Kansas City Royals (36-25, second in the AL Central) vs. Cleveland Guardians (39-20, first in the AL Central)
Cleveland; Tuesday, 5:40 p.m.
PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Seth Lugo (9-1, 1.72 ERA, 1.01 WHIP, 66 strikeouts); Guardians: Triston McKenzie (2-3, 3.77 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, 54 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Guardians -116, Royals -103; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Cleveland Guardians host the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday to begin a three-game series.
Cleveland has gone 20-7 at home and 39-20 overall. The Guardians have hit 64 total home runs to rank 10th in the majors.
Kansas City is 36-25 overall and 14-15 in road games. The Royals have a 21-7 record in games when they scored five or more runs.
The teams meet Tuesday for the first time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jose Ramirez has 16 home runs, 19 walks and 57 RBI while hitting .272 for the Guardians. David Fry is 13-for-30 with a double, four home runs and 13 RBI over the past 10 games.
Bobby Witt Jr. has 16 doubles, six triples, nine home runs and 42 RBI for the Royals. Nelson Velazquez is 7-for-36 with a double, a triple, four home runs and 10 RBI over the last 10 games.