How to watch Guardians vs. Royals: Live stream or on TV

The Cleveland Guardians (75-57), with Tanner Bibee on the mound, host the Kansas City Royals (74-58), who hand the ball to Michael Wacha at 1:10 p.m. ET on Wednesday.

Find out how to watch the Cleveland-Kansas City game below.

When does Guardians vs. Royals take place and when does it start?

This clash between the Guardians and Royals will take place on Wednesday, August 28, 2024. You can expect opening pitching at 1:10 p.m. ET.

Where can you watch Guardians vs. Royals?

The Guardians and Royals will take the field at Progressive Field for this clash on August 28th. If you want to see the event live, get your tickets now at Vivid Seats!

What channel is the game on?

You can watch this match live on BSGL.

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Match Preview Guardians vs. Royals

On Monday, the Royals beat the Guardians 9-4. Sam Long (1.1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 2 K) secured the win for the Royals. Salvador Perez finished the game with 2 for 4, two home runs and six RBIs to lead the attack. Logan Allen (5.0 IP, 5 R, 8 H, 1 K) was credited with the loss for the Guardians.

Guardians Stats, Odds and Insights

The Guardians have won 65% of the games in which they were the moneyline favorites this season (52-28).

Cleveland averages 1.1 home runs per game and ranks 14th in baseball with 151 total home runs.

The Guardians rank 17th in baseball with a slugging percentage of .394.

Cleveland has the ninth-highest ERA (3.82) among all MLB pitching teams.

Together, the Guardians pitchers have the 8th WHIP in the MLB (1.225).

Royals Stats, Odds and Insights

This season, the Royals have won 31 of the 64 games, or 48.4%, in which they were the underdog.

Kansas City has hit 149 home runs this season, ranking 15th in the Major Leagues.

The Royals rank seventh in the Major Leagues with a team slugging percentage of .424.

Kansas City has an ERA of 3.88 this season, ranking 11th in baseball.

As a pitching team, the Royals have a combined WHIP of 1.275, ranking 18th in the MLB.

Guardians Starter – Current Performance: Tanner Bibee

Royals starter – recent performance: Michael Wacha

Important Guardians players to keep an eye on

Bibee (10-6) is making his 26th start of the season for the Guardians. He has a 3.46 ERA and 150 strikeouts in 138 2/3 innings pitched.

In his last appearance on Friday against the Texas Rangers, the right-hander threw 5 2/3 innings, allowed four earned runs and collected eight hits.

In 25 games this season, the 25-year-old has a 3.46 ERA and 9.8 strikeouts per nine innings. His opponents’ batting average is .230.

Jose Ramirez is Cleveland’s leading home run player this season (33) and runs batted in (104) with a batting average of .277.

Josh Naylor has a batting average of .234, an OBP of .317 and a slugging percentage of .460 this season.

Steven Kwan leads Cleveland with a .302 batting average while hitting 13 home runs and scoring 39 runs.

Key Royals players to keep an eye on

Wacha (11-6) of the Royals will make his 24th start of the season.

The right-hander’s last appearance was on Saturday, when he threw six innings against the Philadelphia Phillies, allowing two earned runs and six hits.

The 33-year-old has posted a 3.32 ERA in 23 games this season, with 7.6 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 2.6 walks per nine.

Bobby Witt Jr. leads the Royals with 27 home runs and has a team-high batting average of .347.

Vinnie Pasquantino has taken advantage of his opportunities and leads his team with 96 RBI.

Perez has 26 doubles, 25 home runs and 37 walks with a batting average of .282.

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