At Kauffman Stadium on Friday, the Cleveland Guardians (51-28) take on the Kansas City Royals (45-38), with first pitch at 8:10 PM ET.
The Royals are an underdog (+102 on the moneyline to win) when they host the Guardians (-123). The Guardians will give the ball to Triston McKenzie (3-4) against the Royals and Alec Marsh (5-5).
These squads play again after the Royals’ 2-1 victory over the Guardians yesterday. Sam Long (1.2 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 4 K) registered the win for the Royals. Maikel Garcia went 1-for-4 with a triple and an RBI to lead the team on offense. Ben Lively (6.0 IP, 2 R, 6 H, 5 K) took the loss on the mound for the Guardians.