Cleveland Guardians vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 7/27/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Sunday, July 27, 2025

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Kansas City

Odds/Point Spread: Cleveland (-132) Kansas City (+110)

Kauffman Stadium is the site where the Kansas City Royals (50-53) will go up against the Cleveland Guardians (51-51) on Sunday. The moneyline on this matchup has the Guardians at -132 while the Royals are priced at +110. The total has been set at 9. The pitchers taking the mound are Joey Cantillo and Noah Cameron.

As a squad, the Cleveland Guardians are knocking in 3.9 runs per game, which is 26th in MLB. They have 393 runs and have an OBP of .298. The Guardians have hit 148 doubles as a team and have smacked 108 balls out of the park. They have 378 RBI's and 746 base knocks this year, and their average at the plate is .224. Cleveland has a slugging rate of .372 and have struck out 835 times, while being walked on 328 occasions.

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The Guardians have an earned run average of 3.92 this year (17th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 855 hitters. Guardians pitchers have given up 109 long balls in addition to 428 total runs (14th in the league). They have walked 365 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.09 as a team this season. Cleveland has conceded 834 hits (8.3 per 9 innings) and 395 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.34 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.32.

The Guardians relievers have compiled a save rate of 70.7% and have entered the game in 114 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 124 runners for the season with 36.3% of them earned a run for their team. Guardians pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 88 times in addition to having 114 appearances in high leverage situations. The Guardians have sent 340 relief pitchers to the hill so far this season. The bullpen have accumulated 71 holds on the year (4th in MLB). They have compiled 29 saves on the year and have missed out on 12 out of their 41 save chances.

The Cincinnati Reds are sitting with 2,719 putouts for the season, as well as 832 assists and 67 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .981 which has them ranked 28th in pro baseball, and they have turned 81 double plays. The Guardians have converted 69.2% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 8,157 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 20th in the majors.

Cantillo has taken the ball for 84 innings and has earned 103 K's during his career. Cantillo (4-4 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.32 and he has gone up against 363 opposing batters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 4.38 (41 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.366. He has conceded 76 hits (8.1 hits per nine innings) with 39 free passes.

Kansas City has 85 long balls on the year to go along with 357 runs batted in. They have tallied 180 doubles, while walking 241 times as well as earning 363 runs. The Kansas City Royals are sitting with a team on-base percentage of .299 in addition to a team batting average of .245 this season. The Royals hold a team SLG% of .380 and they have an average of 3.52 runs per contest (29th in MLB). They have struck out on 705 instances (29th in MLB) and have notched a total of 845 base hits.

The Royals have a team WHIP of 1.218 and have a FIP of 3.85 as a team this season. They rank 9th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 810. The Kansas City pitching staff have conceded 385 runs for the year while holding an ERA of 3.51 (356 earned runs yielded). Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.20 (833 strikeouts against 303 free passes). They have conceded 105 homers and they relinquish 3.79 runs per 9 innings (2nd in MLB).

Kansas City has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 42 save chances and they have earned 29 saves. They sit at 6th in the league with a save percentage of 69.0%, and they have dispatched 334 relievers onto the field on the campaign. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 110 times in high leverage situations and also on 99 occasions with runners on base. Kansas City relievers have an inherited score rate of 31.4% out of their 140 inherited base runners. With 94 save situations, the Royals have compiled 51 holds in addition to 13 blown saves.

The Kansas City Royals have turned 79 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .988 (8th in pro baseball). The Royals have recorded 919 assists, 46 errors and have accounted for 2,743 putouts for the season. In their 8,229 innings played, the Royals have a efficiency on defense of 71.1% (7th in baseball).

During his career, Cameron has surrendered 55 base knocks while he has tallied 65 strikeouts in 76 innings. Cameron (4-4 career record) holds a 2.61 ERA while surrendering 6.5 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed 22 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.013 and a FIP of 2.6. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.95 and he has gone up against 300 hitters during his MLB career.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Cleveland (-132)

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