Kansas City will continue its final series of the regular season when it faces Cleveland in Monday night’s contest. The Royals have lost five of their last six games, including two out of the first three games in this series. Cleveland has already clinched the American League Central title.
Kansas City has been one of the worst teams in the majors throughout the season, and that has not changed as the regular season winds down. The Royals have lost five of their last six games, getting swept in Detroit last week before losing two of the first three games in this series. They picked up a 7-1 win on Saturday and scored five more runs on Sunday, but it was not enough to win the game. Kansas City will play three more games in Cleveland to wrap up its campaign. The Royals have the second worst record in the American League, sitting only ahead of Oakland.
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— Kansas City Royals (@Royals) October 2, 2022
They have been a decent offensive team, ranked No. 14 with a batting average of .245. Shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. leads the way with 147 hits, including 20 home runs. Veteran catcher Salvador Perez has 113 hits and has driven in 76 runs. They are facing a Cleveland pitching staff that is No. 6 with an ERA of 3.49. Right-handed pitcher Zack Greinke is going to start for Kansas City on Monday night. He threw seven scoreless innings against Detroit last Tuesday, striking out two and allowing just four hits. It was his best outing of the season, lowering his ERA to 3.98 overall.