KANSAS CITY

ROYALSKC

73-71  |  Road

0
FINAL
Tue, Sep 9 • 6:40 PM ET
Progressive Field
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CLEVELAND

GUARDIANSCLE

73-70  |  Home

2
Probable Pitchers
Noah Cameron
STARTING PITCHER

Noah Cameron

#65 | Starting Pitcher
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Cade Smith
STARTING PITCHER

Cade Smith

#36 | Relief Pitcher
Player W-L ERA WHIP IP K
Noah Cameron None-None 3.00 -- 7.0 8
Cade Smith None-None 3.20 -- 1.0 2
None-None W-L None-None
3.00 Ldr ERA 3.20
-- WHIP --
7.0 Ldr IP (Innings Pitched) 1.0
8 Ldr K (Strikeouts) 2
AI Model Win Probability
ROYALS
50%
📊
GUARDIANS
50%
ROYALS --
GUARDIANS --
AI Model Projected Total
AI Projection
8.2
Projected
Book Total
--
Over / Under Line
Over 0 40%
Under 0 60%
AI Model Spread Expectation
AI Spread Proj
-0.9
CLEVELAND
Book Spread
--
Book Line
▲ Edge: +0.9 points (Cleveland)
RoyalsKC (-3.5) 0 GuardiansCLE (+3.5)
Model Expected Spread
Spread Distribution
AI Model

Royals Cover

40.7%

Guardians Cover

59.3%

+12+8+40-4-8-12
Distribution centered around CLE -0.9 expected margin.
Margin of Victory (CLE)

KC By 1-2 runs

16.5%

KC By 3-4 runs

10.8%

CLE By 1-2 runs

19.6%

CLE By 3-4 runs

16.2%

AI Model Projected Score
3.64
KANSAS CITY
4.58
CLEVELAND
Simulated Score
4
KANSAS CITY
6
CLEVELAND
Projections Grades
Moneyline (ML)
Agreement
AI Guardians Win
50% Win Prob
D
Sim Guardians Win
50% Win Prob
D
Run Line (ATS)
Agreement
AI Guardians (+0) Win
Proj Runs: -0.9
C
Sim Guardians (+0) Win
Proj Runs: -2.0
D
Over/Under (Total)
No Consensus
AI o0 Win
Proj Total: 8.2
D
Sim u0.0
Proj Total: 10.0
D
Head-to-Head History
Date Game Score
Sep 27, 2026 CLE @ KC 2 - 3
Sep 26, 2026 CLE @ KC 11 - 5
Sep 25, 2026 CLE @ KC 12 - 9
Aug 30, 2026 KC @ CLE 1 - 11
Aug 29, 2026 KC @ CLE 8 - 3
Season Statistics Comparison
Kansas City KC
vs
Cleveland CLE
162
Games Played
162
4.26 ▲
Runs / Game
4.19
.247 ▲
Avg (AVG)
.239
.316
On-Base (OBP)
.316
.402 ▲
Slugging (SLG)
.380
.718 ▲
OPS
.696
170 ▲
Home Runs
162
Key Model Drivers
Hits (L5) +71.8% more
Cleveland: 10.5 vs Kansas City: 6.1
Total Bases (L5) +59.1% more
Cleveland: 15.3 vs Kansas City: 9.6
Walks (L5) +32.6% more
Kansas City: 3.9 vs Cleveland: 2.6
Strikeouts (L5) +26.6% more
Kansas City: 9.4 vs Cleveland: 6.9
Post-Mortem Analysis
Metric Projected Actual
Score Game
KC Score 3.6 0
CLE Score 4.6 2
Team Stats Splits (Home / Away)
Errors 0.1 / 0.3 0.0 / 0.0
Hits 10.5 / 6.1 7.0 / 5.0
Home Runs 0.5 / 0.6 1.0 / 0.0
Strikeouts 6.9 / 9.4 7.0 / 9.0
Total Bases 15.3 / 9.6 12.0 / 5.0
Walks 2.6 / 3.9 0.0 / 1.0
Public Market Splits
Moneyline
Open: -- → --
40%TICKETS60%
42%MONEY58%
Spread (ATS)
Open: -- → --
33%TICKETS67%
75%MONEY25%
Total (O/U)
Open: -- → --
65%TICKETS35%
46%MONEY54%
Situational Trends
📊 Win-Loss
KC
69-93-0 (42.6%)
Margin: -0.7 ATS +/-:
CLE Advantage
86-79-0 (52.1%)
Margin: 0.1 ATS +/-:
🎯 ATS (Spread)
KC
(47.5%)
Margin: -0.7 ATS +/-:
CLE Advantage
(50.3%)
Margin: 0.1 ATS +/-:
⚖️ Over/Under
KC
73-85-4
O: 46.2% / U: 53.8% Total +/-: +0.6
CLE
80-84-1
O: 48.8% / U: 51.2% Total +/-: +0.5