .406 this season.
• Rosario brings a three-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is hitting .300 with a double, a triple and three RBI.
• Andres Gimenez is batting .301 with a .373 OBP and 68 RBI for Cleveland this season.

Royals Stats & Trends

Royals Batting

• The Royals have hit just 131 homers this season, which ranks 26th in the league.
• The Royals’ .245 batting average ranks 14th in the league this season.
• The Royals have an OBP of .308 this season, which ranks 21st in MLB.
• The Royals have shown patience at the plate this season with the eighth-best rate of strikeouts per game (7.9) among MLB offenses.
• In 75 games on the road this season, they’ve hit 66 homers, an average of 0.9 per contest.
• They are slugging .363 in 75 road games this season.
• In 75 road games this season, they have a batting average of .231 while averaging 7.9 base hits per contest.

Royals Key Batters

• Bobby Witt Jr. has a team-best slugging percentage (.438) and paces the Royals in hits (145).
• Including all the qualifying hitters in the majors, Witt Jr. is 70th in batting average, 121st in on-base percentage and 60th in slugging percentage.
• Witt Jr. hopes to build on an 11-game hitting streak in this matchup. During his last 10 outings he is hitting .364 with four doubles, a walk and eight RBI.
• Salvador Perez has 23 doubles, a triple, 22 home runs and 18 walks while batting .249.
• MJ Melendez a has .318 on-base percentage to lead the Royals.
• Hunter Dozier has 26 doubles, four triples, 12 home runs and 34 walks while batting .241.

Guardians vs. Royals Probable Pitchers