Indians at Royals 9/28/18 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Cleveland Indians play the second game of a four-game series on the road to end the regular season against the Kansas City Royals Friday. On Wednesday, the Indians beat the Chicago White Sox 10-2. Cleveland starter Shane Bieber pitched six shutout innings and Francisco Lindor homered to lead off the game.

Kansas City defeated the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday 6-1 as Heath Fillmyer set a career high mark with nine strikeouts. Adalberto Mondesi hit a triple, stole a pair of bases and scored twice to help lead the Royals to victory in the last road game of the season for the American League Central team. Michael Brantley leads the Indians with a .309 batting average. Francisco Lindor leads the team in hits with 180. Jose Ramirez leads the Indians in home runs with 38 and RBIs with 105. Cleveland has a team batting average of .258, while opposing hitters are averaging .242 at the plate against Indians pitching. On Friday, the Indians will send Mike Clevinger to the mound. The right-hander this season is 12-8 with an ERA of 3.07, 202 Ks and 67 BBs.

Whit Merrifield leads the Royals with a .303 batting average and a team high 186 hits. Salvador Perez is the team leader in home runs with 27 and RBIs with 78. Kansas City has a team batting average of .245 while opposing hitters are averaging .275 at the plate against Royals pitching. On Friday, the Royals will send Ian Kennedy to the mound. The right-hander this season is 3-8 with an ERA of 4.59, 103 Ks and 39 BBs.