Royals vs Guardians: Pitcher's Duel & Hot Bats

0:00It's April 7th. Welcome to MLB News Today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story. Kansas City Royals head to Cleveland for Game 2 against the Guardians with the Royals of 1 Nothing in the series. First pitch Tuesday at 1 10 PM Eastern, Noah Cameron on the mound for KC with a 1-0 record and 1.80 ERA facing Gavin. Williams for the Guardians at 1-1 2.25 ERA. Bettingline has Guardians of slight favorites at minus 1-17. Royals minus 1-03 total runs over under 7. Both teams sitting around 500 at 5 and 5 for Royals, 6 and 5 Guardians. Royals got that 7th best on base at 335, while Cleveland crushed extra base hits last year, averaging 2.6 per game. Including one Homer. This March just the second match up between them this season. Standout stepping up big, Guardians chased a lot of batting 286 with 5 Homer's and 9 RBI's.

1:00Steven Kwan hot layly at 10-4, 36 with a bomb. Royals side, Salvador Perez leading with two dingers slugging 395. Kyle Isbell crushing 12 for 27 and 5 RBI's past 10. Games. Over their last 10, both squads 5 and 5, Guardians hitting a week 178 with a solid 3.48 ERA. But outscored by 8. Royals swinging better at 256 before 0.29 pitching ERA down 3 runs total. Injuries piling up though, Guardians missing a few arms and legs. Royals down multiple pitchers on IL, including elbows and a shoulder. Expect the tight pitchers duel in a rubber match vibe early. Could swing on those hot bats breaking through. Royals chasing that series win on the road.