Sunday, August 30, 2026 at 1:40 PM EDT

MLB

Kansas City Royals @ Cleveland Guardians

KC @ CLE

KC1

CLE11

Final

Moneyline

36%

64%

CLE

+165-200

ML Edge

KC+10.6%

CLE-10.6%

Total (O/U)

7.5

BetRivers

Over+15.1%

Under-15.1%

Venue

Park Factor

1.00

Neutral

Away Starter

Team:Kansas City Royals (KC)

Pitcher:Seth Lugo(RHP)

Record:6-8

ERA:5.03

Home Starter

Team:Cleveland Guardians (CLE)

Pitcher:Parker Messick(RHP)

Record:11-8

ERA:2.46

Betting Insights

Key takeaways for this matchup

KC ML has a 10.6% edge — the market may be undervaluing them.

The Under has a 15.1% edge.

Pitching matchup: Seth Lugo (5.03 ERA) vs Parker Messick (2.46 ERA).

Player Props

Player props for this game

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Box Score

Final game statistics

Kansas City Royals (KC)

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Carter JensenC	4	0	1	0	1	2
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jac CaglianoneRF	4	1	1	0	0	1
Salvador PerezDH	4	0	1	1	0	0
Vinnie Pasquantino1B	4	0	1	0	0	1
Nick Loftin3B	4	0	1	0	0	1
John RaveRF	3	0	0	0	1	2
Tyler TolbertSS	3	0	1	0	0	1
Isaac Collins2B	1	0	0	0	0	0
Kyle IsbelCF	3	0	1	0	1	1

Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	PC
Jose Cuas	1.0	1	0	0	1	2	19
Connor Thomas	2.1	3	2	2	1	1	34
Luke Maile	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	8
Seth Lugo	3.2	9	9	9	2	2	93

Cleveland Guardians (CLE)

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR
Steven KwanCF	3	3	2	0	1	0	0
David FryLF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chase DeLauterRF	4	3	4	1	0	0	0
Petey HalpinCF	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
José RamírezDH	3	2	2	4	1	0	1
Jo AdellRF	4	1	3	3	1	0	0
Nathaniel Lowe1B	4	1	1	3	0	0	1
Travis Bazzana2B	4	0	0	0	0	1	0
Angel Genao3B	3	0	0	0	1	1	0
Austin HedgesC	4	0	0	0	0	2	0
Brayan RocchioSS	4	0	1	0	0	0	0

Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	PC
Cade Smith	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	20
Parker Messick	6.0	5	1	1	2	5	105
Hunter Gaddis	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	7
Tim Herrin	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	16

Pitcher Matchup Analysis

Platoon splits, recent form, and times through the order

Seth Lugo (KC)

2026 season

vs CLE

ERA

15.26

7.2

W-L

0-2

WHIP

3.06

AVG

.444

Split	ERA	WHIP	K/9	BB/9	AVG	IP
Overall	5.03	1.42	6.9	2.9	.286	154.0
Home	3.98	1.32	6.5	3.1	.261	81.1
Away	6.19	1.55	7.4	2.6	.312	72.2
Last 7 Days	22.09	3.44	5.6	5.6	.500	3.2
Last 30 Days	8.17	1.59	6.8	1.4	.340	25.1

Opponent Batting by Handedness

Split	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	AB	K
vs LHB	.300	.362	.476	.838	380	76
vs RHB	.260	.309	.437	.747	215	42

Times Through Order

Time	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	AB	K
1st Time	.274	.327	.457	.783	230	48
2nd Time	.279	.343	.406	.749	219	44
3rd Time	.314	.370	.557	.927	140	26

Parker Messick (CLE)

2026 season

vs KC

ERA

1.50

6.0

W-L

1-0

WHIP

1.17

AVG

.217

Split	ERA	WHIP	K/9	BB/9	AVG	IP
Overall	2.46	1.02	9.0	2.4	.206	161.0
Home	2.67	1.12	9.4	2.6	.226	81.0
Away	2.25	0.91	8.5	2.3	.186	80.0
Last 7 Days	1.50	1.17	7.5	3.0	.217	6.0
Last 30 Days	2.01	0.87	9.5	1.7	.184	31.1

Opponent Batting by Handedness

Split	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	AB	K
vs LHB	.242	.303	.366	.669	161	41
vs RHB	.193	.246	.325	.571	425	120

Times Through Order

Time	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	AB	K
1st Time	.159	.211	.269	.479	227	62
2nd Time	.207	.281	.318	.599	217	58
3rd Time	.273	.306	.460	.767	139	41

Last 5 Games

Not available yet

Season Series

This Series (3 games)

KC wins series 2-1

Season (13 games)

Series tied 5-5

Weather

Not available yet

Recent Odds

Latest betting lines from various books

Moneyline

Book	Away	Home	Time
BetRivers	+165	-200	12:21 PM
BetUS	+162	-185	12:21 PM
BetMGM	+155	-189	12:21 PM
Bovada	+155	-189	12:21 PM
DraftKings	+169	-182	12:21 PM

Totals

Book	Total	Over	Under	Time
BetRivers	7.5	-115	-106	12:21 PM
BetUS	7.5	-115	-105	12:21 PM
BetMGM	7.5	-110	-110	12:21 PM
Bovada	7.5	-115	-105	12:21 PM
DraftKings	7.5	-112	-108	12:21 PM