Guardians vs. Royals Probable Starting Pitching Matchup – July 9, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on July 9, 2023 - Last Updated on September 25, 2024

After winning their past three games, the Cleveland Guardians (45-44) host the Kansas City Royals (25-65) at Progressive Field on Sunday at 1:40 PM ET. The Guardians will give the ball to Shane Bieber (5-5, 3.66 ERA), who is eyeing win No. 6 on the season, and the Royals will counter with Ryan Yarbrough (1-4, 6.15 ERA).

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Cleveland vs. Kansas City Pitcher Matchup Info

  • When: Sunday, July 9, 2023 at 1:40 PM ET
  • Where: Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio
  • How to Watch on TV: BSGL
  • Probable Pitchers: Bieber – CLE (5-5, 3.66 ERA) vs Yarbrough – KC (1-4, 6.15 ERA)

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Guardians vs. Royals Starting Pitcher Stats (2023)

Bieber Yarbrough
18 GS 3
5-5 W-L 1-4
3.66 ERA 6.15
110.2 IP 26.1
33 BB 7
89 SO 14

Guardians Probable Starting Pitcher: Shane Bieber

  • The right-hander’s most recent appearance came on Tuesday against the Atlanta Braves, when he threw 4 2/3 innings, surrendering four earned runs while allowing six hits.
  • In 18 games this season, the 28-year-old has amassed a 3.66 ERA and 7.2 strikeouts per nine innings, while giving up a batting average of .242 to opposing hitters.
  • Bieber is looking to collect his 13th quality start of the season.
  • He has held his opponents without an earned run in four of his 18 outings this season.
  • This season, the 28-year-old ranks 32nd in ERA (3.66), 37th in WHIP (1.238), and 54th in K/9 (7.2) among qualifying pitchers.
  • Bieber’s team is 8-10-0 against the spread in his starts this season.
  • In Bieber’s 18 starts with a total, the teams have hit the over six times.

Bieber’s Recent Performance

Opponent Date IP H R ER K BB
vs. Braves Jul. 4 4.2 6 4 4 4 5
at Royals Jun. 29 6.0 2 0 0 8 1
vs. Brewers Jun. 23 5.0 5 4 4 8 2
at Diamondbacks Jun. 17 7.1 7 5 5 5 2
vs. Astros Jun. 11 7.0 3 0 0 9 1

Royals Probable Starting Pitcher: Ryan Yarbrough

  • The left-hander last pitched on Sunday, May 7, when he threw 5 2/3 innings against the Oakland Athletics, giving up one earned run.
  • The 31-year-old has pitched to a 6.15 ERA this season with 4.8 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 2.4 walks per nine across 10 games.
  • In 10 appearances this season, he has finished three without allowing an earned run.
  • The Royals are 1-2-0 against the spread when Yarbrough starts.
  • Yarbrough’s starts went over the run total one time in three games with a set total this season.

Yarbrough’s Recent Performance

Opponent Date IP H R ER K BB
vs. Athletics May. 7 5.2 3 1 1 2 0
vs. Orioles May. 2 3.2 5 5 5 5 3
at Diamondbacks Apr. 26 4.0 4 1 1 2 1
at Angels Apr. 21 4.0 3 2 2 1 0
vs. Braves Apr. 15 2.1 3 4 4 0 1

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