Kansas City Royals (73-72, third in the AL Central) vs. Cleveland Guardians (74-70, second in the AL Central)
Cleveland; Wednesday, 6:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Jonathan Bowlan (1-2, 3.57 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 35 strikeouts); Guardians: Logan Allen (7-11, 4.46 ERA, 1.44 WHIP, 109 strikeouts)
BOTTOM LINE: The Kansas City Royals are looking to break a three-game slide with a victory against the Cleveland Guardians.
Cleveland has a 74-70 record overall and a 37-33 record at home. Guardians pitchers have a collective 3.88 ERA, which ranks sixth in the AL.
Kansas City is 73-72 overall and 33-37 in road games. The Royals have the second-ranked team ERA in the AL at 3.68.
Wednesday’s game is the 12th time these teams match up this season. The Guardians have a 7-4 advantage in the sea