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Recap - Cleveland Defeats Kansas City 5-1

Kansas City pitchers gave up 2 home runs to Bo Naylor and it cost them dearly in a 5-1 loss on Tuesday at Progressive Field.

Cleveland was favored by -200 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 9.

Cleveland got 8 innings from Aaron Civale, who gave up 1 earned runs on 5 hits, while striking out 5. Aaron Civale earned the victory, while the Guardians got 3 RBIs from Bo Naylor in the win.

Kansas City got a 5-inning outing from Zack Greinke in the loss. He gave up 4 earned runs, 0 walks and 4 hits in his time on the mound, while Nicky Lopez had 2 hits in the loss for the Royals.

Cleveland outhit their counterparts 8-5 in the game.