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Guardians vs. Royals: Injury report, updates and likely starters – August 28

On Wednesday, the Kansas City Royals will face the Cleveland Guardians (three losses in a row) at Progressive Field at 1:10 p.m. ET.

Curious about who is and isn't in the Guardians and Royals? Keep scrolling to see the full injury reports for both teams.

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Guardians vs Royals match info

  • Matchday: Wednesday, August 28, 2024
  • Playing time: 1:10 p.m. ET
  • TV channels: BSGL
  • Location: Cleveland, Ohio
  • Stadium: Progressive field
  • Live stream: Watch this game on Fubo

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    Guardians vs. Royals injury news today

    Injuries to the guards

    name status Injury Statistics for 2024
    Sam Hentges 60-day injury list shoulder 0-0, 3.04 ERA, 10.3 K/9
    Carlos Carrasco 15-day injury list Hip 3-10, 5.64 ERA, 7.7 K/9
    Shane Bieber 60-day injury list elbow 2-0, 0.00 ERA, 15.0 K/9
    Alex Cobb 15-day injury list hand 1-1, 4.35 ERA, 3.5 K/9
    Trevor Stephen 60-day injury list elbow –
    James Karinchak 60-day injury list shoulder –

    Injuries to the Royals

    name status Injury Statistics for 2024
    Hunter Renfroe 10-day injury list Paralyze .237 / .312 / .398, 12, 47
    Hunter Harvey 15-day injury list Back 2-4, 4.44 ERA, 9.8 K/9
    Will Smith 15-day injury list Back 0-4, 6.53 ERA, 6.3 K/9
    Michael Lorenzen day after day Paralyze 7-6, 3.43 ERA, 6.6 K/9
    Daniel Altavilla 60-day injury list Oblique 0-1, 14.73 ERA, 12.3 K/9
    Kyle Wright 60-day injury list shoulder –
    Josh Taylor 60-day injury list biceps –

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    Guardians' latest insights on batting

  • Cleveland has hit nine home runs in their last ten games.
  • In the last 10 games, the Guardians have had 21 extra-base hits (2.1 per game) with a slugging average of .312.
  • In the last ten games, Cleveland had a batting average of .191 with a total of 63 hits (6.3 per game).
  • Over the last ten games, John Kensy Noel has been the Guardians' home run and runs batted in leader (three).
  • Jose Ramirez has a batting average of .222 with four doubles, one home run and six walks in his last ten games.

    • The latest Royals batting insights

  • In the last 10 games, Kansas City has hit 14 home runs.
  • The Royals have a .484 slugging average with 41 extra-base hits in their last 10 games.
  • In the last 10 games, Kansas City as a team has a batting average of .284 with 9.8 hits per game.
  • In the last 10 games, Salvador Perez scored the most runs on his team with 13 runs batted in.
  • Paul DeJong has three doubles, four home runs and four walks with a batting average of .353 in the last 10 games.

    • Guardians starting pitcher

  • Tanner Bibee (10-6) will be on the mound for the Guardians, making his 26th start of the season.
  • The right-hander allowed four earned runs and eight hits in 5 2/3 innings pitched against the Texas Rangers on Friday.
  • The 25-year-old has a 3.46 ERA with 9.8 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 2.2 walks per nine in 25 games this season.
  • In the last 10 games, the Guardians pitchers combined for an ERA of 4.90.
  • Opponents have hit 14 home runs against Cleveland in the last 10 games.

    • Royals starting pitcher

  • The Royals send Michael Wacha (11-6) to the field for his 24th start of the season. He has an 11-6 record, a 3.32 ERA and 113 strikeouts in 133 2/3 innings pitched.
  • The right-hander played his last game on Saturday against the Philadelphia Phillies, when he played six innings, allowed two earned runs and allowed six hits.
  • In 23 games this season, the 33-year-old has posted a 3.32 ERA and 7.6 strikeouts per nine innings while allowing opposing batters a batting average of .243.
  • The Royals have allowed earned runs in their last 10 games, with an ERA of 4.20.
  • Kansas City has allowed six home runs in their last ten games.

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