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Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Indians Recap - Royals Over Indians 3-0

Kansas City didn't allow Cleveland to get on track at the plate, mowing them down for a 3-0 shutout win and a trip to the pay window for bettors on Wednesday.

The Royals were a +190 underdog in the win. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 8.

Danny Duffy earned the victory for the Royals, throwing 5.2 innings of work, striking out 4, walking 4, and allowing 4 hits and 0 earned runs. That effort was supported by 1 RBIs from Nicky Lopez in the win.

Cleveland's starting pitcher Carlos Carrasco worked 7 innings, giving up 7 hits and 1 earned runs while striking out 6 in the loss. They got 3 hits from Delino DeShields in a losing cause.

Kansas City enjoyed an edge at the plate with a 10-6 advantage in hits.

The game was closed out by Greg Holland who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 1 hits, 0 walks and fanned 1 batters to earn the save.