GAME:   #913 Indians @ #914 Royals
DATE:     9/2/2021 – 8:10 p EST
ODDS:    Red Sox -110 / Rays +102
O/U:        7.5  -110 / -110

The Kansas City Royals (59-73) host the Cleveland Indians (66-64) at Kauffman Stadium on Thursday at 8:10 pm EST.  

WEATHER (baseball-weather.com)

BATTER VS PITCHER  (dailybaseballdata.com)

STARTING LINEUPS (rotowire.com)

TRENDS (covers.com)

CLEVELAND

• Under is 4-0 in McKenzies’ last 4 starts after scoring 5 runs or more in their previous game.
• Over is 4-0 in Indians’ last 4 road games with the total set at 7.0-8.5.
• Indians are 4-0 in their last 4 vs. a team with a losing record.
• Over is 7-1 in Indians’ last 8 during game 3 of a series.

KANSAS CITY

• Under is 5-0 in Minor’s last 5 starts after allowing 5 runs or more in their previous game.
• Under is 5-0-2 in Minor’s last 7 starts when their opponent scores 5 runs or more in their previous game.
• Under is 3-0-2 in Minors last 5 home starts vs. a team with a winning record.
• Under is 6-0 in Royals last 6 games vs. a starter with a WHIP less than 1.15.
• Under is 4-0-3 in Minors last 7 home starts.

HEAD TO HEAD

• Indians are 14-2 in the last 16 meetings in Kansas City.
• Over is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings in Kansas City.
• Over is 6-2 in the last 8 meetings.
• Indians are 59-27 in the last 86 meetings.

INDIANS VS ROYALS PREDICTION

The Indians starter Triston McKenzie is throwing the ball well in recent outings. In 4 of his starts in August he had a 1.93 ERA and 28 strikeouts with only 2 walks in 28 innings. He’s also only allowed only 1 run in 15 2/3 innings. Mike Minor has not been pitching well. The Royals are 2-9 in his last 11 starts and he has a 6.46 ERA in that time. The Indians have a team career batting average of .241 against Minor and should be able to get to him here. Take the Indians and the over in this one. 

The Bookie:          Indians -105 / Over 8.5 -110
Fade the Public:   Royals / Over
Sharp Action:       Royals / Over