The Cleveland Guardians (40-40) face the Kansas City Royals (30-51) at Kauffman Stadium, with first pitch scheduled for 8:10 pm ET on July 8.

Game Details:

• Odds: Royals -120, Guardians +102
• Run line: Cleveland +1.5 (-196)
• Over/Under: 8.5 runs

Pitching Matchup:

• Guardians: Aaron Civale (2-6, 7.04 ERA, 1.54 WHIP)
• Royals: Brady Singer (3-3, 4.30 ERA, 1.21 WHIP)

Team Updates:

• Guardians have lost 7 of their last 10 games
• Top prospect Nolan Jones called up (.311/.417/.500 in Triple-A)
• Guardians rank 19th in scoring (4.26 runs/game)
• Royals' Andrew Benintendi hitting .319/.388/.405
• Bobby Witt Jr. (HBP) status uncertain for series

Key Stats:

• Guardians: 20-23 road record
• Royals: 14-25 home record
• Cleveland: 12-4 in last 16 at Kauffman Stadium

The struggling Guardians look to bounce back after being swept by Detroit, while Kansas City aims to improve their pitching after dropping 3 of 4 to Houston despite scoring first in each game.

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