The 43-37 Kansas City Royals finally got back on the rails last night, snapping their 3-game skid with a 4-1 victory over the 27-51 Miami Marlins at the K. Tonight in the second game of their 3-game set, the Royals will send Seth Lugo to the hill and he has been in the zone. Lugo is 10-2 with a 2.42 ERA and a 1.07 WHIP. He is also an impressive 4-1 in his career against the Marlins with an ERA of 2.71 and KC is 8-0 in his last 8 starts against a team with a losing record. KC should be able to get to Miami’s expected starter Yonny Chirinos. This will be just his second start in the Bigs this year and he has a 3.30 ERA with an elevated WHIP of 1.60 over 5 innings of work. The Royals have the edge in runs per game, run differential, batting average, hits, homers, etc., etc.
TONIGHT’S PICK: KANSAS CITY ROYALS