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Royals at Guardians

MLB · Saturday, Aug 29 · 3:10 PM CT · Progressive Field · Final KC 8 – CLE 3

Final Box Score

from the game summary
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KC0000240208122
CLE020000001351
Team box
KC·CLE
12
hits
5
1
home runs
1
2
walks
2
6
strikeouts
5
149
pitches thrown
137
2
errors
1
Top hitters
PlayerTeamH-ABRHRRBI
Josh RojasKC2-2114
Angel MartinezCLE2-4113
Salvador PerezKC2-5001
Isaac CollinsKC1-4002
Nick LoftinKC2-5200
Jac CaglianoneKC2-5100
Pitchers
PitcherTeamIPHERBBK
Daniel Lynch IVKC3.13223
Anthony Gose (W)KC1.20000
Foster GriffinCLE5.04214
Colin Holderman (L)CLE0.14300

For context, not in our forecast.

Game Flow

score margin
CLE +6
KC +6
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largest lead: CLE 2 · KC 6lead changes: 1

For context, not in our forecast.

Final · our forecast was KC 46%, CLE 54% · Updated Aug 29

Expected margin
CLE by 0.5
Expected score
CLE 4.1 – 3.6 KC
Expected total
7.7
RoyalsThe matchupGuardians
+118Our fair odds−118
3.6Expected runs4.1
−0.09Power rating+0.00
4.3Runs / game4.0
4.8Allowed / game4.1
8.3Hits / game7.9
1.03Home runs / game0.92
3.2Walks drawn / game3.6
61−75Season record68−67
9−1Last 108−2

Prediction markets

Kalshi · Polymarket US · ProphetX · Novig
KC chance · CLE chance
Our model fair45.8%54.2%
Kalshi41.7%62.7%
Polymarket USno two-sided price
ProphetXno two-sided price
Novigno two-sided price
Full price table
TeamOur modelfairKalshipre-game · 3:10 PM CTPolymarket US ProphetX Novig 
Moneyline
KCKansas City Royals+11846%+14041.7%———
CLECleveland Guardians−11854%−16862.7%———
SpreadCLE by 0.5
KCKansas City Royals+0.5our margin————
CLECleveland Guardians−0.5our margin————
Totalwe expect 7.7
Over7.7our total————
Under7.7our 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

Cleveland Guardians by 0.5 expected
Kansas City Royals by 12 runs: <1%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: 10%Kansas City Royals by 1 run: 16%Cleveland Guardians by 1 run: 15%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%Cleveland Guardians by 12 runs: <1%
← KC wins byCLE wins by →
Cleveland Guardians wins by 2 or more39%
Cleveland Guardians wins by 3 or more28%
Kansas City Royals wins by 2 or more30%
Decided by one run31%

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

7.7 expected
1 runs: 3%2 runs: 2%3 runs: 9%4 runs: 6%5 runs: 13%6 runs: 8%7 runs: 13%8 runs: 8%9 runs: 10%10 runs: 6%11 runs: 7%12 runs: 4%13 runs: 4%14 runs: 2%15 runs: 2%16 runs: 1%17 runs: 1%18 runs: 1%19 runs: <1%20 runs: <1%21 runs: <1%
Total runs, both teams
Total over 5.567%
Total over 7.546%
Total over 9.528%
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
KCDaniel Lynch IV RP · last 3 starts: 10.2 IP, 5.06 ERA, 6 Kstarted
CLEFoster Griffin SP · last 3 starts: 16.0 IP, 2.25 ERA, 13 Kstarted

Starting pitchers are part of our forecast.

Rest and Schedule

before this game
KC·CLE
Aug 28 at CLE
last game
Aug 28 vs KC
0 days
days of rest
0 days
6
games in last 7 days
6
5th straight road game
home / road
2nd straight home game

For context, not in our forecast.

Team Comparison

2026 season · box-score averages from 135+ games
KC·CLE
−0.09
rating (0 = average)
+0.00
4.3
runs / game
4.0
4.8
runs allowed / game
4.1
61−75
season record
68−67
36−30
home record
31−35
25−45
away record
37−32
W2
streak
L1
9−1
last 10
8−2
8.3
hits / game
7.9
1.03
home runs / game
0.92
3.2
walks drawn / game
3.6
7.9
batter strikeouts / game
8.1
7.3
pitcher strikeouts / game
9.3
0.43
errors / game
0.52

Rating Trend

KC · CLE · 154 days
Kansas City RoyalsCleveland Guardians
Rating (0 = average team)

Head to Head

last 10 meetings · CLE 5−5
Aug 28at CLEKC 3 − 0
May 7at KCCLE 8 − 5
May 6at KCCLE 3 − 1
May 5at KCKC 5 − 3
May 4at KCKC 6 − 2
Apr 8at CLECLE 10 − 2
Apr 7at CLECLE 2 − 1
Apr 6at CLEKC 4 − 2
Sep 11, 2025at CLECLE 3 − 2
Sep 10, 2025at CLEKC 4 − 3

KC · Last 10

9−1 · streak W2
Aug 28at CLE3 − 0W
Aug 27at TOR13 − 2W
Aug 26at TOR0 − 3L
Aug 25at TOR5 − 3W
Aug 23vs DET11 − 7W
Aug 22vs DET3 − 1W
Aug 21vs DET5 − 2W
Aug 20vs ATH6 − 2W
Aug 19vs ATH9 − 7W
Aug 18vs ATH4 − 3W

CLE · Last 10

8−2 · streak L1
Aug 28vs KC0 − 3L
Aug 26at LAA4 − 3W
Aug 25at LAA8 − 6W
Aug 24at LAA4 − 2W
Aug 23at COL7 − 2W
Aug 22at COL4 − 3W
Aug 21at COL9 − 1W
Aug 20vs SF5 − 2W
Aug 19vs SF0 − 1L
Aug 18vs SF8 − 1W