Steven Kwan leads the Cleveland Guardians (6-6) into a matchup with the Kansas City Royals (7-6) a game after he totaled four hits in a 6-1 win over the White Sox. The Guardians are favorites (-120) against the Royals (+101) in this outing, which begins at 6:10 p.m. ET on Saturday. Luis Ortiz starts for Cleveland while Kansas City will counter with Michael Lorenzen.

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Guardians vs. Royals betting lines

• Favorite: Guardians (-120)
• Underdog: Royals (+101)
• Over/under: 7.5

Guardians betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Guardians betting info

• The Guardians have been favored on the moneyline six total times this season. They’ve finished 4-2 in those games.
• Cleveland has gone 3-1 when playing as moneyline favorites with odds of -120 or shorter (75% winning percentage).
• Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Guardians’ implied win probability is 54.5%.
• Cleveland has had an over/under set by oddsmakers 12 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in five of those games (5-7-0).
• The Guardians have a 4-8-0 record against the spread this season (covering just 33.3% of the time).

Guardians hitting info

• Kwan leads the Guardians with a .356 batting average.
• Among all batters in MLB play, Kwan’s home run total ranks 56th and his RBI tally ranks 57th.
• Kyle Manzardo has hit four home runs with 11 runs batted in. Both lead his team.
• Manzardo ranks 13th in home runs among hitters in MLB play and 16th in RBI.
• Jose Ramirez leads the Guardians with four home runs.
• Carlos Santana is batting .267 with two doubles, two home runs and five walks.

Guardians pitching rankings

• The pitching staff for the Guardians has a collective 8.1 K/9, which ranks 21st in MLB.
• Cleveland has a 3.93 team ERA that ranks 16th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Guardians have the fifth-highest WHIP in MLB (1.417).
• Guardians pitchers combine to allow 14 total home runs at a clip of 1.2 per game (16th-fewest in baseball).
• Cleveland took down the White Sox 6-1 in its last game with 12 strikeouts while allowing five hits.

Royals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Royals betting info

• The Royals have entered the game as underdogs five times this season and won twice.
• Kansas City has played as an underdog of +101 or more twice this season and lost both games.
• The Royals have a 49.8% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Kansas City and its opponents have hit the over in five of its 13 games with a total this season.
• The Royals are 6-7-0 ATS in their 13 games with a spread this season.

Royals hitting info

• Bobby Witt Jr. leads Kansas City with a batting average of .280.
• Among all batters in MLB, Witt’s home run total is 103rd, and his RBI total is 80th.
• Witt brings a three-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is batting .353 with four doubles, two walks and two RBI.
• Maikel Garcia’s two home runs are most among Kansas City batters. He’s driven in six runs this season while slugging .488.
• Garcia is 56th in home runs and 80th in RBI among all batters in MLB.
• Jonathan India has 11 hits this season and a slash line of .234/.357/.298.
• Vinnie Pasquantino leads Kansas City in runs batted in with 10 while batting .178.

Royals pitching rankings

• The Royals have an 8.5 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 16th in the majors.
• Kansas City has the third-best ERA (2.97) in the majors this season.
• The Royals have a combined WHIP of just 1.177 as a pitching staff, which is the ninth-best in baseball this season.
• The Royals have given up the ninth-fewest long balls so far this season with only 11 home runs allowed.
• Last time out, Kansas City defeated the Twins, 3-2, with eight strikeouts and five hits allowed.