The Cleveland Guardians (40-41) look to snap their five-game losing streak as they face the Kansas City Royals (31-51) at Kauffman Stadium on Saturday at 4:10 pm ET.

Game Preview:

• The Guardians enter as -120 favorites (Royals +102)
• Run line: Kansas City +1.5 (-170)
• Over/under: 8.5 runs

Pitching Matchup:

• Guardians: Triston McKenzie (5-6, 3.71 ERA, 0.98 WHIP)
• Last start: 7 IP, 1 H, 0 R vs Yankees
• Royals: Jonathan Heasley (1-4, 4.76 ERA, 1.43 WHIP)

Key Stats:

• Guardians have lost 7 of their last 10 games
• Cleveland is 5-1 in last 6 vs Royals
• Jose Ramirez leads Guardians offense (.285, 16 HR, 63 RBI)
• Royals are 15-25 at home this season
• Hunter Dozier hitting .308 with HR vs McKenzie

Notable Trends:

• Cleveland is 12-5 in last 17 at Kauffman Stadium
• Guardians stranded 16 runners in Friday's 4-3 loss
• Jose Ramirez is 2-for-3 with HR vs Heasley
• Royals sit last in AL Central, 14 games back

The Guardians aim to get back to .500 and close their 4.5 game gap with the division-leading Twins. With strong historical success against Kansas City, Cleveland looks to leverage McKenzie's recent dominant form to end their losing skid.

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