Kansas City Royals (16-31, fifth in AL Central) vs. Kansas City Royals (16-31, fifth in AL Central) Cleveland Guardians (20-24, third in AL Central)
Cleveland; Tuesday, 6:10 p.m. EDT
Pitching Probables: Royals: Daniel Lynch (2-3, 3.92 ERA, 1.41 whips, 37 strikeouts); Guardian: Cal Quantrill (1-3, 3.42 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 28 strikeouts)
fanduel sportsbook Line: Guardians -145, Royals +124; over/under is 9 1/2 runs
Bottom line: The Cleveland Guardians play the Kansas City Royals, leading the series 1-0.
Cleveland has a 9–8 record at home and a 20–24 record overall. The Guardians have the sixth-ranked team slugging percentage in the AL at .386.
Kansas City has a 16-31 record on the overall and an 8-16 record on the road. The Royals have a 4-22 record in games when they have conceded at least one home run.
Tuesday’s game is the sixth time these teams have met this season. The Guardians have a 3-2 advantage in the season series.
Top Performer: Jose Ramirez has 11 doubles, four triples, 13 home runs and 51 RBIs for the Guardian. Andres Jiménez is 4-for-26 in the last 10 games with a home run and three RBIs.
Andrew Benintendi has a .329 batting average to finish seventh at the Royals, and has seven doubles, two triples and two home runs. Whit Merrifield is 12-for-42 with home runs and seven RBIs in the last 10 games.
Last 10 games: Guardians: 4-6, .224 batting average, 2.72 ERA, beat opponents by 10 runs
Royals: 2-8, .263 batting average, 7.09 ERA, 22 runs outscore
Injuries: Parent: Franmil Reyes: 10-Day IL (Hamstring), Aaron Sivale: 15-Day IL (Left Glute), James Karinchak: 60-Day IL (Shoulder), Carlos Vargas: 60-Day IL (Unknown), Cody Morris: 60-Day IL (Shoulder)
Royals: Matt Peacock: 15-Day IL (Unknown), Gabe Spear: 15-Day IL (Unknown), Jack Greenke: 15-Day IL (Flexor), Amir Garrett: 15-Day IL (Unknown), Adalberto Mondesi: 60 -Day IL (Knee), Michael A. Taylor: 10-Day IL (Sickness), Edward Olivares: 10-Day IL (Quadricep), Cam Gallagher: 10-Day IL (Hamstrings), Jake Brentz: 10-Day IL (Flexor) ), Tyler Zuber: 60-Day IL (Shoulder)
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