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Kansas City Royals<\/a> (74-72, third in the AL Central) vs. Cleveland Guardians<\/a> (74-71, second in the AL Central)<\/p>\n Cleveland; Thursday, 7:15 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Stephen Kolek<\/a> (5-5, 3.88 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 63 strikeouts); Guardians: Gavin Williams<\/a> (10-5, 3.17 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 146 strikeouts)<\/p>\n BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Guardians -140, Royals +118; over\/under is 7 1\/2 runs<\/p>\n BOTTOM LINE: The Cleveland Guardians face the Kansas City Royals, leading the series 2-1.<\/p>\n Cleveland has a 37-34 record in home games and a 74-71 record overall. The Guardians have gone 45-23 in games when they record eight or more hits.<\/p>\n Kansas City has a 34-37 record on the road and a 74-72 record overall. The Royals are 48-15 in games when they have more hits than their opponents.<\/p>\n Thursday’s game is the 13th meeting between these teams this season. The Guardians have a 7-5 advantage in the season series.<\/p>\n TOP PERFORMERS: Jose Ramirez<\/a> has 29 doubles, three triples and 28 home runs while hitting .287 for the Guardians. Kyle Manzardo<\/a> is 10 for 34 with a double and four home runs over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n Bobby Witt Jr. has 41 doubles, five triples, 21 home runs and 77 RBIs for the Royals. Salvador Perez<\/a> is 5 for 37 with two doubles, two home runs and four RBIs over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n LAST 10 GAMES: Guardians: 6-4, .264 batting average, 3.21 ERA, outscored opponents by 16 runs<\/p>\n Royals: 4-6, .195 batting average, 3.99 ERA, outscored by 12 runs<\/p>\n INJURIES: Guardians: Nic Enright<\/a>: 15-Day IL (elbow), Lane Thomas<\/a>: 10-Day IL (foot), Will Brennan<\/a>: 60-Day IL (forearm), Andrew Walters<\/a>: 60-Day IL (lat), Ben Lively: 60-Day IL (forearm), John Means<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Sam Hentges<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder)<\/p>\n Royals: Michael Wacha<\/a>: 7-Day IL (concussion), Seth Lugo<\/a>: 15-Day IL (back), Bailey Falter<\/a>: 15-Day IL (biceps), Hunter Harvey<\/a>: 15-Day IL (abductor), Steven Cruz<\/a>: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Kris Bubic<\/a>: 60-Day IL (rotator cuff), Cole Ragans<\/a>: 60-Day IL (rotator cuff), Alec Marsh<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), James McArthur<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow)<\/p>\n ___<\/p>\n The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \n What did you think of this story?\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n <\/p>\n \n recommended\n <\/p>\n
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