KANSAS CITY, Mo.—The Cleveland Guardians and Kansas City Royals meet Sunday in MLB action at Kauffman Stadium. The Cleveland Guardians are still looking for their first win of the year. The Kansas City Royals look to get off to a quick 3-0 start. Cleveland Guardians (0-2) vs. Kansas City Royals (2-0)
April 10, 2022 1:10 pm CDT
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The Cleveland Guardians just can’t string together any offense, as they’ve been held to one run through their first 19 innings. The Guardians struck out 10 times in Saturday’s loss. The Guardians look to avoid their first 0-3 start since the 2009 season. Steven Kwan leads the Guardians with 3 hits, while Jose Ramirez and Myles Straw have combined for 4 hits and 1 RBI. Cal Quantrill gets the ball, and he was 8-3 with a 2.89 ERA and 121 strikeouts last season. Quantrill is 3-0 with a 2.66 ERA and 16 strikeouts in his career against the Royals.
The Kansas City Royals have been dominant with their pitching through two games, allowing one run and striking out 15. The offense could pick up, but the Royals are off to a fabulous start overall. The Royals look for their first 3-0 start since 2015 when they won the World Series. Andrew Benintendi leads the Royals with 4 hits and 1 RBI, while Hunter Dozier and Nicky Lopez have combined for 4 hits and 1 RBI. Kris Bubic gets the ball, and he was 6-7 with a 4.43 ERA and 114 strikeouts last season. Bubic is 0-0 with a 3.00 ERA and four strikeouts in his career against the Guardians.
The Guardians are 7-2 in their last 9 Sunday games and 9-4 in their last 13 during game 3 of a series. The Royals are 2-5 in their last 7 games as a home favorite and 4-1 in their last 5 games as a favorite. The under is 3-1-1 in Royals last 5 overall. The Guardians are 16-5 in the last 21 meetings in Kansas City and 14-5 in the last 19 meetings.
The Cleveland Guardians have the edge starting pitching wise with Cal Quantrill on the mound, but pitching hasn’t been the issue for them through two games. The Guardians can’t string together offense, and it’s to the point where you kind of have to see it to believe it. The Kansas City Royals are simply playing the better ball right now, and their bullpen has been incredible.