mlb Game Recap
Kansas City Falls 7-5 to Cleveland - Recap
Cleveland got 5 innings of work from Shane Bieber en route to a 7-5 victory over Kansas City on Sunday at Progressive Field.
Bettors who backed the Guardians were rewarded as -230 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 6.5.
Shane Bieber earned the victory for the Guardians, throwing 5 innings of work, striking out 3, walking 1, and allowing 7 hits and 1 earned runs. That effort was supported by 3 RBIs from Josh Naylor in the win.
Kansas City's starting pitcher Luke Weaver worked 2 innings, giving up 1 hits and 0 earned runs while striking out 2 in the loss. They got 3 hits from MJ Melendez in a losing cause.
The battle of the bats favored Kansas City as they had 10 hits, while Cleveland only had 12.
Emmanuel Clase pitched the final 1 innings for the save. He struck out 2 and allowed 0 hits in his outing.