Cleveland Guardians at Kansas City Royals 9/5/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions
Last Updated: 09/04/2022 at 10:29 PM ET
The Cleveland Guardians go back on the road Monday afternoon for game one of three against the Kansas City Royals. Cleveland comes into Monday five games above .500 riding a 3 game losing streak following a 4-0 last to the Seattle Mariners. Xzavion Curry took the loss for Cleveland after giving up four runs on five hits across 4.1 innings of work. The Cleveland bullpen did pitch well however allowing no runs on two hits over the final 4.2 innings of the game.
Andres Gimenez has been the offensive leader for Cleveland this season leading the team with a .302 batting average, while Amed Rosario leads the team with 142 hits. Jose Ramirez supplies the power for the Cleveland lineup leading the team with 26 home runs and 106 RBIs.
The Kansas City Royals go back home Monday 26 games below .500 following a blowout win of the Detroit Tigers that ended a 3 game skid. Jonathan Heasley dominated on the mound for Kansas City giving up two runs on eight hits across 7 innings of work to pick up the victory.
Offensively Kansas City was lights out totaling 15 hits in 41 at bats including 5-11 with runners in scoring position to score 12 runs in the game. Kyle Isbel led the way for the Kansas City offense with a Grand Slam in the 5th inning to drive in four total runs. Bobby Witt Jr. chipped in as well with a three run home run in the third inning.
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The Cleveland Guardians are chasing a playoff berth and must get through this rough patch of their season. Cleveland has not played well as of late but will get back on track Monday afternoon against a bad Kansas City team. Take Cleveland to do enough on the road to open this series with a needed victory on Monday. Final Score Prediction, Cleveland wins 6-1.