Guardians come into matchup against the Royals on losing streak
Cleveland Guardians (18-19, second in the AL Central) vs. Kansas City Royals (17-19, third in the AL Central) Kansas City, Missouri; Wednesday, 7:40 p. m.
EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Guardians: Joey Cantillo (1-1, 3. 67 ERA, 1. 40 WHIP, 36 strikeouts); Royals: Cole Ragans (1-4, 5.
29 ERA, 1. 45 WHIP, 41 strikeouts) LINE: Royals -131, Guardians +110; over/under is 8 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Cleveland Guardians enter the matchup with the Kansas City Royals as losers of three games in a row. Kansas City has a 17-19 record overall and an 11-7 record in home games.
The Royals have a 3-5 record in games decided by one run. Cleveland is 18-19 overall and 9-12 in road games. The Guardians have an 11-2 record in games when they scored five or more runs.
Wednesday's game is the sixth time these teams square off this season. The Royals hold a 3-2 advantage in the season series. TOP PERFORMERS: Carter Jensen leads the Royals with six home runs while slugging .