Cleveland at Kansas City

Cleveland throws another strong arm on the mound in Tanner Bibee, who had a 3.47 ERA last season, including 2.76 on the road. He was 2-0 against Kansas City in 2024 holding the Royals to a .238 average in 22 innings. Cleveland is on a regular-season run of 21-4-3 UNDER the total. Kansas City wasn't able to bring in the middle-of-the-order batter they wanted in the offseason and the 2024 offense was 19th in on-base percentage. The Royals rode strong pitching to the postseason ranking eighth in the majors in ERA (3.76). Michael Wacha had a 3.35 ERA last season. The Royals are on a 25-7-1 run UNDER the total. Wacha struggled against division-rival Cleveland, however, with a 4.41 ERA as batters hit .318 off him. Back the visitors in a defensive duel. Take Cleveland + UNDER the total.