Kansas City Royals at Cleveland Indians 9/20/21 - MLB Picks & Predictions

In the second game of a Monday MLB doubleheader, the Kansas City Royals and the Cleveland Indians will battle from Progressive Field. The Royals (67-82) are 12 games below .500 on the road and are in fourth place in the AL Central Division standings. On Sunday, Kansas City was limited to three hits during a 7-1 home loss versus Seattle.

Twenty-four year old righty Carlos Hernandez (6-2 3.90 ERA) will make his 11th start of the season. Last time out, Hernandez was tagged for seven runs in four innings during a 12-10 home loss versus Oakland.

The Cleveland Indians have split their 72 home games and are 10.5 games behind first place Chicago. On Sunday, DH Jose Ramirez homered and scored four runs to lead Cleveland to an 11-1 road victory against New York. SP Eli Morgan (3-7) allowed one run in six innings to earn the win for the Indians, who are a game below .500 overall.

The Indians will give the nod to talented right-hander Triston McKenzie (5-6 4.28 ERA) on Monday. Through 109 plus innings, McKenzie has struck out 127 batters and owns a solid 1.06 WHIP.