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Kansas City Royals at Cleveland Guardians

MLBregular • 2026 Season
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Guardians logo
Guardians
Cleveland
2
vs
Royals logo
Royals
Kansas City
1
CLE 55%45% KC
Prediction Confidence:
Moderate

Cleveland Guardians 55% to win. The biggest signal favoring Guardians:

  • Home Field Advantage. Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)

What would change the call

Win probability as of kickoff if a leading factor were even

  • If the home-field edge were neutral: CLE 52% (−3)

Win probability movement

CLE home win probability as the model updated before the game

Home win probability movement60%55%49%Apr 4Apr 7

Labels mark updates of 5 points or more, named by the factor that moved most.

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VenueProgressive Field
Cleveland, Ohio

Team Comparison

Head-to-head snapshot based on our model inputs

Royals (away)
Guardians (home)
45%
Win probability
55%
0
High-impact factors
0
0
Players ruled out
0

Post-Game Analysis

How our model performed

The Guardians defeated the Royals 2-1.

Our model predicted the Guardians would win with 55% confidence -- and they delivered. A close call, but the model's slight lean proved correct.

Looking at the factors our model weighed:

  • Home Field Advantage favored the Guardians and was a notable factor: Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)
  • Weather Impact was neutral and a contributing factor: Weather data not available
  • Offensive Efficiency was neutral and a contributing factor: No offensive stats available for comparison

This analysis was generated from our model's pre-game assessment compared against the actual result. Factor accuracy helps improve future predictions.

Guardians won 2-1

Guardians won in a close game

Prediction CorrectWe predicted Guardians at 55%

Key Factors

What's driving the win probability for this game

  • Home Field AdvantageFavors Cleveland Guardians
  • Weather ImpactNeutral
  • Offensive EfficiencyNeutral
  • Defensive EfficiencyNeutral
  • Head to HeadNeutral
  • Recent FormNeutral
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What's Driving This Game

Each factor's contribution to the final win probability

KC
CLE
Home Field Advantage
Favours KC|Favours CLE

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Understanding the win probability calculation

1 factor not shown (insufficient data)

Model version: 1.0.0 • Calculated: 4/7/2026, 8:45:00 AM

Key Players

Royals

Randy DobnakSP
Noah CameronSP
Seth LugoSP
Stephen KolekSP
Michael WachaSP

Guardians

Foster GriffinSP
Parker MessickSP
Slade CecconiSP
Gavin WilliamsSP
Tanner BibeeSP

Learn About Our Analysis

Learn about the factors behind our predictions

Frequently Asked Questions

Guardians has a 55% win probability, while Royals has a 45% win probability based on our analysis.

Our model considers weather conditions, offensive and defensive efficiency, rest days, injury impact, and historical performance.

This game is being played at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio.

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