Indians vs. Royals Pick
Will the Kansas City Royals pick up another win at home when they face the Cleveland Indians today at 4:15PM ET?
According to oddsmakers at BetDSI, the Indians are favored on the road, as they are getting odds of -115 to win. The Royals are listed with a money line of +105 to win. The over/under total for the game is set at 8 runs.
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Today’s pitching matchup has Josh Tomlin (2-3, 8.87 ERA) on the mound for the Indians to face Jason Vargas (4-1, 1.42) of the Royals. Vargas has been one of the few bright spots for the Royals this season. He has pitched 31.2 innings, allowing just five earned runs with 29 strikeouts and five walks. His WHIP is just 0.98. Tomlin hasn’t been a great rock for the Indians. He has yet to get past six innings and has allowed 23 earned runs in 23.1 innings. His WHIP is 1.76.
Kansas City picked up a 3-1 win over the Indians on Friday in the first meeting between these teams this season. The Royals snapped an eight-game losing streak to the Indians in the victory. Cleveland is 15-13 overall and 9-7 on the road while Kansas City is 10-18 overall and 8-7 at home.
A two-run home run from Eric Hosmer, that traveled 469 feet, proved to be the difference for the Royals on Friday. It erased a 1-0 lead for the Indians in the fifth. Alcides Escobar added an insurance run in the sixth on a RBI double. The KC bullpen pitched three innings and allowed just one hit with no runs. Edwin Encarnacion hit his fifth home run of the season for Cleveland’s lone run in the loss.
The Indians are favored, but the pitching matchup certainly favors KC. Vargas has been great thus far and is putting few on base. The key for him will be to get a little distance into the game since the Royals bullpen had three innings of work last night. Tomlin hasn’t been able to do much for Cleveland when on the mound, so look for KC to give Vargas a little early run support and for the Royals to hang on from there.
MLB DAILY PREDICTION: KANSAS CITY ROYALS +105