Cleveland Guardians vs. Kansas City Royals MLB Betting Preview | October 3

The Cleveland Guardians hit the field as home favorites (-187) in the season opener against the Kansas City Royals (+157) at Progressive Field on Monday at 6:10 PM ET. Triston McKenzie starts for Cleveland while Kansas City will counter with Zack Greinke.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for Guardians vs. Royals

• Game Day: Monday, October 3, 2022
• Game Time: 6:10 PM ET
• Location: Cleveland, Ohio
• Stadium: Progressive Field

Guardians Stats & Trends

Guardians Batting

• The Guardians ranked 12th in MLB play with 203 total home runs last season.
• The Guardians had the 21st-ranked batting average in the majors (.238).
• Last season the Guardians had the No. 18 offense in MLB action scoring 4.4 runs per game (717 total runs).
• The club struck out 8.6 times per game to rank 12th in the league.
• The Guardians hit 102 homers at home last season (1.3 per game).
• The Guardians averaged 2.8 extra-base hits per game while slugging .411 at home.
• The club averaged 7.6 hits per game and batted .238 at home last season.

Guardians Key Batters

• Jose Ramirez had 147 hits and an OBP of .355 last season.
• Myles Straw slashed .271/.349/.348 and finished with an OPS of .697.
• Last season, Amed Rosario finished with a slugging percentage of .409, fueled by 42 extra-base hits.
• Josh Naylor slashed .253/.301/.399 and finished with an OPS of .700.

Royals Stats & Trends

Royals Batting

• The Royals’ 163 home runs ranked 27th in MLB last season.
• The Royals had a team batting average of .249 last season, which ranked sixth among MLB teams.
• The Royals scored 686 runs (4.2 per game) last season, which ranked 24th in MLB.
• The Royals showed patience at the plate last season with the third-best rate of strikeouts per game (7.8) among MLB offenses.
• They hit 87 homers, an average of 1.1 per game, in 81 road contests last season.
• They had a team slugging percentage of .382 in away games last season with 213 extra-base hits.
• They averaged eight base hits per game and had a .236 batting average on the road last season.

Royals Key Batters

• Salvador Perez racked up a slugging percentage of .544 with 169 hits a season ago.
• Nicky Lopez had an OBP of .365 while batting .300.
• Hunter Dozier hit .216 with 27 doubles, six triples, 16 home runs and 43 walks a season ago.
• Michael A. Taylor hit .244 with 16 doubles, a triple, 12 home runs and 33 walks.

Guardians vs. Royals Probable Pitchers