Royals vs. Indians Pick
Can the Kansas City Royals complete a weekend road sweep of the Cleveland Indians when the two meet up again today at 1:10PM ET?
According to oddsmakers at Bovada.lv, the Indians are the favorite at home, as they are getting odds of -140 to win, while the Royals are getting odds of +120 to prevail. The over/under total for the game is listed at 8.5 runs.
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Today’s pitching matchup has Danny Duffy (4-3, 2.92 ERA) on the mound for the Royals to face Josh Tomlin (2-6, 6.70) of the Indians. Duffy has lasted 7 innings in three straight starts, giving up four earned runs in those starts. He now has 52 strikeouts with 22 walks in 64.2 innings and a WHIP of 1.27. Tomlin has struggled in his last two outings. He has given up 10 earned runs in his 8.2 innings of work. He has now allowed 35 earned runs in 47 innings and has 36 strikeouts with just four walks. His WHIP is 1.43.
Kansas City has won the first two games in this series, picking up a 6-4 win on Friday and a 5-2 win on Saturday. The road team has now won seven of their last eight in this series and four of five meetings this year. Kansas City is 21-27 overall and 9-16 on the road while Cleveland is 24-23 overall and 8-13 at home.
Last night’s game was all about pitching, as the Royals’ bullpen went 3.1 scoreless innings where it allowed just one hit. Mike Moustakas had three hits at the plate, including his 13th home run of the season, to lead KC. Alcides Escobar added a pair of RBI as well. Cleveland was led by Francisco Lindor, who had a double and a home run.
The Royals have been hot here and the Indians are sending another shaky arm to the mound today. Tomlin hasn’t looked good in recent outings and Duffy has been pretty steady for the Royals all season. I know KC hasn’t had the best run production during the year, but it hasn’t hurt them in this series and won’t hurt them today either. Run with the hot team as an underdog.
MLB DAILY PREDICTION: KANSAS CITY ROYALS +120