Cleveland at Kansas City

Kansas City is back home where it is 8-7, including Friday's 3-1 victory, compared to 2-11 on the road. The Royals have their best pitcher on the mound in Jason Vargas, who is 4-1 with a 1.42 ERA. The Royals have won four of his five starts, including Monday's 6-1 win over the White Sox when the left-hander gave up a run and five hits in six innings. Vargas has walked only five batters in 31 innings this year and struck out 29. He also has been unbeatable at home where is 3-0 with with a microscopic 0.44 ERA. Josh Tomlin has been getting shelled for the Indians even though his team bailed him out his last start with a 12-4 win. He did allow four runs and eight hits in five innings to raise his ERA to 8.87 for the season despite the win. Kansas City has won 19 of Vargas' last 26 home starts dating to last year. Take the Royals.