Cleveland Indians (64-64) vs. Kansas City Royals (59-71)
August 31, 2021 8:10 pm EDT
The Line: Kansas City Royals -132 / Cleveland Indians +100; Over/Under: -7.5
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The Cleveland Indians and Kansas City Royals meet Tuesday in MLB action at Kauffman Stadium. The Indians look for a win after winning six of their last nine games. The Royals look for a win after winning 10 of their last 14 games.
The Cleveland Indians have scored 13 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in six of their last 10 games. The Indians have won five straight games when scoring four or more runs. Amed Rosario leads the Indians with 130 hits and 44 RBI while Jose Ramirez and Franmil Reyes have combined for 196 hits and 149 RBI. Zach Plesac gets the ball, and he is 8-4 with a 4.78 ERA and 73 strikeouts this season. Plesac is 5-0 with a 2.35 ERA and 30 strikeouts in his career against the Royals.
The Kansas City Royals have scored 15 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in seven of their last nine games. The Royals have won eight of their last nine games when scoring four or more runs. Whit Merrifield leads the Royals with 147 hits and 67 RBI while Salvador Perez and Nicky Lopez have combined for 246 hits and 128 RBI. Mike Minor gets the ball, and he is 8-11 with a 5.30 ERA and 142 strikeouts this season. Minor is 3-1 with a 2.76 ERA and 30 strikeouts in his career against the Indians.
The Indians are 1-7 in their last 8 games following an off day and 1-6 in their last 7 Tuesday games. The Royals are 7-2 in their last 9 games following an off day and 10-4 in their last 14 overall. The over is 6-1-1 in Indians last 8 games following an off day. The under is 27-11-1 in Royals last 39 overall. The Indians are 12-2 in the last 14 meetings in Kansas City and 57-27 in the last 84 meetings.
We have two hot teams that are swinging even hotter bats. To make matters worse, Plesac has allowed 31 hits and 19 earned runs in his last 27 innings. Minor has allowed 26 hits and 13 earned runs in his last 22.1 innings. Two pitchers who have been batting practice for opposing teams this month. The over has also hit in five of the last seven meetings between the Indians and Royals. Instead of a side, give me the over.
