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Royals at Guardians

MLB · Tuesday, Apr 7 · 12:10 PM CT · Progressive Field · Final KC 1 – CLE 2

Final Box Score

from the game summary
Team123456789THE
KC010000000111
CLE000010001280
Team box
KC·CLE
1
hits
8
1
home runs
0
8
walks
3
14
strikeouts
8
153
pitches thrown
163
1
errors
0
Top hitters
PlayerTeamH-ABRHRRBI
Carter JensenKC1-3111
Brayan RocchioCLE1-4001
Steven KwanCLE1-4001
Angel MartinezCLE2-3000
Juan BritoCLE2-4000
Austin HedgesCLE1-3100
Pitchers
PitcherTeamIPHERBBK
Noah CameronKC5.26115
John Schreiber (L)KC0.12110
Gavin WilliamsCLE5.21158
Cade Smith (W)CLE1.00002

For context, not in our forecast.

Game Flow

score margin
CLE +3
KC +3
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largest lead: CLE 1 · KC 1lead changes: 1

For context, not in our forecast.

Final · our forecast was KC 47%, CLE 53% · Updated Apr 7

Expected margin
Even
Expected score
CLE 3.6 – 3.4 KC
Expected total
7.1
RoyalsThe matchupGuardians
+113Our fair odds−113
3.4Expected runs3.6
+0.03Power rating+0.07
4.2Runs / game3.1
4.5Allowed / game3.6
8.4Hits / game6.0
1.00Home runs / game1.00
3.7Walks drawn / game3.5
5−5Season record6−5
5−5Last 105−5

Prediction markets

Kalshi · Polymarket US · ProphetX · Novig
KC chance · CLE chance
Our model fair47.0%53.0%
Kalshi49.7%54.7%
Polymarket USno two-sided price
ProphetXno two-sided price
Novigno two-sided price
Full price table
TeamOur modelfairKalshipre-game · 12:10 PM CTPolymarket US ProphetX Novig 
Moneyline
KCKansas City Royals+11347%+10149.7%———
CLECleveland Guardians−11353%−12154.7%———
Spreadabout even
KCKansas City Royals+0.2our margin————
CLECleveland Guardians−0.2our margin————
Totalwe expect 7.1
Over7.1our total————
Under7.1our total————

These are each venue’s last prices before the start (Kalshi’s moneyline: its pre-game close). Odds are the price to buy that side now, taker fee included; the small percent is the implied chance of that same price. Highlighted is the best price in the row among venues on the same line. — means not listed (hover or tap for why). A market price is not the true chance of winning.

Margin range

Even game expected
Kansas City Royals by 11 runs: <1%Kansas City Royals by 10 runs: <1%Kansas City Royals by 9 runs: 1%Kansas City Royals by 8 runs: 1%Kansas City Royals by 7 runs: 1%Kansas City Royals by 6 runs: 2%Kansas City Royals by 5 runs: 3%Kansas City Royals by 4 runs: 5%Kansas City Royals by 3 runs: 7%Kansas City Royals by 2 runs: 11%Kansas City Royals by 1 run: 15%Cleveland Guardians by 1 run: 18%Cleveland Guardians by 2 runs: 11%Cleveland Guardians by 3 runs: 8%Cleveland Guardians by 4 runs: 6%Cleveland Guardians by 5 runs: 4%Cleveland Guardians by 6 runs: 3%Cleveland Guardians by 7 runs: 2%Cleveland Guardians by 8 runs: 1%Cleveland Guardians by 9 runs: 1%Cleveland Guardians by 10 runs: <1%Cleveland Guardians by 11 runs: <1%
← KC wins byCLE wins by →
Cleveland Guardians wins by 2 or more35%
Cleveland Guardians wins by 3 or more24%
Kansas City Royals wins by 2 or more32%
Decided by one run33%

Centered on the expected margin above; shape from each team's expected runs, with ties after nine settled as one-run games, matched to 14,698 past MLB games.

Total range

7.1 expected
1 runs: 3%2 runs: 3%3 runs: 11%4 runs: 7%5 runs: 14%6 runs: 9%7 runs: 13%8 runs: 8%9 runs: 9%10 runs: 5%11 runs: 6%12 runs: 3%13 runs: 3%14 runs: 2%15 runs: 1%16 runs: 1%17 runs: 1%18 runs: <1%19 runs: <1%
Total runs, both teams
Total over 5.561%
Total over 7.539%
Total over 9.522%
Total from 6 to 939%

Centered on the expected total above; shape from each team's expected runs, with ties after nine settled as one-run games, matched to 14,698 past MLB games.

Starting Pitchers

from the box score
KCNoah Cameron SP · last 3 starts: 16.1 IP, 2.76 ERA, 16 Kstarted
CLEGavin Williams SP · last 3 starts: 18.0 IP, 1.50 ERA, 25 Kstarted

Starting pitchers are part of our forecast.

Rest and Schedule

before this game
KC·CLE
Apr 6 at CLE
last game
Apr 6 vs KC
0 days
days of rest
0 days
6
games in last 7 days
6
2nd straight road game
home / road
5th straight home game

For context, not in our forecast.

Team Comparison

2026 season · box-score averages from 10+ games
KC·CLE
+0.03
rating (0 = average)
+0.07
4.2
runs / game
3.1
4.5
runs allowed / game
3.6
5−5
season record
6−5
3−3
home record
2−2
2−2
away record
4−3
W1
streak
L1
5−5
last 10
5−5
8.4
hits / game
6.0
1.00
home runs / game
1.00
3.7
walks drawn / game
3.5
8.0
batter strikeouts / game
8.1
9.2
pitcher strikeouts / game
10.3
0.30
errors / game
0.09

Rating Trend

KC · CLE · 13 days
Kansas City RoyalsCleveland Guardians
Rating (0 = average team)

Head to Head

last 10 meetings · CLE 5−5
Apr 6at CLEKC 4 − 2
Sep 11, 2025at CLECLE 3 − 2
Sep 10, 2025at CLEKC 4 − 3
Sep 9, 2025at CLECLE 2 − 0
Sep 8, 2025at CLECLE 10 − 2
Jul 27, 2025at KCKC 4 − 1
Jul 26, 2025at KCCLE 6 − 4
Jul 26, 2025at KCKC 5 − 3
Apr 13, 2025at CLEKC 4 − 2
Apr 12, 2025at CLECLE 6 − 3

KC · Last 10

5−5 · streak W1
Apr 6at CLE4 − 2W
Apr 5vs MIL5 − 8L
Apr 4vs MIL8 − 2W
Apr 4vs MIL2 − 5L
Apr 2vs MIN1 − 5L
Apr 1vs MIN13 − 9W
Mar 30vs MIN3 − 1W
Mar 29at ATL4 − 1W
Mar 28at ATL2 − 6L
Mar 27at ATL0 − 6L

CLE · Last 10

5−5 · streak L1
Apr 6vs KC2 − 4L
Apr 5vs CHC6 − 5W
Apr 5vs CHC0 − 1L
Apr 3vs CHC4 − 1W
Apr 1at LAD4 − 1W
Mar 31at LAD1 − 4L
Mar 30at LAD4 − 2W
Mar 29at SEA0 − 8L
Mar 28at SEA6 − 5W
Mar 27at SEA1 − 5L