The Cleveland Guardians (40-41) face the Kansas City Royals (31-51) at Kauffman Stadium on July 9th at 4:10 pm ET, looking to snap their five-game losing streak.

Game Details:

• Guardians (-120) vs Royals (+102)
• Run line: Royals +1.5 (-170)
• Over/Under: 8.5 runs

Pitching Matchup:

• Guardians: Triston McKenzie (5-6, 3.71 ERA, 0.98 WHIP)
• Royals: Jonathan Heasley (1-4, 4.76 ERA, 1.43 WHIP)

Key Stats:

• Guardians have lost 7 of their last 10 games
• Jose Ramirez leads Cleveland: .285/.368/.569, 16 HR, 63 RBI
• Royals are 15-25 at home this season
• Hunter Dozier hitting .308 with HR vs McKenzie

Recent Trends:

• Guardians are 5-1 in last 6 vs Royals
• Cleveland is 12-5 in last 17 at Kauffman Stadium
• Guardians stranded 16 runners in Friday's 4-3 loss

Cleveland looks to get back to .500 behind McKenzie, who threw 7 scoreless innings with 1 hit in his last start against the Yankees. The Guardians' offense needs to capitalize with runners on base after struggling to drive in runs during their losing streak.

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