Chris Young (2-6, 6.37 ERA) and Josh Tomlin (8-1, 3.48 ERA) take the hill in the second of a three-game series between the Kansas City Royals (33-30) and the Cleveland Indians (35-28) at Ewing M. Kauffman Stadium. The Royals won the last game 2-1, and Kansas City leads the series 1-0. Action begins at 8:15 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Jun. 14 and can be seen on STOh and FSKC.
Young pitched 4.2 innings in his most recent start, surrendering five runs, striking out five and walking one in a 7-0 defeat to the Indians. Eric Hosmer (.318, 32 Rs, 12 HRs, 38 RBIs, 4 SBs) went 1 for 3 yesterday. Tomlin went 6.1 innings, surrendering two runs and striking out four in a 5-3 win over the Mariners in his last outing.
Notes
The Indians lost their last game by a one-run margin. In games decided by one run, the Royals are 10-6. The Indians are 10-10 in close games this season.
The Royals managed to give up five walks in their last game. They’ll have to pick it up against the Indians who are coming in with a 13-3 record against opponents who give up that many walks or more.
When they are outhit, the Royals are 4-18. The Indians have a 6-18 record when opponents outhit them.
Kansas City ranks near the bottom of the league when it comes to home runs, hitting 55 this season. Cleveland ranks in the top half with 72.
Ranking 30th, Kansas City is at the bottom of the league in walks, notching 143 this season. Cleveland ranks in the top half at 11th with 207.
The Royals are 25-14 in games where they hit one or more home runs. The Indians are 22-19 when they hit at least one homer.
