Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Indians Game 1 9/20/2021 Picks

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The Kansas City Royals (67-82) will be facing the Cleveland Indians (73-74) in Game 1 of a doubleheader showdown at Progressive Field in Cleveland on Monday, September 20, 2021, at 4:10 PM ET. Kansas City lost a three-game set to the Seattle Mariners after winning only Game 2 over the weekend. The Royals split the first two installments of a series after losing the opener at 2-6 on Friday but bounced back and won the next round at 8-1 on Saturday. However, Kansas failed to continue its success and lost the final installment to Seattle at 1-7 on Sunday. The Royals hit three shots and scored just one run in the 6th frame heading to their 1-7 defeat in that outing. Pitcher Jackson Kowar gave up five earned runs on seven hits with three free bases awarded and struck out three hitters of the Mariners in pitching for 4.0 innings in the losing effort. Second Baseman Whit Merrifield acquired a one-run score on one hit while Shortstop Nicky Lopez drove one RBI after hitting one shot in the loss.

Right-handed Pitcher Brady Singer will be heading to the pitcher’s rubber to start for Kansas City in the first round of a doubleheader battle versus the Indians on Monday. In his career start in MLB this season, the twenty-five-year-old righty thrower is 4-10 with a 4.85 ERA, 1.56 WHIP, and a total of 124 strikeouts in pitching for 120.2 innings.

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Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Indians Game 1 Predictions 9/20/2021

On the part of Cleveland, the baseball club shut down the New York Yankees after scoring 22 runs in winning the last two contests of a three-game duel over the weekend. The Tigers suffered a 0-8 shutout loss to the Yanks in the opener but made a quick rebound after an 11-3 win in Game 2 on Saturday and an 11-1 triumph in the series finale on Sunday. In their recent win, Cleveland controlled the scoring of New York to just one run while hitting 16 shots and made 11 runs resulting in their 10-run victory. Starting Pitcher Eli Morgan finished 6.0 innings of work while allowing one earned run on six hits with no walks allowed and struck out three batters of the Yankees in picking up a blowout win last time out. Designated Hitter José Ramírez hit four shots and made four runs while driving three RBIs in leading the Tribe in the victory.

Cleveland rookie right-hander Triston McKenzie will be climbing up the hill to start the afternoon duel of a doubleheader showdown against the Royals on Monday. The twenty-four-year-old right-handed starter is 5-6 with a 4.28 ERA and 1.06 WHIP with a total of 127 strikeouts in 109.1 innings of play in the big league this year.

Kansas City Royals vs. Cleveland Indians. The MLB Pick for this game is Cleveland -115. The Indians are the better team here after winning 3 matches of their last 5 while the Royals lost four outings in their last 5 contests overall. Kansas City ranked 22nd on the offense and 22nd on defense while Cleveland ranked 18th on the offense and 15th on defense this season. Moreover, the Tribe has the advantage of winning Game 1 of a doubleheader match at home on Monday. The Cleveland Indians will win predicted at 5-2.

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