#911 ASA PLAY ON 8* Cleveland Guardians (-150) over Kansas City Royals, Thursday at 2:10 PM ET - The Royals have lost 22 of 80 games this season and continue to be one of the worst teams in the league. Kansas City has scored only 2.3 runs per game in last 16 losses. They are likely to struggle against the Guardians Shane Bieber here. The Cleveland starter is 59-31 in his MLB career and having a solid season. Overall, his last 4 seasons combined, he has a 2.91 ERA and while Bieber in his prime in his late 20s, it is a different story for the 39-year old Royals starter in this one. Zack Greinke still gets some respect from the betting markets as he is a Cy Young winner, 6-time All-Star, and twice led the AL in ERA for the season! However, that was then and this is now and it looks like the aging veteran is nearing the end. Greinke is 1-8 with a 5.31 ERA this season. This is a play for us regardless of the starting pitchers however as it is a play against a very bad Royals team. We considered the run line here which is available at even money but no team in the majors has played in as many one-run games this season as Cleveland has. Also, the Guardians have more run line wins (16) than any other team in the AL so far this season. So we will hold our rating at 3* on this one and look for Cleveland to get the cash on the money line in this one. In terms of bullpens, the Guardians rank #1 in the majors for WHIP with a 1.15 and Cleveland's 2.92 ERA ranks them 2nd in the majors! Compare this to a Royals bullpen that has a 1.48 WHIP and a 5.06 ERA which both rank them near the very bottom of the majors. Kansas City has lost 20 of 25 games! Cleveland has won 7 of 9 games and scored an average of 7 runs in the 7 victories! Lay the money line with the road favorite here!