Even in the awful AL Central, the Kansas City Royals are still buried in last place at 28-73, behind by 25 games. Today, the Royals will visit the Cleveland Guardians for Game 1 of a three-game set. The Guardians are still in the mix in the division, just three games back at 49-50.
Kansas City has lost five straight and today it'll go with Ryan Yarbrough on the mound against Logan Allen. Yarbrough is 2-5 with a 5.21 ERA in his 12 appearances this season while Allen is 4-2 in his impressive rookie year with a 3.21 ERA in 13 starts.