Series Preview: Royals at Guardians

CLEVELAND, OH - APRIL 05: Cleveland Guardians first baseman Rhys Hoskins (8) is congratulated in the dugout after scoring a run during the eighth inning of game 2 of the the Major League Baseball interleague doubleheader between the Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Guardians on April 5, 2026, at Progressi

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The Guardians will get their first divisional matchup of the year when the Royals come to town tonight.

The Royals are 12th in wRC+ at 104, tenth in Baserunning runs at 0.4, 24th in Defense at -3.4, 12th in starting pitcher ERA at 3.30, 10th in starting pitcher SIERA at 3.63, 27th in bullpen ERA at 6.27, and 24th in bullpen SIERA at 4.27.

The Guardians are 23rd in wRC+ at 85, 29th in baserunning runs at -1.6, 16th in defense at -1.2, 7th in starting pitcher ERA at 2.98, 10th in starting pitcher SIERA

at 3.63, 16th in bullpen ERA and 7th in bullpen SIERA at 2.99,

Matchups (Eastern Time):

Game One, Monday, 6:10PM: Michael Wacha, RHP vs. Tanner Bibee, RHP

Game Two, Tuesday, 6:10PM: Noah Cameron, LHP vs. Gavin Williams, RHP

Game Three, Wednesday, 1:10PM: Cole Ragans, LHP vs. Joey Cantillo, RHP

That Royals rotation is very good, folks. The Guardians will need their lefty mashers to come through this series and they will need to get into the Kansas City bullpen as soon as possible. Do not let Bobby Witt Jr beat you at the plate. Also, let’s get the baserunning and defense on track, shall we? Thank you.