mlb Game Recap
Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Indians Wrap - Cleveland Wins 2-1
Kansas City dropped a 2-1 decision at Progressive Field on Friday as Cleveland legged out a win behind winning pitcher James Karinchak.
Cleveland won as a -143 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played UNDER the total of 9.5 were rewarded at the payout window.
James Karinchak earned the victory for the Indians, throwing 1 innings of work, striking out 2, walking 0, and allowing 1 hits and 0 earned runs. That effort was supported by 1 RBIs from Bradley Zimmer in the win.
Kansas City got a 7.2-inning outing from Brad Keller in the loss. He gave up 1 earned runs, 4 walks and 4 hits in his time on the mound, while Andrew Benintendi had 1 hits in the loss for the Royals.
The battle of the bats favored Cleveland as they had 5 hits, while Kansas City only had 4.