It’s the opening game of an early week series on the diamond between a pair of AL Central foes on the shores of Lake Erie. The Kansas City Royals are on the road as they kick off a three-game series with the Cleveland Guardians Monday night. Kansas City finished a three-game series on the road against the Yankees looking to avoid a sweep Sunday as they were beaten 5-2 in the middle game of the set Saturday afternoon. Cleveland was poised for a sweep against Philadelphia in interleague action Sunday afternoon. They earned a 1-0 victory in the middle game of the series Saturday night. This season, Cleveland has won five of the seven meetings between the teams, including three of four at home in the most recent series July 6-9.
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Kansas City dropped their fourth straight game as they were beaten for the second straight day by the Yankees Saturday afternoon. The Royals entered Sunday last in the AL Central with a 28-72 record, leaving them 24 games behind the Twins for the top spot. They were 26.5 games behind the Blue Jays for the final wild card spot in the American League. On Saturday, Kansas City got two hits each from Bobby Witt Jr. and Edward Olivares (run) though it wasn’t enough to earn a win. Brady Singer didn’t figure in the decision as he threw six innings, allowing two runs on five hits with one walk and nine strikeouts. Carlos Hernandez (0-6) took the loss in relief as he allowed one run on one hit with no walks and one strikeout in one inning of work.
Ryan Yarbrough is on the mound for the Royals as he makes his 13th appearance and sixth start of the season in this contest. He is 2-5 wit h a 5.21 ERA, a 1.263 WHIP, nine walks and 23 strikeouts over 38 innings of work this season. Yarbrough took the loss in his last start, which came against the Tigers at home Wednesday. He threw 5.2 innings, allowing three runs on six hits with one walk and four strikeouts in a 3-2 Royals defeat. In his last three starts, Yarbrough is 2-1 with a 2.60 ERA, a 0.98 WHIP, two walks and 11 strikeouts over 17.1 innings of action. Yarbrough makes his fifth career appearance and fourth start against the Guardians in this contest. He is 3-0 with a 1.78 WHIP, a 0.829 WHIP, four walks and 18 strikeouts over 25.1 innings of work against them. Yarbrough is 3-0 with a 1.78 WHIP, a 0.829 WHIP, four walks and 18 strikeouts over 25.1 innings of work in four career outings, three starts, at Progressive Field.