McKenzie is on the mound for Cleveland and he has been a solid arm for the Guardians this season. Despite having an ERA of 4.66, he has a good winning record against the Royals. McKenzie is 4-1 when starting against Kansas City with an ERA of 3.09 and a WHIP of 1.012. The Guardians have won seven of his last ten starts against Kansas City. He’s also 8-4 straight up in night games. They go up against Marsh who has an ERA over 13.48 when he goes up against Cleveland. Cleveland lost the first game in the series as their offense fizzled, however, this is the game they bounce back in with McKenzie as they back him up with their bats. The Royals have struggled with Marsh on the mound and the Guardians will get to him. The Guardians did a good job in stifling the Royals offense in game 1, despite losing the game, they only allowed one run. Marsh looked bad in his last two starts, giving up 10 earned runs, 4 walks, and 2 homeruns in 8.2 innings of work. He is regressing and it shows as he’s walking more batters and allowing too much traffic on base. This is a bounce back spot for Cleveland.

Best bet: take Cleveland on the moneyline (ML).