Royals (Kowar, 0-4, 11.45) vs Indians (Quantrill, 7-3, 2.82)

The Indians’ fine young starter, Cal Quantrill is on the mound on Monday. Quantrill has pitched for length and ERA of late, and beat KC in a 1 run, 7+ start just last week. While he might not need much support, Cleveland’s relievers have been most sharp, with an ERA of 1.32 ERA in their last seven games.

The same cannot be said of the Royals’ starter, Jackson Kowar, who has struggled badly in his last three starts, as his ERA would suggest. KC’s bullpen, likely called out early, is only average of late with a 4.42 ERA.

I like Quantrill and the Indians in this game and so do the odds. The big question is are they worth the extra runs. KC has struggled to score runs lately with 6 of their 7 last games going under. The potential for Kowar to give up multiple runs is high. The usually light-hitting Indians have been better of late, and Quantrill has been lights out. For those of us who are adventuresome, lets go out on a limb and take the Indians to win -1.5.