MLB Series Preview: Kansas City Royals at Cleveland Guardians with Probable Starting Pitching 4/11-4/13

Series Preview: Cleveland Guardians at Royals with Probable Starting Pitching 3/27-3/30

Kansas City Royals (7-6) at Cleveland Guardians (6-6)

Game 1:

Date: Friday, April 11th
Time: 6:10 PM EST
Broadcast: FanDuel Sports Kansas City/GuardiansTV

Game 2:

Date: Saturday, April 12th
Time: 6:10 PM
Broadcast: FanDuel Sports Kansas City/GuardiansTV

Game 3:

Date: Sunday, April 13th
Time: 1:40 PM
Broadcast: FanDuel Sports Kansas City/GuardiansTV

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Probable Starting Pitchers

Game 1: Kris Bubic (2-0, 0.71 ERA) vs. Tanner Bibee (1-1, 6.52 ERA)

Bubic will take the mound in game one for the Royals. Last time out, the lefty went 6.2 innings, allowing four hits, one run, one walk, and striking out eight Orioles on his way to victory. The Guardians will counter with Tanner Bibee. Last time out, he lost to the Angels. Bibee pitched four innings, giving up eight hits, seven runs, and four home runs.

Game 2: Michael Lorenzen (1-1, 3.18 ERA) vs. Luis Ortiz (0-2, 8.44 ERA)

Lorenzen gets the ball in game two for the Royals. He pitched six innings last time out. He allowed five hits and one run, and he struck out three in the win against the Twins. Ortiz will go for the Guardians. Ortiz pitched six innings last time out against the Angels. He allowed seven hits, three runs, and two home runs in the loss.

Game 3: Cole Ragans (0-0, 2.81 ERA) vs. Ben Lively (0-1, 4.40 ERA)

Ragans will pitch the series finale for the Royals. Last time out vs the Twins, he pitched six innings of one-run baseball on four hits. Ragans struck out 11 and has 24 strikeouts in three starts this year. Lively will go for the Guardians. Last game against the White Sox, Lively pitched five innings. He allowed two hits and no runs. He gave up three walks and struck out 4 batters.

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Player To Watch:

Cleveland Guardians

Steven Kwan has a .356 batting average and a .931 OPS to start the 2025 season. He has one double, two home runs, seven RBI, one steal, and scored 11 runs. In 13 games last year, Kwan had a .226 batting average against the Royals. He had 12 hits, four RBI, and scored seven runs against them in 2024.

Kansas City Royals

Jonathan India is looking to heat up offensively in this series. So far this year, he has five runs, 11 hits, three doubles, and three RBI. He currently has a .234 batting average and a .655 OPS. In four games last year against the Guardians, he had a .111 average with a hit and an RBI in four games.