Seth Lugo is starting for the Royals in this game and he is 9-1 with a 1.72 ERA this season as he has been one of their better starters. He has allowed just 2 earned runs or less in his last 7 straight starts and he has allowed 1 earned run or less in each of his last 2. Triston McKenzie is starting for the Guardians in this game and he is 2-3 with a 3.77 ERA this season. He has not been good in his recent starts as he has allowed 7 earned runs in 10 innings pitched between his last 2 starts. The Guardians have been dominating this division this season but this is an important series for the Royals to make up some ground in the standings and this is going to be their best chance to steal a game on the road in this series with this pitching matchup. The Royals will win this game.