Kansas City Royals at Cleveland Guardians 9/30/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

On Friday, the Kansas City Royals open a three-game series on the road against the Cleveland Guardians. Kansas City is 63-92 following its 2-1 loss to the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday. Kansas City has lost two straight and three of the last four. The Royals are fourth in the American League Central 24 games behind first-place and are eliminated from postseason contention. Check out all of our free MLB Picks.

Bobby Witt Jr. is batting .256 to lead Kansas City and the shortstop has team highs in RBIs with 80 and hits with 144. Catcher Salvador Perez is the leader in home runs with 22, while MJ Melendez is the leader in on-base percentage at .316. On Friday, the Kansas City Royals will send Brady Singer to the mound. The right-hander is 10-4 with a 2.99 ERA, 144 Ks and 34 BBs.

Cleveland improved to 87-68 following its 2-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday. Amed Rosario had a pinch-hit single with the bases loaded in the 10th inning, which gave Cleveland the walk-off win. Cleveland has clinched the American League Central, leading the second-place Minnesota Twins and Chicago White Sox by 11 games.

Second baseman Andres Gimenez is batting .303 to lead Cleveland, while shortstop Amed Rosario is the leader in hits with 174. Third baseman Jose Ramirez is the leader in home runs with 28 and in RBIs with 119, while left fielder Steven Kwan is the leader in on-base percentage at .377. On Friday, the Cleveland Guardians will send Zach Plesac to the mound. The right-hander is 3-11 with a 4.39 ERA, 99 Ks and 37 BBs.