Royals at Indians 7/20/19 - MLB Picks & Predictions

On Saturday, the Kansas City Royals play game two of a three-game series on the road against the Cleveland Indians. The Royals defeated the Chicago White Sox 6-5 on Thursday to sweep a four-game series with the Chisox. Cheslor Cuthbert and Jorge Soler both homered during the third inning when KC scored five runs. The Royals have won six of their last seven.

Cleveland won its fifth straight on Thursday by beating the Detroit Tigers 6-3. The Indians swept the Tigers in their four-game series. Trevor Bauer fanned 10 over 6 2/3 innings of work, while Jose Ramirez’s home run put the Indians ahead to stay in the sixth inning. The Indians are four games behind first place Minnesota in the American League Central. Whit Merrifield is leading Kansas City with a .312 batting average and in hits with 128. Jorge Soler leads KC in home runs with 26 and in RBIs with 69. Kansas City is averaging .251, while opposing hitters are averaging .270. On Saturday, the Royals will send Jakob Junis to the mound. The right-hander is 5-8 with an ERA of 5.08, 108 Ks and 40 BBs.

Carlos Santana leads the Indians with a .288 batting average, in hits with 98, home runs with 21 and RBIs with 54. The Indians are averaging .246 at the plate, while opposing hitters are averaging .237. On Saturday, the Indians will send Adam Plutko to the mound. The right-hander is 3-1 with an ERA of 5.40, 27 Ks and 5 BBs.