Royals face the Guardians and lead the series 2-1

Cleveland Guardians (52-29, first in the AL Central) vs. Kansas City Royals (46-39, third in the AL Central)

Kansas City, Missouri; Sunday, 2:10 p.m. EDT

PROBABLE PITCHING TIPS: Guardians: Logan Allen (8-3, 5.72 ERA, 1.55 WHIP, 64 strikeouts); Royals: Seth Lugo (10-2, 2.29 ERA, 1.04 WHIP, 95 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Royals -131, Guardians +111; Over/Under is 8 1/2 runs

CONCLUSION: The Kansas City Royals go into the final game of the series against the Cleveland Guardians with a 2-1 lead.

Kansas City has a 29-16 record at home and a 46-39 record overall. The Royals have a 26-11 record in games in which they have scored five or more runs.

Cleveland has a 26-20 road record and a 52-29 overall record. The Guardians’ hitters have a combined batting average of .245, which ranks sixth in the AL.

The teams meet for the sixth time this season on Sunday. The Royals lead the season series 3-2.

TOP PERFORMERS: Salvador Perez leads Kansas City with 13 home runs and a .466 slugging average. Vinnie Pasquantino has hit 9 of 38 home runs and eight RBIs in the last 10 games.

Jose Ramirez leads the Guardians with a .280 batting average and has 16 doubles, one triple, 23 home runs, 25 walks and 75 RBIs. Will Brennan has hit 13 of 34 with three home runs and four RBIs in the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Royals: 5-5, .205 batting average, 3.21 ERA, 4 runs batted in

Guardians: 7-3, .261 batting average, 4.03 ERA, 11 runs more than opponents

INJURIES: Royals: Adam Frazier: 10-day IL (thumb), Dan Altavilla: 10-day IL (oblique), Josh Taylor: 60-day IL (biceps), Kris Bubic: 60-day IL (elbow), Kyle Wright: 60-day IL (shoulder)

Guardians: Matthew Boyd: 15-day IL (elbow), Will Brennan: 10-day IL (rib), Nick Sandlin: 15-day IL (back), Gavin Williams: 60-day IL (elbow), Shane Bieber: 60-day IL (elbow), Trevor Stephan: 60-day IL (elbow), James Karinchak: 60-day IL (shoulder)

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The Associated Press produced this article using technology from Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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