The Royals are taking to the road again to wrap up their series against the Indians before the All-Star break here. The Kansas City team is sitting on a 36-52 record on the year so far, but are sitting 16.5 games back from the first place White Sox. When playing on the road this year the Royals have posted a 15-30 record. The last game before playing the Indians on Saturday was a 2-1 loss to the Indians.
Kansas City this year has hit at a clip of .242 with a total of 707 hits. The Royals have scored 358 runs and have hit a total of 88 homers. Kansas City has ended up with a .304 OBP and a .388 slugging percentage. As a team the Royals have posted a 5.04 ERA and a WHIP of 1.47, but have posted a .260 opponent average.
Cleveland for their part are looking to complete the sweep, depending on the outcome on Saturday of the Royals. The Indians are coming in after getting a 2-1 win over the Royals in their last game. The win allowed Cleveland to move to a record of 44-42 on the year, but are sitting 7.5 games out of first place. Playing at home the Cleveland Indians are sitting on a 23-19 record overall.
The Indians have ended up with a total of 630 hits on the year and have managed to hit at a clip of .226. The Indians have scored 365 runs on the season while hitting a total of 104 balls out of the park. Cleveland has posted a .392 slugging percentage, but also has an OBP of .296 on the season. This year the Indians have posted a 4.44 team ERA, but have a 1.30 WHIP. Cleveland has ended up with the opponents hitting at a clip of .235 this year.
Kris Bubic is the starter the Royals are looking to use. Bubic has a 2-4 record and a 5.40 ERA while posting a 1.59 WHIP. Eli Morgan is the starter for Cleveland in the game here and he has posted a 1-3 record with an 8.44 ERA while getting a 1.50 WHIP.
Kansas City Royals at Cleveland Indians Odds: Kansas City +110, Cleveland -135
Over/Under: Over 9.5 , Under 9.5
Royals at Indians Prediction: Kansas City Royals +110, Under 9.5
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I know it is probably a shock seeing that I took the Royals in this game. However, I have to say when you look at the starting pitching the Royals are putting the better pitcher on the mound, which will help get the Royals off on good footing. The Royals are only slightly worse on the hitting than what the Indians are doing this year, but the run production for Kansas City has been quite a bit better, but is very streaky. With the bad starting pitching from Cleveland it will easily lead to the Royals jumping out early, but neither offense is equipped well enough to push the game to the over.
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