T.M. Selection: Kansas City Royals.

I like the Kansas City Royals to win this game against the Cleveland Guardians on Saturday. These 2 have only played the 1 game this year and the Royals took their home opener 3-1 over the Guardians on Thursday. I think they can repeat that game and get another win here in their 2nd game of the season. The Guardians have Zach Plesac (0-0, 0.00 ERA) starting today and he didn't have a great season last year. He finished the 2021 season 10-6 with a 4.67 ERA and he was giving up a lot of runs in his final few games last year. I think he is going to have a bad day pitching here and it should be enough for the Royals to capitalize early. Their bullpen kept them in that game on Thursday, holding down the Guardians to just 1 run and I think the Royals can do it again in this game. The Guardians have a significantly weaker batting lineup compared to last year and I think the Royals are going to get a lot more hits than the Guardians like they did in the 1st game. Brad Keller (0-0, 0.00 ERA) is starting for the Royals and he wasn't great last year but I expect him to have a better start here. I think the Guardians are still going to struggle to get hits in this game and I like the Royals to repeat what they did to them on Thursday. I like the Royals to win this game.

T.M. Prediction: 4-1 Royals.