Guardians Vs Royals: MLB Betting Odds, Trends & Stats – July 10, 2022

Andrew Benintendi is only three hits away from his 100th of the season as his Kansas City Royals (31-52) get ready for a matchup against the Cleveland Guardians (41-41) on Sunday at 2:10 PM ET. Zach Plesac takes the mound first for Cleveland (-119 to win), and Zack Greinke is Kansas City’s (+100) choice to start.

The betting insights in the article below reflect odds as of July 10, 2022 at 1:35 PM ET.

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Guardians vs Royals Betting Odds

Pitching Matchup

Guardians Probable Starter Zach Plesac

• Plesac gets the start for the Guardians, his 16th of the season. He is 2-6 with a 3.80 ERA and 60 strikeouts in 85 1/3 innings pitched.
• The right-hander last pitched on Monday against the Detroit Tigers, when he went 6 2/3 innings, allowing two earned runs while giving up six hits.
• The 27-year-old has amassed an ERA of 3.80, with 6.3 strikeouts per nine innings, in 15 games this season. Opponents are batting .251 against him.
• Plesac is trying to claim his eighth quality start in a row in this outing.
• The opposing Royals offense has the 23rd-ranked slugging percentage (.377) and ranks 24th in MLB play with 71 home runs. It has a collective .241 batting average, and is 19th in MLB with 674 total hits and 27th in MLB action scoring 323 runs.
• The 27-year-old’s 3.80 ERA ranks 39th, 1.230 WHIP ranks 40th, and 6.3 K/9 ranks 57th among qualifying pitchers this season.

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of July 10, 2022 at 1:35 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Royals Stats vs Plesac

Royals Probable Starter Zack Greinke

• The Royals will hand the ball to Greinke (2-5) for his 14th start of the season.
• The right-hander’s last start was on Wednesday, when he tossed 5 2/3 innings while giving up six earned runs on 10 hits in a matchup with the Houston Astros.
• The 38-year-old has pitched to a 4.85 ERA this season with 4.5 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 1.7 walks per nine across 13 games.
• He has started 13 games this season, earning a quality start (6 or more IP, 3 or fewer ER) in four of them.
• The Guardians rank 11th in MLB with a .247 batting average this season. They have a team slugging percentage that ranks 19th in the league (.384) and 66 home runs.

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of July 10, 2022 at 1:35 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Guardians Stats vs Greinke

Guardians Betting Trends

• The Guardians are 24-14 in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 63.2% of those games).
• Cleveland has a 21-13 record (winning 61.8% of its games) when playing as a moneyline favorite of -119 or shorter.
• The Guardians have an implied moneyline win probability of 54.3% in this game.
• In the 82 games oddsmakers have set an over/under for Cleveland, it has combined with opponents to go over the total 40 times (40-38-4).
• The Guardians have a 42-40-0 record against the spread this season (covering 51.2% of the time).

Royals Betting Trends

• The Royals have won 25, or 36.2%, of the 69 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
• Kansas City has a record of 19-40, a 32.2% win rate, when they’re set as an underdog of +100 or more by oddsmakers this season.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 50% chance of a victory for the Royals.
• Games involving Kansas City have gone over the total set by bookmakers in 41 of 83 chances this season.
• In 83 games with a spread this season, the Royals are 36-47-0 ATS.

Guardians Players to Watch

• Jose Ramirez has racked up an on-base percentage of .372, a slugging percentage of .585, and has 87 hits, all club-bests for the Guardians. He’s batting .291 with 29 doubles, four triples, 17 home runs and 38 walks.
• Among qualifying hitters, Ramirez ranks 26th in batting average, while his on-base percentage ranks 19th and he is seventh in slugging.
• Amed Rosario is hitting .279 with 12 doubles, five triples, four home runs and 17 walks.
• Among qualifying batters, Rosario’s batting average ranks 37th, his on-base percentage ranks 90th, and he is 107th in the league in slugging.
• Steven Kwan is batting .279 with 11 doubles, three triples, a home run and 30 walks.
• Josh Naylor has 13 doubles, 11 home runs and 17 walks while batting .280.
• Naylor has safely hit in five straight games. In his last five games he is batting .500 with a home run, two walks and an RBI.

Guardians Batting Stats (2022)

Royals Players to Watch

• Whit Merrifield has been key for Kansas City with five home runs, 36 RBI and a batting average of .238 this season.
• Of all the qualifying hitters in MLB, Merrifield ranks 106th in batting average, 129th in on-base percentage and 137th in slugging percentage.
• Benintendi is slashing .317/.387/.402 this season and leads the Royals with an OPS of .789.
• Among all qualified hitters, Benintendi ranks fifth in batting average, eighth in on-base percentage and 92nd in slugging percentage.
• Bobby Witt Jr. is batting .239 with a .443 slugging percentage and 42 RBI this year.
• Hunter Dozier has 71 hits, which leads Kansas City hitters this season, while batting .266 with 28 extra-base hits.

Royals Batting Stats (2022)

Guardians vs Royals Player Props

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