Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Indians 9/8/2020 Picks Predictions

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The Cleveland Indians will host the Kansas City Royals at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio on Tuesday, September 8, 2020, at 6:10 P.M, ET. This is game 2 of a 4-game American League series with the Indians drawing 1st blood with a Game 1 victory. Cleveland bested Kansas City in their 1st bout with a score of 5-2. The Indians are now 2nd in the American League with a record of 26-15 and are 1st in the AL Central Division.

Cleveland is on their 3rd straight wins with only 1 loss in their last 6 games. The squad made 13 total runs in their last 3 games. The Indians were outhit by the Royals 9-8 in their last game but still pulled through to get the win. Francisco Lindor and Franmil Reyes both went 2 for 5 in the game, while Tyler Naquin had 2 runs batted in. Zach Plesac got the win after his impressive performance allowing only 1 earned run in 7 innings. The Indians are in the bottom half of the league in terms of batting with a team BAA of .228 which ranks 25th. They make up for it with the best record in the league in terms of pitching with an ERA of 2.76 making their bullpen the best in the majors. Triston McKenzie will start for Cleveland in game 2. He is currently 2-0 with a 1.69 ERA and 19 strikeouts this season.

Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Indians Predictions 9/8/2020

September hasn’t been good to the Royals at all. They have 0 wins this month and are on a 7-game losing skid. Their last win was against the same Cleveland team on August 31 with a score of 2-1. The squad has 2 wins in their last 10 games and made 7 runs in their last 3 matchups. Maikel Franco had a solid game for the Royals in game 1 with 3 hits and 1 RBI. Adalberto Mondesi added a solo homer in the 7th. Brad Keller got the loss allowing 4 earned runs in 6.2 innings. Whit Merrifield and Maikel Franco both have 42 hits for the team, while Merrifield has 22 RBIs and 7 homers this season. The Royals’ pitching staff is in the 19th spot this season allowing 4.69 earned runs per game while their batters are also in 19th place with a team BAA of .238. The Royals are 13th in the American League with a 14-28 record and are 5th in the AL Central Division. Jakob Junis will start for the Royals in game 2. He is now 0-1 with a 4.32 ERA and 11 strikeouts this season.

Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Indians. MLB’s pick for the game will go to the Royals. The way the Royals are performing recently, who would want to side with them. They started September wrong with all L’s. McKenzie is having a good season so far, while Junis is struggling this season with an even worse record against the Indians in his career. The Royals are 1-5 in their last 5 games against the Indians. Cleveland wins this round at 5-4.

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