Indians at Royals 9/29/18 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Cleveland Indians play the second game of a four-game series on the road Saturday against the Kansas City Royals. The Indians lost the opening game of the series on Thursday 2-1 in 10 innings. The Indians only run came off a sacrifice fly by Jose Ramirez that scored Francisco Lindor from third base. Indians starter Josh Tomlin pitched well and could be in the postseason rotation.

Kansas City won for the fourth straight time on a walk-off single by Salvador Perez in the 10th. However, the big plays were from Adalberto Mondesi who walked and stole two bases that set up Perez for his game-winning heroics. Jason Hammel worked a scoreless 10th for the Royals to record the win. Michael Brantley leads the Indians with a .309 batting average. Francisco Lindor leads the team in hits with 181. Jose Ramirez leads the Indians in home runs with 38 and RBIs with 106. Cleveland has a team batting average of .258, while opposing hitters are averaging .242 at the plate against Indians pitching. On Saturday, the Indians will send Corey Kluber to the mound. The right-hander this season is 20-7 with an ERA of 2.83, 216 Ks and 32 BBs.

Whit Merrifield leads the Royals with a .304 batting average and a team high 188 hits. Salvador Perez is the team leader in home runs with 27 and RBIs with 79. Kansas City has a team batting average of .245 while opposing hitters are averaging .275 at the plate against Royals pitching. On Saturday, the Royals will send Jakob Junis to the mound. The right-hander this season is 8-12 with an ERA of 4.42, 158 Ks and 42 BBs.