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 Info:

• Betting Odds: Guardians -120, 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 AVG, 16 HR, 63 RBI
• Royals are 15-25 at home this season
• Hunter Dozier hitting .308 with HR vs McKenzie
• Cleveland is 5-1 in last 6 vs Royals

Recent Performance: The Royals won Friday's series opener 4-3 despite Cleveland collecting 9 hits. The Guardians left 16 runners stranded while Whit Merrifield hit a two-run homer for Kansas City.

Head-to-Head Trends:

• Guardians are 12-5 in their last 17 at Kauffman Stadium
• Cleveland has dominated recent matchups, going 5-1 in last 6 meetings

The Guardians aim to get back to .500 behind McKenzie, who threw 7 scoreless innings in his last start. They'll need more clutch hitting after stranding 16 runners in the series opener.

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