The Royals are coming into this game with a 74-58 record this season and they have been playing very well in their recent games. They have won their last 2 straight as well as 4 of their last 6 games and they just swept the Guardians in a double header on Monday, cutting down their lead in the AL Central to just 1 game now. They are going up against a Guardians team that is 75-57 this season and they have not been playing well recently. They lost the double header on Monday to the Royals but they have also lost 5 of their last 7 games as well, and their lead in the AL Central has been slipping for the last few weeks. Gavin Williams is starting for the Guardians in this game and he is 2-6 with a 5.13 ERA this season. He has been very inconsistent in his starts this season and recently he has been allowing more runs. He allowed 3 earned runs in his last start and has allowed at least 3 earned runs in 3 of his last 4 starts, allowing 8 earned runs total in his last 2 starts as well. He does not go very deep into games either, only going about 4 innings in 3 of his last 4 starts, and the Guardians do not have much of a bullpen left after that double header on Monday. Michael Lorenzen is starting for the Rangers in this game and he is 7-6 with a 3.47 ERA this season. He has been very good all season, but he has been much better since coming to the Royals from the Rangers. He has allowed just 1 earned run or less in 4 of his last 5 starts, allowing no more than 3 earned runs in any of those, and he is coming off of a great start which he allowed no runs in 7 innings. He has not only been pitching well recently but he has also been going deep into games which will help take the stress off of the Royals bullpen here. The Royals have a chance to be level with the Guardians with a win today so they will be pushing to get the job done after sweeping the double header on Monday. The Royals will win this game.