The Cleveland Guardians will go for a sweep of the Kansas City Royals when they wrap up their 3-game set this afternoon at Kauffman Stadium. With last night’s 14-1 pummeling of the Royals, the Guardians have now won 7 of their last 9 and have a ½ game lead over the Twins for the top spot in the AL Central. Today’s expected starters are two former CY Young winners, Cleveland’s Shane Bieber and Kansas City’s Zack Greinke. Bieber has not been as sharp as he usually is but still has decent numbers, at 5-5 with a 3.69 ERA, a 1.23 WHIP, and he is 6-0 in his career against the Guardians. Father Time has caught up with Greinke. The future Hall of Famer is 1-8 with a 5.31 ERA and a 1.23 WHIP. The Royals own the second worst record in the majors, at 22-58, have lost 3 straight and 20 of their last 25. Consider Cleveland.
TODAY’S PICK: CLEVELAND GUARDIANS