Venue & Game Details
- First Pitch: 6:40 PM ET
- Venue: Progressive Field, 2401 Ontario Street, Cleveland, OH 44115
- Broadcast: Bally Sports Kansas City, Bally Sports Great Lakes, MLB.TV
Weather Forecast (Cleveland, OH)
- Kickoff Temp: ~74°F (23°C)
- Conditions: Partly cloudy, light southwest wind (6–8 mph)
- Impact: Minimal — ideal baseball weather with no significant wind or rain expected.
Injury Report
Cleveland Guardians:
- Nic Enright (elbow) — 15-day IL
- Lane Thomas (foot) — 10-day IL
- Will Brennan (forearm), Andrew Walters (lat), Ben Lively (forearm), John Means (elbow), Sam Hentges (shoulder) — 60-day IL
Kansas City Royals:
- Bobby Witt Jr. (back) — Day-to-day
- Seth Lugo (back), Jonathan India (wrist), Bailey Falter (biceps), Hunter Harvey (abductor), Steven Cruz (shoulder) — 15-day IL
- Kris Bubic (rotator cuff), Cole Ragans (rotator cuff), Alec Marsh (shoulder), James McArthur (elbow) — 60-day IL
Recent Form (Last 5 Games)
Guardians: W-W-W-W-W — Riding a five-game win streak, outscoring opponents 27–13.
Royals: L-L-L-W-W — Offense cooled, averaging 3.0 runs per game in last five.
Series History
- 2025 Season Series: Guardians lead 6–4
- All-Time: Royals lead 740–713
- Trend: Cleveland has taken 4 of the last 6 meetings this year.
Key Player Matchups
- Probable Pitchers:
- KC: Noah Cameron (7–6, 3.03 ERA, 88 K) — Rookie lefty with strong command, 7–4 team record in his last 11 starts.
- CLE: Joey Cantillo (4–3, 3.73 ERA, 87 K) — Left-hander allowing 1 ER or fewer in 3 of last 4 starts.
- Impact Bats:
- KC: Vinnie Pasquantino — 29 HR, .467 SLG; Michael Massey — 11-for-32 last 10 games.
- CLE: José Ramírez — .283 AVG, 27 HR, 27 2B; Steven Kwan — .349 AVG last 10 games.
Betting Trends
- Guardians are 7-3 in last 10 games ATS
- Royals are 2-8 in last 10 road games vs. AL Central
- Under is 6-2 in Guardians’ last 8 home games
- Royals are 41-14 when not allowing a home run
Game Odds
Kansas City Royals 8.5
Cleveland Guardians – 158
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Tuesday, September 9, 2025
